Hello, I am new here. My 13 year old cat was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He's been on HUMULIN twice a day, 4 units, for about 3 weeks. His blood sugar levels were over 400 on the first visit, 380 on the second and today over 600.
He seemed to be doing better on the insulin until yesterday when he stopped eating. I took him to the vet this morning and his condition has declined rapidly. He can barely walk and seems very disoriented, mostly just laying on the floor and breathing very slowly. He not eating but is drinking a lot. The vet ran some tests and said his kidneys have shut down and his uremic levels are very high.
He gave him fluids, cortisone and a shot of insulin despite him not eating. The vet told me to give him his second dose tonight even if he doesn't eat, since his levels were over 600. Aside from that, my vet basically said that there is nothing more we can do for him except wait it out and see if his kidneys kick back in again. He also said if they don't, he will simply go to sleep and never wake up again. This is all so sudden and very devastating.
What would cause his kidneys to fail suddenly? Also, what would spike his blood sugar levels so high? He also has a very rare form of mouth disease and the vet had been treating this for years with cortisone shots. Could this have caused his diabetes? Could this interfere with his insulin causing the kidneys to suddenly fail?
Please, If anyone has a clue to what is happening to him and how I can help him, please advise! Thank you.
He seemed to be doing better on the insulin until yesterday when he stopped eating. I took him to the vet this morning and his condition has declined rapidly. He can barely walk and seems very disoriented, mostly just laying on the floor and breathing very slowly. He not eating but is drinking a lot. The vet ran some tests and said his kidneys have shut down and his uremic levels are very high.
He gave him fluids, cortisone and a shot of insulin despite him not eating. The vet told me to give him his second dose tonight even if he doesn't eat, since his levels were over 600. Aside from that, my vet basically said that there is nothing more we can do for him except wait it out and see if his kidneys kick back in again. He also said if they don't, he will simply go to sleep and never wake up again. This is all so sudden and very devastating.
What would cause his kidneys to fail suddenly? Also, what would spike his blood sugar levels so high? He also has a very rare form of mouth disease and the vet had been treating this for years with cortisone shots. Could this have caused his diabetes? Could this interfere with his insulin causing the kidneys to suddenly fail?
Please, If anyone has a clue to what is happening to him and how I can help him, please advise! Thank you.