Welcome to the FDMB!! This is the best place you never wanted to be!! (We'd love to know your name too!)
The first big step is food....Mal needs to be on a low carb canned or raw diet (no kibble!) and you may see his numbers improve immediately.....and you don't need to buy any of that overpriced "prescription" food either....Most of us here feed Fancy Feast Classics, Friskies pates or 9-Lives ground foods!
The next big step is to learn how to home test. I know it sounds scary but it's really not and everybody here does it! It's really the only way to keep your kitty safe as well as knowing how he's responding to the insulin. It's just plain dangerous to give a hormone like insulin without testing! If you had a child and your pediatrician told you to give them insulin without testing, they'd be guilty of malpractice...It's the same with our sugarcats!!
We can help you learn how too!
If you live in the US, WalMart has the Relion Confirm or Micro meter and they're favorites around here. They're also affordable...they make "pet only" meters, but they cost a LOT with the replacement strips being about $1 each!
Don't let your vet convince you that you don't need to test or that you need to use a special meter....there are hundreds of others here that use human meters and we're doing great!
There's a lot of information we have to share but I don't want to overwhelm you all at once. Please ask any questions you may have over on the
Health Board and let's get you started on the most interesting and fulfilling journey you'll ever take.....Caring for a sugarcat!!
We also have learned how to stretch a nickel into a dollar around here so let us help you learn what you can do to save money....as well as your "extra sweet" kitty's life!
