I'm new here. My cat, Leko, was diagnosed with hyperthyroid and diabetes a few months ago. He's about 18 years old. Our vet is very conservative but I'm trying to be understanding, as she is one of the few holistic vets around here and Leko seems to like her and her people. He *never* likes vets.
So the vet is primarily concerned with getting the thyroid under control. He's on methimazole and due for more blood tests next week. He's also on 1/2unit Lantus 2x per day. His BG is all over the place. I did a curve this week and the vet wants to wait to see if the thyroid is better controlled before considering upping his dose. We've switched him to wet food (he's been on Orijen and recently, Acana, for quite awhile - he's sensitive to grains)... We've got him on Nature's Variety Instinct grain free food now. He was getting little bits of the old dry stuff, but I put the stop to that today. He also gets sub q fluids a few times a week to keep him hydrated and support his kidneys (he's borderline on his kidney tests, but not an urgent problem for now).
Meanwhile, he's symptomatic. Still drinking and peeing a lot. I understand that both of his conditions can contribute to this, but I'd really feel better if we could really try to stabilize his BG. Any of you with experience dealing with both of these conditions at the same time?
I'm wondering how much food he should probably get per day? 1/2 can fed twice a day? We were doing 3/4 twice a day but he's not been eating it all. We're watching closely in case he stops eating, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how much food he *needs* - it's hard to tell, especially since we're used to dry food!
Oh, and thanks for the how to draw Lantus insulin from vial or pen video. It was full of useful tips that are already helping to preserve my sanity!
So the vet is primarily concerned with getting the thyroid under control. He's on methimazole and due for more blood tests next week. He's also on 1/2unit Lantus 2x per day. His BG is all over the place. I did a curve this week and the vet wants to wait to see if the thyroid is better controlled before considering upping his dose. We've switched him to wet food (he's been on Orijen and recently, Acana, for quite awhile - he's sensitive to grains)... We've got him on Nature's Variety Instinct grain free food now. He was getting little bits of the old dry stuff, but I put the stop to that today. He also gets sub q fluids a few times a week to keep him hydrated and support his kidneys (he's borderline on his kidney tests, but not an urgent problem for now).
Meanwhile, he's symptomatic. Still drinking and peeing a lot. I understand that both of his conditions can contribute to this, but I'd really feel better if we could really try to stabilize his BG. Any of you with experience dealing with both of these conditions at the same time?
I'm wondering how much food he should probably get per day? 1/2 can fed twice a day? We were doing 3/4 twice a day but he's not been eating it all. We're watching closely in case he stops eating, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how much food he *needs* - it's hard to tell, especially since we're used to dry food!
Oh, and thanks for the how to draw Lantus insulin from vial or pen video. It was full of useful tips that are already helping to preserve my sanity!
