throwing up after eating and getting shot?!

[jaimiesm3]

Hello all! My name is Jaimie and my sugar is Motor(head). He is a beautiful 8 yr old tabby. He is currently on PVI 1 unit 2x a day. He weighs about 15 lbs and has been switched to all wet food (sophisticat) since the day he came home from the first BG tests at his vet.

I have been lurking here since he was diagnosed (5/06/11). Background information - he has always been a puker. We used to joke that he was bulimic since he would gorge and then throw it all up. It was an occasional thing, that seemed to be about the time he was mad at us for something. Mentioned it to his old vet - but hadn't to the new one that found the diabetes. Since we switched to the all wet food that seems to have gone away ... until tonight.

He is getting very angry at getting his shots everyday. He started fine, but now moans and complains when we try to give him his shots. But we do get it done. Tonight my husband gave him his shot after he ate some of his food. Then he went off to sulk (like normal). I went into a second bedroom we have and found most of the food regurgitated on the floor. I found him and he seems just fine. No hypo symptoms. He just went to bed with my husband.

Long story, longer - should I be worried? What could be causing this? Hubby thinks he's just mad about the shots ... but I'm not so sure.

Any suggestions?

 

[beggargirl]

If you always shoot in the same spot you may be shooting into a bruised area which is hurting him. This happened with the ear pricks and my cat. I changed where I was testing him and was more conscious of when he was sore. He is back to ear testing with no issues.

I'm not sure what to tell you about the food. Do you have other food available for your cat to eat to bring up his Bg? Are you able to test his BG to make sure he is in a safe range?

Hopefully someone with more experience will pop into this tread soon.

 

[Julia & Bandit (GA)]

I used Lantus, not PZI, so I'm not sure what your syringe options are, but I found switching from a 29g to a 31g syringe made a huge difference. Bandit never even noticed the shot because I did it while he was eating.

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Yes, a thinner gauge needle may help. ( the higher the number, the thinner the needle)

You started on a pretty large dose of insulin. (we usually suggest 1 unit twice daily to start). Testing at home before giving the shot will assure you that you are giving a safe amount, with mid cycle shots giving you an idea how it is working. We would be glad to teach you how.

As far as the food, does he eat too fast? You might try feeding him smaller, more frequent meals. You can also freeze the wet food so he nibbles as it thaws. And lots of us add water to the wet food making it a soupy mixture that hydrates them, and takes longer to eat.

Have you seen this info on PZI?
viewtopic.php?f=24&t=32799

 

[Julia & Bandit (GA)]

As far as the food, does he eat too fast? You might try feeding him smaller, more frequent meals. You can also freeze the wet food so he nibbles as it thaws. And lots of us add water to the wet food making it a soupy mixture that hydrates them, and takes longer to eat.

I second this. I can't feed Bandit more than 2 oz of food at a time or he'll barf it up because he eats to fast. So I feed 4 meals of 1.5 oz ea. throughout the day.