Cat Caregiver
Member Since 2020
My diabetic cat Oliver is finally regulated and all signs of diabetes are gone. His coat is gorgeous and he’s back to his normal self.
Three keys to this success were: the help from felinediabetes.com forum members, a vet who prescribed Lantus, and caregiving.
When I registered as a member on this forum, I named myself “Cat Caregiver” without knowing how important that role would be. I soon learned that I could never let the cat down. Without a fiercely dedicated advocate giving care, my cat would die. I had to find the money. I had to make the time. I had to never tire of cleaning up the vomit and diarrhea. I needed to plan ahead and buy the supplies. When the alarm went off I had no choice but to get out of bed and give the insulin even when I got only three hours of sleep.
Some time before Christmas this year, I read a post where the members of this forum united as a team to help a cat whose elderly owner was unable to give the level of care needed to treat his diabetic cat. These members were unstoppable at every obstacle until that cat got care.
I followed the story of a woman who did everything she could to save her cat but the poor fellow died. Yet her undying efforts reminded me every day that love drives such care.
The members of this forum not only inspired me to give care but also they taught me how to do it. They explained everything from how to fill a syringe and shoot the insulin to what to do when the cat won’t eat or has diarrhea. They helped even from the opposite side of the globe when everyone else was asleep on my side.
I say thanks to all the members who inspired me and taught me how to give care to my diabetic cat.
I am equally grateful to those who urged me to not use Vetsulin.
The final key to Oliver’s recovery was finding a vet to give him Lantus. I regret that I wasted two months with the first vet who prescribed Vetsulin. It’s very name describes the only one who benefited: the Vet. Oliver ended up with raging pancreatitis and I with a two-day hospital bill. But I finally listened to the members of this forum and took Oliver to a knowledgeable vet who put him on Lantus.
If you are reading this and you are giving your diabetic cat Vetsulin, I have proof that it doesn’t work. I measured my cat’s urine volume every day. On Vetsulin Oliver peed well over half a liter every day no matter how good his blood glucose numbers were.
As soon as I put my cat on Lantus, his urine volume dropped and continued to drop as I increased the insulin dose toward the needed amount. Finally when I hit the dose of 2.5 units twice a day, his urine volume normalized. At that dose he transformed back to his normal healthy self.
Three keys to this success were: the help from felinediabetes.com forum members, a vet who prescribed Lantus, and caregiving.
When I registered as a member on this forum, I named myself “Cat Caregiver” without knowing how important that role would be. I soon learned that I could never let the cat down. Without a fiercely dedicated advocate giving care, my cat would die. I had to find the money. I had to make the time. I had to never tire of cleaning up the vomit and diarrhea. I needed to plan ahead and buy the supplies. When the alarm went off I had no choice but to get out of bed and give the insulin even when I got only three hours of sleep.
Some time before Christmas this year, I read a post where the members of this forum united as a team to help a cat whose elderly owner was unable to give the level of care needed to treat his diabetic cat. These members were unstoppable at every obstacle until that cat got care.
I followed the story of a woman who did everything she could to save her cat but the poor fellow died. Yet her undying efforts reminded me every day that love drives such care.
The members of this forum not only inspired me to give care but also they taught me how to do it. They explained everything from how to fill a syringe and shoot the insulin to what to do when the cat won’t eat or has diarrhea. They helped even from the opposite side of the globe when everyone else was asleep on my side.
I say thanks to all the members who inspired me and taught me how to give care to my diabetic cat.
I am equally grateful to those who urged me to not use Vetsulin.
The final key to Oliver’s recovery was finding a vet to give him Lantus. I regret that I wasted two months with the first vet who prescribed Vetsulin. It’s very name describes the only one who benefited: the Vet. Oliver ended up with raging pancreatitis and I with a two-day hospital bill. But I finally listened to the members of this forum and took Oliver to a knowledgeable vet who put him on Lantus.
If you are reading this and you are giving your diabetic cat Vetsulin, I have proof that it doesn’t work. I measured my cat’s urine volume every day. On Vetsulin Oliver peed well over half a liter every day no matter how good his blood glucose numbers were.
As soon as I put my cat on Lantus, his urine volume dropped and continued to drop as I increased the insulin dose toward the needed amount. Finally when I hit the dose of 2.5 units twice a day, his urine volume normalized. At that dose he transformed back to his normal healthy self.
(((Oliver)))
