Christianna
Member Since 2014
Hi everyone,
I could use some advice on Noodle. He weighed 13.6 pounds last winter at this time (he always puts on extra weight in winter, just like me--ha!) He dropped nearly 3 pounds rapidly last spring and was diagnosed with diabetes. He also had pancreatitis, hepatic lipidosis and chronic IBD. His low weight was 10 pounds after all his illnesses. The vet at that time told me to feed him as much as he would eat, that we needed to get some of that weight back on. He was on Lantus for 4 months but never got regulated. He was switched to Levemir 6 weeks ago. He has regained the weight and is back at 13.6 pounds. The new vet says he is too fat and that maybe his numbers aren't budging because he's eating too much. In his defense, his mama bean had listened to the previous vet and would feed him every time he begged. He does seem hungry still, compared to our other civvie who eats half as much. I have 2 questions: Even though he is still unregulated and hungry, should I restrict his food to help him lose the extra weight? The vet says ideal would be between 11.5-12 pounds (he is a big cat.)
Second question: Has anyone noticed that their cat gained weight on Levemir? I love the improved personality changes that Levemir has brought about but it seems strange to me that he had stable weight, between 11-12 pounds, all the time he was on Lantus and now after 6 weeks on Lev. he's gained an extra pound. He's been on a low carb, high protein diet, the same foods for the whole time since diagnosis, so changing food to blame. His numbers aren't good but they're not horrible; we're increasing him slowly to try to reach an effective dose. But the higher the insulin dose, the hungrier he seems to get. Do I just practice "tough love" and start reducing his food slowly? Any thoughts or suggestions would be helpful. I am baffled by all this. By the way, he has been eating approx. 11 ounces of canned per day. Thanks for any help!
Christi
I could use some advice on Noodle. He weighed 13.6 pounds last winter at this time (he always puts on extra weight in winter, just like me--ha!) He dropped nearly 3 pounds rapidly last spring and was diagnosed with diabetes. He also had pancreatitis, hepatic lipidosis and chronic IBD. His low weight was 10 pounds after all his illnesses. The vet at that time told me to feed him as much as he would eat, that we needed to get some of that weight back on. He was on Lantus for 4 months but never got regulated. He was switched to Levemir 6 weeks ago. He has regained the weight and is back at 13.6 pounds. The new vet says he is too fat and that maybe his numbers aren't budging because he's eating too much. In his defense, his mama bean had listened to the previous vet and would feed him every time he begged. He does seem hungry still, compared to our other civvie who eats half as much. I have 2 questions: Even though he is still unregulated and hungry, should I restrict his food to help him lose the extra weight? The vet says ideal would be between 11.5-12 pounds (he is a big cat.)
Second question: Has anyone noticed that their cat gained weight on Levemir? I love the improved personality changes that Levemir has brought about but it seems strange to me that he had stable weight, between 11-12 pounds, all the time he was on Lantus and now after 6 weeks on Lev. he's gained an extra pound. He's been on a low carb, high protein diet, the same foods for the whole time since diagnosis, so changing food to blame. His numbers aren't good but they're not horrible; we're increasing him slowly to try to reach an effective dose. But the higher the insulin dose, the hungrier he seems to get. Do I just practice "tough love" and start reducing his food slowly? Any thoughts or suggestions would be helpful. I am baffled by all this. By the way, he has been eating approx. 11 ounces of canned per day. Thanks for any help!
Christi
