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Hi. so we are unable to afford the cost needed to care for our kitty. her back legs are bowing out, loosing weight, she wobbles, get sick, drinks a lot, pee's often, and running around 450 glucose. i went searching for what might be wrong and found diabetes so i tested her glucose levels. the wife is unable/willing to deal with this so it is up to me. can anyone give me an ETA on time left for kitty? she is 13 years old. as is.. i am left to decide if we let her live in pain? or i get to deal with ending it.
 
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Please look at this link. DCIN is a terrific organization that can help you with the costs associated with treating feline diabetes. That's what they do. With treatment, your 13 year old girl can live for many more years. Don't give up until you've explored all your options. My cat was in really bad shape a year ago when he was diagnosed. He was on insulin for 10 weeks, and went into remission. A week doesn't go by here without at least one kitty going into remission. Many of us have been in the exact same place you and your wife and your sweet kitty are in right now.
Please contact DCIN. I used to work for them. They are literally "life savers".

http://fdmb-cin.blogspot.com/p/education.html


Carl
 
that looks nice. its been over 6 months from her last vet check in. and we are unable to take her due to lack of funds. the wife would never give her up for her to be cared else where. so we would not b able to use it from what i am reading you need to provide vet docs from last 6months and other info.
 
Please contact them anyway. They can work around things as needed. They can also cover the costs of a vet visit now to confirm the diabetes diagnosis. Email Venita, who runs the organization and tell her your story. You can link her to this thread, she has an account here. Or send her a PM. Her user name is "Venita and Ennis93"

Carl
 
Please contact DCIN...all 3 of my diabetic kitties were adopted through DCIN they still help me with testing supplies and insulin for them, although ideally they would rather see that the cat stays in the home with the people they know and love. The ones that I have adopted had special circumstances for why their original owners couldn't take care of them.

Even if DCIN can only help with getting her into the vet's to confirm that it is diabetes and get you a script for insulin, we can help you do all the rest. Might first suggestion is just switch her diet, while you are waiting to find out for sure what is wrong and are getting in touch with DCIN. Putting her on a low carb/high protein canned diet is the very first place to start and will help to lower her bloodsugar. Then when or if you start her on insulin you will have a better baseline to work with.

With my own Maxwell that was all it took to get him diet controlled. He was 485 when he was diagnoised, took him off dry food, and started him on a low dose of insulin, 2 weeks later he was back to normal bloodsugar, gaining weight and acting like a kitten again. He just turned 13 years old and you wouldn't know he was 1) diabetic or 2) not one of my 5 year olds.

Venita is a fantastic lady and will help you all she can.

Mel, Maxwell, Musette, Autumn & The Fur Gang
 
i have sent off an email :D and again the wife will not give up her kitty for any reason. and i explained i am in control of feeding them now and she is not to sneak in more food.
 
If I can help in anyway please let me know you can always send me a private message..I feed 14 cats here only 3 of which are diabetics...all who eat what my diabetics do, so I have tons of tips on how not to break the bank. :-D My newest little girl just went 10+ months without being treated, and she is in sad shape but even she is responding great to the simple things of changing her diet and a little insulin...in the week she has been with me she is already gaining weight and is back to walking on her tippy toes, although her neuropathy wasn't horrible to start, but her legs were weak...she is already jumping up on the couch and window sills again. So it is doable!

Mel, Maxwell, Musette, Autumn & The Fur Gang
 
if we get a reply from them and we get her in and everything in line.. i will be the one giving her shots wife cant stand needles, i had a hard enough time getting her to hold the kittys so i could ear prick them!
 
Funny thing is before we adopted our 3 diabetics my husband was the same way...hated needles unless they were attached to a tattoo gun.. :lol: So for awhile it was all up to me to test and shoot, then just recently we adopted our third girl, and he has stepped it up in a big way...I take care of one and he does the other one...mostly because I think he wants breakfast and dinner on time..lol

We have seen a lot of folks here that were terrified of needles but when they realize this is something that has to be done and start to see their cats begin to bloom back to health they suck it up and try, once they try they figure out that it isn't all that bad.

Mel, Maxwell, Musette, Autumn & The Fur Gang
 
First, WELCOME!!!! My husband doesn't do ANY testing or shooting so I understand exactly what shoes you're wearing right now. I literally fainted at the sight of needles....and now I poke my kitty twice a day.

If I'm understanding your post, your wife is not willing to give her up to someone that would take care of her diabetes and would rather see kitty literally starve to death while eating everything in sight? An untreated diabetic can't use the food as it takes insulin to help create the energy. YOU can do this yourself!!! In this case, YOU are really the lucky one, you'll be amazed at how your relationship with your kitty will grow. Cats understand a lot more than most give them credit for - tell her and show her what you're doing. I show KT the syringe, he knows how to lay for his shot which is different than he lays for tests.

BIG HUG - YOU CAN DO THIS! Diabetes is NOT a death sentence, just a bump in the road that has to be taken care of...
 
I hope you get a reply from DCIN and are able to get started on caring for kitty soon. I also had a phobia of needles, but I was able to inject my kitty without any trouble. With me, the icky-ness comes from seeing a needle go into skin, and since there is fur covering up so you don't actually see the needle go in, I wasn't squeamish about it. Hopefully that will be the case with your wife. Even if you have to do all the care, it is definitely doable. I am single, so I did all care for my diabetic kitty, plus working full time, volunteer work, caring for another cat, etc. It really only takes a few minutes a day. What takes more time is all the reading and learning about diabetes! :smile:
 
well lucky... sort of i guess... is i have been dealing with it myself for a couple years.. but alli do is pop a pill 2x daily.
 
Hi Grimreefer,

I received your email this morning and sent it onto Jennifer (Tuckers Mom here), DCIN's Director of Case Management. If you don't hear back from her today, please email me again at Venita@dcin.info or her at Jennifer@dcin.info. We have a few 911 diabetic kitties we are dealing with right now. But it sounds like your cat also is a 911 situation.

Venita
 
Good luck to you and your kitty. Diabetes does not have to be a death sentence. It sounds like you are willing and able to help your kitty if you able to get some financial assistance. Please consider rehoming before putting her to sleep if treating at home doesn't seem possible.

As for your wife having a hard time with needles - I used to pass out at the sight of a needle before Smokey's diabetes. My vet told me to sit down 3 times during our initial consult on giving the shots because she was afraid I would pass out on her. Our first testing and shot.. oh yeah, that was a fun one that involved blood all over the kitchen cabinets and me laying on the couch until I had blood in my brain again. My hands would shake so bad I had a hard time getting the needle into her. Now giving shots is a snap. You learn and adapt to do what is right and best for your kitty.

All of those symptoms you describe are classic diabetic symptoms that can clear up with a good diet and insulin therapy. Some kitties can even become diet controlled after being really sick.

Many good wishes that your kitty is feeling better soon.
 
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