Mandy & Rex (GA)
Member Since 2017
Hi all,
To summarize, I have 4 indoor male cats. Tanner will be 17 in May and he is hypothyroid and on meds, Precious and Keena are both 14 this year, and Rex recently turned 10. They are free-fed Fromm's Game Bird Recipe dry food and get Merrick's Limited Ingredient canned food 1x a day.
Rex was diagnosed with diabetes today with a blood sugar level of 537. His other kidney and liver values were good. He has lost 3.5 pounds since November 2016 at his annual check-up. He saw the vet beginning of December and already lost 1 pound since the checkup. He had injured his wrist and wasn't eating much and we were helping him get to the litter box 2-3x a day. He was prescribed Onsior 1x a day for 5 days. Later, I found this was in the NSAID family, which I dislike. Approximately 2 months ago, he started drinking more water in the morning, but no other symptoms. As time went by, I noticed he looked slimmer. He was overweight in November at 18.5 pounds, but he had been 21 at one point. Now he's 15 pounds. He seemed more lethargic and "dazed" the past few days so he was brought in. I thought perhaps Onsior damaged his kidneys. Can diabetes occur from a NSAID?
Anyway, I was told about Lantus, Lemevir, and the regular human insulin. The vet didn't recommend one or another because I wanted to ask other pet owners on a diabetic forum like this. I'm leaning towards Lantus. Can anyone help? I was told by someone on the hypothyroid forum to get pens, not vials, as they are cheaper in the long run. I just need to get syringes to draw from the pen instead of using the pen needle.
Thank you!
To summarize, I have 4 indoor male cats. Tanner will be 17 in May and he is hypothyroid and on meds, Precious and Keena are both 14 this year, and Rex recently turned 10. They are free-fed Fromm's Game Bird Recipe dry food and get Merrick's Limited Ingredient canned food 1x a day.
Rex was diagnosed with diabetes today with a blood sugar level of 537. His other kidney and liver values were good. He has lost 3.5 pounds since November 2016 at his annual check-up. He saw the vet beginning of December and already lost 1 pound since the checkup. He had injured his wrist and wasn't eating much and we were helping him get to the litter box 2-3x a day. He was prescribed Onsior 1x a day for 5 days. Later, I found this was in the NSAID family, which I dislike. Approximately 2 months ago, he started drinking more water in the morning, but no other symptoms. As time went by, I noticed he looked slimmer. He was overweight in November at 18.5 pounds, but he had been 21 at one point. Now he's 15 pounds. He seemed more lethargic and "dazed" the past few days so he was brought in. I thought perhaps Onsior damaged his kidneys. Can diabetes occur from a NSAID?
Anyway, I was told about Lantus, Lemevir, and the regular human insulin. The vet didn't recommend one or another because I wanted to ask other pet owners on a diabetic forum like this. I'm leaning towards Lantus. Can anyone help? I was told by someone on the hypothyroid forum to get pens, not vials, as they are cheaper in the long run. I just need to get syringes to draw from the pen instead of using the pen needle.
Thank you!
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