Flynn Ryder
Member Since 2020
Hi everyone!
My little man, Flynn Ryder (just turned 8 years old!) was just diagnosed on Friday. He was prescribed 1 unit of vetsulin twice a day. And to be honest I was scared about giving him shots because I didn't want to hurt him. But were getting the hang of it and its getting a bit easier each time!
So a little background: He has been on dry food (hills science diet) since I adopted him nearly eight years ago. Hes always been a grazer, but ive never fed him more than what the bag said to. I do give him treats when I leave for work (greenies) and I would do some Sheba wet food as a treat once or twice a week.
The past two weeks (ish) he wasn't super interested in his dry food, so I started giving him wet and he would eat no problem. He wouldnt ravish it, or cry like he was hungry, but he was still crazing and just eating about half of it, and then the other half a little later (after having a good bath)
Now that he is on insulin I switched him immediately to wet food. Im doing 3-4 meals a day (depending on him)
I have just a couple questions.
1.) they told me to make sure he eats before giving insulin, but how much does he NEED to eat before giving him the shot?
Like I said hes used to just crazing, not structed meal times. So I can get him to eat about half his wet food before the shot and the rest like 15-20 minuets after. My vet recommended feeding twice a day, but im worried if I do that he wont eat enough.
Is it ok to do 3 or more smaller meals a day? or any advice on transitioning him to just twice a day? How much wet food do you recommend. im worried im under feeding him!
2.) Is it ok to cut his dry food cold turkey? or do I need to ease him out of it? Hes not super interested in dry food and doesn't look for it. But I don't want to hurt him.
3.) Any advice on getting him to play? He follows me around the house, and at night I can usually get him to play for a couple minuets. But he just seems tired and uninterested. Will that change the longer hes on insulin, or any games that gets you cats going?
4.) Any advice on easing my own mind. I feel like im checking on him every second (which im sure is starting to annoy him) I just get so worried and scared that im doing something wrong, or im not doing something I should be doing. Any signs or anything I need to look out for?
Sorry if this was a lot! I just want to thank you all because this sit as helped me so much already. I feel like ive read everything, ive don't so much research and its so nice to see all the support. I was so lost and surprised by his diagnosis, but thank you for your support helping me feel better and not alone in my fur babys diagnosis!
My little man, Flynn Ryder (just turned 8 years old!) was just diagnosed on Friday. He was prescribed 1 unit of vetsulin twice a day. And to be honest I was scared about giving him shots because I didn't want to hurt him. But were getting the hang of it and its getting a bit easier each time!
So a little background: He has been on dry food (hills science diet) since I adopted him nearly eight years ago. Hes always been a grazer, but ive never fed him more than what the bag said to. I do give him treats when I leave for work (greenies) and I would do some Sheba wet food as a treat once or twice a week.
The past two weeks (ish) he wasn't super interested in his dry food, so I started giving him wet and he would eat no problem. He wouldnt ravish it, or cry like he was hungry, but he was still crazing and just eating about half of it, and then the other half a little later (after having a good bath)
Now that he is on insulin I switched him immediately to wet food. Im doing 3-4 meals a day (depending on him)
I have just a couple questions.
1.) they told me to make sure he eats before giving insulin, but how much does he NEED to eat before giving him the shot?
Like I said hes used to just crazing, not structed meal times. So I can get him to eat about half his wet food before the shot and the rest like 15-20 minuets after. My vet recommended feeding twice a day, but im worried if I do that he wont eat enough.
Is it ok to do 3 or more smaller meals a day? or any advice on transitioning him to just twice a day? How much wet food do you recommend. im worried im under feeding him!
2.) Is it ok to cut his dry food cold turkey? or do I need to ease him out of it? Hes not super interested in dry food and doesn't look for it. But I don't want to hurt him.
3.) Any advice on getting him to play? He follows me around the house, and at night I can usually get him to play for a couple minuets. But he just seems tired and uninterested. Will that change the longer hes on insulin, or any games that gets you cats going?
4.) Any advice on easing my own mind. I feel like im checking on him every second (which im sure is starting to annoy him) I just get so worried and scared that im doing something wrong, or im not doing something I should be doing. Any signs or anything I need to look out for?
Sorry if this was a lot! I just want to thank you all because this sit as helped me so much already. I feel like ive read everything, ive don't so much research and its so nice to see all the support. I was so lost and surprised by his diagnosis, but thank you for your support helping me feel better and not alone in my fur babys diagnosis!
