Ellspeth
Member Since 2015
I came here about a year ago with my newly diagnosed cat at home and new fears that a diabetic cat would be impossible to manage. With your advice and a great vet, my cat went into remission after changing to Fancy Feast wet food and a RX dry food to bring down his hypercalcemia. We had almost a full year of bliss where I had my fluffy, fun loving, happy cat back.
A week ago I started noticing a mild increase in water consumption. I was out of town over last weekend, and when I returned after less than 48 hours I found a nearly bone dry water dish and a pretty heavy litter box. Both had been freshened before I left. He has also started meowing nearly non-stop, but in better news he is still jumping up on the bed, snuggling, and eating and drinking.
On a hunch I went looking for fresh diabetic testing supplies, and spent WAY too much at Walgreens to get test strips and lancets. The BG curve I started last night shows my sweet guy varying between 280-320.
I've made an appt with a vet for tomorrow morning. I am so sad that my little man is suffering, and frustrated because I thought we had dodged this bullet. He had a full exam mid-January and was in such good health we were encouraged to skip 6-mos exams and go back to annual wellness exams.
I am in a new town and have no one local to help me, and I have an out of town wedding next week and another trip the end of May. How do all of you handle vacations and trips? Is insulin generally given AM and PM? Daily?
A week ago I started noticing a mild increase in water consumption. I was out of town over last weekend, and when I returned after less than 48 hours I found a nearly bone dry water dish and a pretty heavy litter box. Both had been freshened before I left. He has also started meowing nearly non-stop, but in better news he is still jumping up on the bed, snuggling, and eating and drinking.
On a hunch I went looking for fresh diabetic testing supplies, and spent WAY too much at Walgreens to get test strips and lancets. The BG curve I started last night shows my sweet guy varying between 280-320.
I've made an appt with a vet for tomorrow morning. I am so sad that my little man is suffering, and frustrated because I thought we had dodged this bullet. He had a full exam mid-January and was in such good health we were encouraged to skip 6-mos exams and go back to annual wellness exams.
I am in a new town and have no one local to help me, and I have an out of town wedding next week and another trip the end of May. How do all of you handle vacations and trips? Is insulin generally given AM and PM? Daily?
