Hello. My name is Kez. My baby boy (Brown Burmese) is Simba. Simba is 14yo on 19th of this month. Although, you would never know it he is a charachter and playful. Simba loves life, people, dogs, everyone!
I noticed after school on Wednesday he wasn't well. He was tired, eyes glazy, not purring, though still eating. When he did not follow me out of bed to eat on Thursday I knew something was definately wrong and raced him to vets. He was diagnosed with diabetes. I was told he would begin to improve as soon as he went on drip and would need to stay on drip in hospital for 2-3 days before I could bring him home. He had Ketosis. I was told to take him home and think about it and bring him back in the morning.
I found this site. I learned that the injections were not painful, his life could be as good as "normal" with proper daily management, ongoing costs were affordable, that even 14yo cats could pull through. I knew if i chose euthanasia, i would always suffer not knowing if i should have given him a chance. So he started treatment on the drip Friday morning.
By 5.30 Friday his Glucose was 22 he was purring again for the 1st time since Wednesday am. I was so happy with my decision.
Normally i faint at sight of needles, but Simba is my gorgeous loved one, and this was not an issue.
When i went and saw him on Sat am he had dropped and was glazy eyes and not purring- looking very unwell. Glucose had increased to 25. the on duty vet started to tell me things I had not been told by all the other vets i spoke to. That Simba may not make it past initial treatment, as he is an old cat. I was shocked and devastated.
This morning the vet rang me and said his levels were at 6. I could bring him home today!!! OMG I was so excited! But when i brought him home he was sicker than I had seen him. An hour later I was calling the vet to meet me at hospital. Simba was dieing. His body was shutting down (Later found out he was in coma) I arrived before the vet did, waiting out the front with Simba in crate, he stopped breathing "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" I yelled "No baby boy don't go!" I shook him and he took a breath.
His levels had dropped to 1. He was in a coma.
Straight back on the drip. He was weeing, diarhoea, drooling. It was devastating. I would not have chose this path if I had known this is what could happen.
I left him with vet. He rang me 20 minutes ago to say Simba looking bit better levels at 19. Will not give insulin as they will drop, anyway. Will check on him again in 2 hours and call me
.
I know if I'd made the decision on Friday not to treat, i would always have wondered if i did the right thing. Now, I know I have done what I can. And I am facing the possibility of losing my baby. This is heart- wrenching. I am quite ill myself and Simba has been my live teddybear cuddling me throughout years of my illness. He NEVER gave up on me.
This pain of knowing he is so sick and I might lose him is almost unbearable.
Please ANYONE OUT THERE who can advise me, PLEASE HELP!!!
Much appreciated,
Kez
I noticed after school on Wednesday he wasn't well. He was tired, eyes glazy, not purring, though still eating. When he did not follow me out of bed to eat on Thursday I knew something was definately wrong and raced him to vets. He was diagnosed with diabetes. I was told he would begin to improve as soon as he went on drip and would need to stay on drip in hospital for 2-3 days before I could bring him home. He had Ketosis. I was told to take him home and think about it and bring him back in the morning.
I found this site. I learned that the injections were not painful, his life could be as good as "normal" with proper daily management, ongoing costs were affordable, that even 14yo cats could pull through. I knew if i chose euthanasia, i would always suffer not knowing if i should have given him a chance. So he started treatment on the drip Friday morning.
By 5.30 Friday his Glucose was 22 he was purring again for the 1st time since Wednesday am. I was so happy with my decision.
Normally i faint at sight of needles, but Simba is my gorgeous loved one, and this was not an issue.
When i went and saw him on Sat am he had dropped and was glazy eyes and not purring- looking very unwell. Glucose had increased to 25. the on duty vet started to tell me things I had not been told by all the other vets i spoke to. That Simba may not make it past initial treatment, as he is an old cat. I was shocked and devastated.
This morning the vet rang me and said his levels were at 6. I could bring him home today!!! OMG I was so excited! But when i brought him home he was sicker than I had seen him. An hour later I was calling the vet to meet me at hospital. Simba was dieing. His body was shutting down (Later found out he was in coma) I arrived before the vet did, waiting out the front with Simba in crate, he stopped breathing "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" I yelled "No baby boy don't go!" I shook him and he took a breath.
His levels had dropped to 1. He was in a coma.
Straight back on the drip. He was weeing, diarhoea, drooling. It was devastating. I would not have chose this path if I had known this is what could happen.
I left him with vet. He rang me 20 minutes ago to say Simba looking bit better levels at 19. Will not give insulin as they will drop, anyway. Will check on him again in 2 hours and call me
.
I know if I'd made the decision on Friday not to treat, i would always have wondered if i did the right thing. Now, I know I have done what I can. And I am facing the possibility of losing my baby. This is heart- wrenching. I am quite ill myself and Simba has been my live teddybear cuddling me throughout years of my illness. He NEVER gave up on me.
This pain of knowing he is so sick and I might lose him is almost unbearable.
Please ANYONE OUT THERE who can advise me, PLEASE HELP!!!
Much appreciated,
Kez
