Thankful for this site!!

[Charlotte and Lucky’s mom]

Hi everyone!! Hope you are all doing well and your kitties have been good and surfing safely! Charlotte and I are both doing well. My client that I had seen a little less than a week ago with her cat’s BG of 344 is doing well. I had given her the talk about no dry foods, pate only and home testing while we wait to see how he responded to the diet change. I told her to pay your site a visit and read up on all the sticky notes. She bought a meter and keto stix and texted me this morning saying that the drinking and urinating had gone back to normal and his BG after eating was 96! She is so thankful for this site!! I am still having her continue to monitor him each day for the next week or so and we will see how he is doing but hopefully fingers crossed and furry toes, the diet was enough to help him! I did still stress that she needs to be very careful with him and keep him free of infections and no steroids from anyone. And she can’t ignore any weird changes with him from now on as she had done a few months ago. Thanks again for anyone who may have answered any of her questions and for doing what you guys and gals do for diabetic kitties!!

 

[Sonia & Leo]

Glad to see you're still with us Robin, have a great day!!!

 

[Deb & Wink]

Some other info that may be helpful to your friend with the diabetic kitty. Did she create an account here? What is her user name? I'll find her posts and put this info in her post.

Here are some tips to stay OTJ (off-the-juice, insulin being the juice)

1. Never feed dry - not even treats. If you change wet food types, be 100% sure the new food is also low carb and same low carb % as your current food. Some cats are very carb sensitive and an increase from 3-6% to 8-10% can spike the BG’s. Don’t feed if you aren’t sure!
2. Weigh every 2 weeks to 1 month to watch for weight changes. Too much of a weight gain can cause loss of remission.
3. Measure blood once a week, indefinitely. You want to catch a relapse quickly. Some people only do checks every 2 weeks to a month.
4. No steroids or oral meds with sugar - remind your vet whenever giving you any medication. Always double check.
5. Monitor food intake, peeing and drinking. If increasing, a sign of losing remission.
6. Regular vet checks for infection such as dental , ear or UTI. And get them treated quick!

If your cat does fall out of remission you need to be more aggressive and resolve issues/ back on insulin as soon as possible as the window for a second remission is tight if any. Pancreatitis, hyperthyroid, dental issues are the most common reasons cats fall out of remission.