really wet nose sometimes after shot

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I'm new here and have never used a message board before. I did search for an answer to what might be causing his nose to be so wet but didn't find anything. Percy was diagnosed in May of this year. I've got him on ProZinc - 2 units twice a day - and for a while over the summer his numbers were really good - averaging 100 to 200. For the last month or so his numbers have been higher - 200 to over 300. I use a Freestyle Freedom Lite to test him before each dose. I spent a long time over the summer doing a blood curve on him - I'm a teacher so I was able to test him every 2 hours. He did improve after I switched him from the Hills MD to the Wellness but his readings are kind of unpredictable because every now and then he'll have a high or a low that is out of the ordinary but I can't pinpoint a change that caused it.

I've looked everywhere for an answer to his nose thing and haven't been able to find any information. This is what happens: I've noticed that sometimes his nose gets very wet. I don't know if it's sweat or what, but the fir on the top of his nose is completely saturated up to about 1/8 of an inch above the tip of his nose. I can't figure out why this is happening but it does seem to be connected to his shot - or the food. It doesn't happen regularly so it's hard to pinpoint what's causing it but it has been happening more often the last two weeks. Has anyone else had any experience with a symptom like this before? I know sweating is a symptom of hypoglycemia but ProZinc is a long-acting insulin and is given with food so I can't see his sugar dropping that much in such a short period of time. He has had low sugar a couple times in the past and his behavior changes - this isn't happening so I don't think it's connected to low sugar but I just don't know.

This was a lot to write about a wet nose and with everything else I don't know why it's scaring me so much but it's weird and I can't help feeling that "weird" probably isn't a good thing with a diabetic cat. Any help or suggestions about what this might be or what questions to ask the vet would be wonderful.

Thanks,
Sarah (and Percy)
 
No real suggestions. However, do you use different varieties of the Wellness? Could it be related to one or two varieties? The reaction may occur 12-24 hours after eating so be aware of that. I doubt it is due to the insulin since you give that twice daily. Maybe it is due to allergies and stuff in the air. Regarding unpredictable BGs, maybe there is nothing you can do. I have been getting them with my Bailey for over six years and still do not know the cause or a solution. Have you talked to the vet about the wet nose?
 
Hi,
When he was first diagnosed I did a lot of research on pet food and according to the information from Wellness their canned turkey formula is the lowest carbohydrate food they sell - even lower than their Core food. He's been on that exclusively ever since. I've started writing down details of when his nose gets wet so I'll have something to show the vet; the trouble is that while I'm at work he's alone all day so their'll be a lot of gaps in the record. I really want to take him to the vet but with him that's a last resort - I don't remember if I mentioned it or not but his reaction to the vet is extreem fear. He's been to three in his lifetime and they've all said he was the worst they've ever seen as far as having a violent reaction to being there. My current vet and the emergency hospital both said that this isn't good for his diabetes so not to bring him in except in case of a real emergency. I'm at the point where I think I'll make an apointment for myself and just go in and talk to the vet without taking him with me.
Thanks,
Sarah (and Percy)
 
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