Hi there! My name is Missy and my sugar cat's name is Abigail. (I have 3 others too) I've had Abigail since she was 6 weeks old. I always wanted a black and white Maine Coon cat. My husband and I were looking at houses and this sweet black kitty walked into the house like she owned the place. She was a stray so my Realtor took her home to take care of her. She turned out to be pregnant and that is where Abigail came from!
Abigail is my very special princess cat. She has very long hair with tufts that she grooms constantly. Sometimes if the liter is not the correct level in the liter box and her hair on her butt touches the litter she will go poo right outside the box as to keep her little butt clean! She is also a terrible traveler so the constant trips to the vet at the onset of her diagnosis was horrible. Our vet is one of the top in our area and we are lucky she is only 15 minutes from the house. Abigail gets so upset that she pees, poos, and then starts panting in her carrier all in less than 15 minutes. The last time she went to the vet they had to give her a bath- which she was not happy about either. Anyhow she is just a very very special cat. If this happened to any other cat it would have been so much simpler.
I have not been home testing her. I purchased the machine and have tried but with no luck and without stressing her out too much. I am still trying in a very stress free way. I'll sit with her everyday and stroke her ears. It's hard to reward her because she does not like cat treats. She only likes as a "treat" tuna, lunchmeat turkey, or chicken. I usually have some turkey with me but she catches on. She has been taking her shots now with very little problems. My husband or I will hold her while the other administers the shot. Regardless we are still trying.
She is also a carb o holic. She will not eat canned food. I've been following the tips on this page to try and transition her.http://www.catinfo.org/docs/TipsForTran ... -14-11.pdf My other cats took to 100% wet food diet with no problem. For now I have to feed Abigail the diabetic dry food since she gets shots. My vet said there isn't any concern and that the dry diabetic food should be fine but I am not seeing an improvement in Abigail. Everywhere I am reading states that diabetic cats should be on wet food. She just will not budge. I am trying the tips and tricks but she will not go to the wet food. I bought the Fortiflora, I've used parmigiana cheese. For her it's her dry food only
I am starting to get some concerns. First she has lost some weight, Before diabetes she was 15 lbs. At the onset she was 12 lbs. Now she is 10 lbs. She is always hungry but she only nibbles at her food. Then when we are eating she begs for food like crazy. I am having such a hard time getting her to eat wet food. I have a hard time testing her and I really don't want to send her to the vet and stress her out more. The vet did a few glucose curves on her because her stress levels were so high the first time. The vet started her at 2 units twice a day on Lantus. After her 3rd curve they dropped her to 1 unit twice a day.
I really just want to get my baby healthy. Her coat is lack luster and she has dandruff now. And she is so skinny. She is otherwise healthy besides the diabetes. She is just very difficult to regulate and I need as much help as possible. I've done everything the vet said and it's still not working. She is a happy cat. She plays, cuddles, and interacts with us. But she is always hungry and thirsty at times. We have a fountain which she always liked to play in. She still plays in it but is drinking more too. I can't seem to get control of the diabetes and she is such a difficult cat that all of the things required to help her (wet food, home testing) she is super resistant to. SO much that she could hurt herself. Any advice would be great. I've been doing lots of research. Thank you!
Abigail is my very special princess cat. She has very long hair with tufts that she grooms constantly. Sometimes if the liter is not the correct level in the liter box and her hair on her butt touches the litter she will go poo right outside the box as to keep her little butt clean! She is also a terrible traveler so the constant trips to the vet at the onset of her diagnosis was horrible. Our vet is one of the top in our area and we are lucky she is only 15 minutes from the house. Abigail gets so upset that she pees, poos, and then starts panting in her carrier all in less than 15 minutes. The last time she went to the vet they had to give her a bath- which she was not happy about either. Anyhow she is just a very very special cat. If this happened to any other cat it would have been so much simpler.
I have not been home testing her. I purchased the machine and have tried but with no luck and without stressing her out too much. I am still trying in a very stress free way. I'll sit with her everyday and stroke her ears. It's hard to reward her because she does not like cat treats. She only likes as a "treat" tuna, lunchmeat turkey, or chicken. I usually have some turkey with me but she catches on. She has been taking her shots now with very little problems. My husband or I will hold her while the other administers the shot. Regardless we are still trying.
She is also a carb o holic. She will not eat canned food. I've been following the tips on this page to try and transition her.http://www.catinfo.org/docs/TipsForTran ... -14-11.pdf My other cats took to 100% wet food diet with no problem. For now I have to feed Abigail the diabetic dry food since she gets shots. My vet said there isn't any concern and that the dry diabetic food should be fine but I am not seeing an improvement in Abigail. Everywhere I am reading states that diabetic cats should be on wet food. She just will not budge. I am trying the tips and tricks but she will not go to the wet food. I bought the Fortiflora, I've used parmigiana cheese. For her it's her dry food only
I am starting to get some concerns. First she has lost some weight, Before diabetes she was 15 lbs. At the onset she was 12 lbs. Now she is 10 lbs. She is always hungry but she only nibbles at her food. Then when we are eating she begs for food like crazy. I am having such a hard time getting her to eat wet food. I have a hard time testing her and I really don't want to send her to the vet and stress her out more. The vet did a few glucose curves on her because her stress levels were so high the first time. The vet started her at 2 units twice a day on Lantus. After her 3rd curve they dropped her to 1 unit twice a day.
I really just want to get my baby healthy. Her coat is lack luster and she has dandruff now. And she is so skinny. She is otherwise healthy besides the diabetes. She is just very difficult to regulate and I need as much help as possible. I've done everything the vet said and it's still not working. She is a happy cat. She plays, cuddles, and interacts with us. But she is always hungry and thirsty at times. We have a fountain which she always liked to play in. She still plays in it but is drinking more too. I can't seem to get control of the diabetes and she is such a difficult cat that all of the things required to help her (wet food, home testing) she is super resistant to. SO much that she could hurt herself. Any advice would be great. I've been doing lots of research. Thank you!
