Si am cat mom
Member Since 2019
Hi all,
Newly diagnosed diabetic with idiopathic hypercalcemia( since 2014) and elevated liver enzymes ( 2011, 2017, 2019) I worked in Veterinary medicine for 11 years and I have to say ...when I got the diagnosis I was really angry and sad. I had never been really talked to about the dietary needs of cats and the pitfalls of dry kibble. I had never really been told that as he aged diabetes would be something I'd need to have in the back of my head. I've been feeding C/D ( cans AM and PM - dry for lunch/ snack) for a year and I just feel let down and stupid. I do full bloodwork and a urinalysis every year on my guy and don't think I would have caught the diagnosis if not. I barely noticed he was PU/ PD until I started cleaning the litterbox every day. Took me a week to put it all together
* sigh *
Anyways, the prince is on one unit of Lantus every 12 hours and down to twice a day feedings- which has been tough because he likes his lunchtime and I'm worried he isn't getting enough calories in. I'm shopping for an appropriate food- keeping in mind the things I've learned recently about carb content and the impact of phosphorus on kitties. Still working on a spreadsheet but honestly- I've cried every day since his diagnosis day. Sometimes I have to set down the insulin dose and leave the room to get it together before I dose him. It just feels hopeless. I look at him and I think - " I did this to him"
His moods is better and after 5 days of insulin he's not PU/PD so that's good. BGs are still 300- 400s before dosing and with my 12 hour work shifts- his AM dose has been 45mins- 1 hour late :/
Work in progress.
Newly diagnosed diabetic with idiopathic hypercalcemia( since 2014) and elevated liver enzymes ( 2011, 2017, 2019) I worked in Veterinary medicine for 11 years and I have to say ...when I got the diagnosis I was really angry and sad. I had never been really talked to about the dietary needs of cats and the pitfalls of dry kibble. I had never really been told that as he aged diabetes would be something I'd need to have in the back of my head. I've been feeding C/D ( cans AM and PM - dry for lunch/ snack) for a year and I just feel let down and stupid. I do full bloodwork and a urinalysis every year on my guy and don't think I would have caught the diagnosis if not. I barely noticed he was PU/ PD until I started cleaning the litterbox every day. Took me a week to put it all together
* sigh *
Anyways, the prince is on one unit of Lantus every 12 hours and down to twice a day feedings- which has been tough because he likes his lunchtime and I'm worried he isn't getting enough calories in. I'm shopping for an appropriate food- keeping in mind the things I've learned recently about carb content and the impact of phosphorus on kitties. Still working on a spreadsheet but honestly- I've cried every day since his diagnosis day. Sometimes I have to set down the insulin dose and leave the room to get it together before I dose him. It just feels hopeless. I look at him and I think - " I did this to him"
His moods is better and after 5 days of insulin he's not PU/PD so that's good. BGs are still 300- 400s before dosing and with my 12 hour work shifts- his AM dose has been 45mins- 1 hour late :/
Work in progress.
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