Lisa & Nacho
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Nacho went for his second vet visit today - at a new vet highly recommended by some friends since they have more affordable care than my current vet.
So far - he has just had a diet change from Purina indoor formula to ONLY wet food - Fancy Feast classics - he LOVES them to the point that he doesn't even look at his dry food anymore. He has been on that for about two weeks now.
His BG level went from 524 to tested today at 418! Still not low but I was happy that he had an over 100 point drop with being stressed at the vet as well, which I guess causes their levels to rise naturally already.
This vet recommended home treatment of insulin instead of my previous vet that recommended an almost 600-900 stay for 3-5 days to do a curve.
They took a urine sample so they will call me one those results come back.
He recommended insulin and talked about two types:
Novolin N (I guess I can get this at walmart for a more affordable price)
Lantus
Where do I find more information about the type to choose? I mentioned cost being an issue which is why the vet recommended Novolin N as a start and we can see if my Cat takes to that type of insulin.
Any suggestions or areas on this forum I can read more about each? Thank you!!
So far - he has just had a diet change from Purina indoor formula to ONLY wet food - Fancy Feast classics - he LOVES them to the point that he doesn't even look at his dry food anymore. He has been on that for about two weeks now.
His BG level went from 524 to tested today at 418! Still not low but I was happy that he had an over 100 point drop with being stressed at the vet as well, which I guess causes their levels to rise naturally already.
This vet recommended home treatment of insulin instead of my previous vet that recommended an almost 600-900 stay for 3-5 days to do a curve.
They took a urine sample so they will call me one those results come back.
He recommended insulin and talked about two types:
Novolin N (I guess I can get this at walmart for a more affordable price)
Lantus
Where do I find more information about the type to choose? I mentioned cost being an issue which is why the vet recommended Novolin N as a start and we can see if my Cat takes to that type of insulin.
Any suggestions or areas on this forum I can read more about each? Thank you!!
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