linkles
New Member
Hi everyone! I’ve been on this board for I’d say 3 weeks now without making an account, I was going through a lot of the resources so that I got what was necessary after my baby Quiznos (she’s turning 11 in July) was diagnosed with diabetes. I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone here for the resources that have been shared, when I was first told that she had diabetes and I had to get insulin and do a lot of different processes I got extremely overwhelmed and scared, I also have my mom going through a big surgery this upcoming week so I felt like those who I love deeply are hurting and it was a very intense time for me.
Quiznos used to be a stray, I got her in 2018 when she was 7. She had this huge gash on her armpit but was still the sweetest girl so I saved up all my money and took her to the vet and took care of her until her gash was completely healed and closed. At this time, I found out that she has FIV and the first vet I saw told me it wouldn’t be worth it to save her but I didn’t believe them and everyone else actually told me how she can live a nice and healthy life, I wasn’t going to give up on her.
Up until now she has been healthy, no issues or sickness since the gash. We (boyfriend and i) have another cat, Rickie, and they’re usually alright with each other, but it seems like they played a bit too rough and Quiznos had a small puncture wound in the same area again, that’s when it all went downhill. Not too long after finding the wound, Quiznos started showing signs of having issues peeing and dehydration. I could see her trying very hard to pee but nothing would come out and when she would pee it would be either on the floor or on clothes in a laundry basket. I took her to the vet and they stapled her wound shut but the vet wanted to check more because her glucose levels seemed too high for it to just be stress, and that’s when I found out she had a UTI. I got the antibiotics and I was able to take care of Quiznos’ UTI but during that process that’s when the vet confirmed for me that she had diabetes. this was all in a span of a month in December, it was very scary because I didn’t want to think about not being able to spend Christmas with my little baby! I cried and cried and cried until my headache hurt more than my heart, it was devastating.
I am currently administering Lantus to her. I had to get the vial, which was originally $314 at CVS, but thanks to the amazing and kind pharmacist, he lowered it to $99. I feel truly blessed and grateful that he did that, because if not I would not be able to afford rent. Quiznos got her first shot today and she is doing really good. I guess my main question would be about how to use the glucose monitor properly, I’ve read the manual but I’m still a bit blank about it.
i accidentally got two different ones:
- CareTouch Blood Glucose Monitoring System
- True Metrix Blood Glucose Meter
I would like to know how often I should be doing glucose testing, and what depth should I use for her? Thank you all so much, so sorry if I wrote too much, I’m very excited and happy to be here and be part of such a supportive community. Thank you.
Quiznos used to be a stray, I got her in 2018 when she was 7. She had this huge gash on her armpit but was still the sweetest girl so I saved up all my money and took her to the vet and took care of her until her gash was completely healed and closed. At this time, I found out that she has FIV and the first vet I saw told me it wouldn’t be worth it to save her but I didn’t believe them and everyone else actually told me how she can live a nice and healthy life, I wasn’t going to give up on her.
Up until now she has been healthy, no issues or sickness since the gash. We (boyfriend and i) have another cat, Rickie, and they’re usually alright with each other, but it seems like they played a bit too rough and Quiznos had a small puncture wound in the same area again, that’s when it all went downhill. Not too long after finding the wound, Quiznos started showing signs of having issues peeing and dehydration. I could see her trying very hard to pee but nothing would come out and when she would pee it would be either on the floor or on clothes in a laundry basket. I took her to the vet and they stapled her wound shut but the vet wanted to check more because her glucose levels seemed too high for it to just be stress, and that’s when I found out she had a UTI. I got the antibiotics and I was able to take care of Quiznos’ UTI but during that process that’s when the vet confirmed for me that she had diabetes. this was all in a span of a month in December, it was very scary because I didn’t want to think about not being able to spend Christmas with my little baby! I cried and cried and cried until my headache hurt more than my heart, it was devastating.
I am currently administering Lantus to her. I had to get the vial, which was originally $314 at CVS, but thanks to the amazing and kind pharmacist, he lowered it to $99. I feel truly blessed and grateful that he did that, because if not I would not be able to afford rent. Quiznos got her first shot today and she is doing really good. I guess my main question would be about how to use the glucose monitor properly, I’ve read the manual but I’m still a bit blank about it.
i accidentally got two different ones:
- CareTouch Blood Glucose Monitoring System
- True Metrix Blood Glucose Meter
I would like to know how often I should be doing glucose testing, and what depth should I use for her? Thank you all so much, so sorry if I wrote too much, I’m very excited and happy to be here and be part of such a supportive community. Thank you.
