Oscar

[oscarsmummy]

Hi this is my first post on this board, my British shorthair blue boy Oscar is 18 months old and has diabetes, I gave him his first injection yesterday and he seems to spend all his time at the vets getting blood tests, I hope things settle down in the future for him :?:

 

[theng&miko]

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[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Hi Oscar's Mom,

We can help! We test our kitties at home with human glucometers so we aren't going back and forth to the vet. Here is a good beginning site:Newbie hometesting site and a video: Video for hometesting We have taught hundreds of people how to test over the internet; we would be glad to teach you.

We test before each shot to make sure it is safe to give the dose we are planning on, and in midcycle to see how the insulin is working.

Does your kitty have other complications? Usually we see older diabetics, your Oscar is really young.

 

[tuckers mom]

Hi and welcome. That is young, but there have been a couple of others that young.

What type of insulin did you start? As Sue mentioned, hometesting would be a great place to start.