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My cat Lulu started insulin on the evening of 12/11/2024, the Basaglar.
Here is her spreadsheet with numbers, insulin started the evening of 12/11/2024 so please keep that in mind when reviewing. Link to Google spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...0BlutyK1WLKJvzS-FsGlY0483UdpoN9UbIXpj/pubhtml
We have increased her dosage a little over time as we are still getting higher readings. I'm not sure if she needs more insulin, or a different insulin, or something else at this point. What complicates things a little is I don't fully trust her current vet and am in search of a new one to get Lulu established with, someone who is more familiar with best practices for feline diabetes and more up-to-date. Some guidance initially given by her vet is concerning (prescribing Bexacat when Lulu had elevated ketones, so I had to push and push to say no on that, then wanting to go to caninsulin right away for insulin instead of the insulins out there that are less rough on cats, etc.).
Also, overall she's been lethargic with her breathing sounding a little louder than usual when resting. She does still get up to move around the house, just not as much or for as long. She's had diarrhea on and off a few times over the past 5 days or so. She was having diarrhea right at the beginning of January but thought it was due to a food change so we stopped the switch to the new food (we were giving the Wysong epi 90 a chance with a slow transition) and the diarrhea seemed to resolve (or so we thought). Her appetite has stayed normal and she is still getting most of her normal intake of water throughout the day (I've had to start adding a little extra water to her wet food to try to keep her hydrated). I believe she has lost some weight recently. She's hard to weigh as she won't stay still when I hold her, but on Jan 2nd she was somewhere between 12.6 and 13.0 pounds. Yesterday 1/14 she was somewhere between 11.2 and 12 pounds. When she was diagnosed as diabetic back in mid-November 2024 she was 11.4 pounds (after being 12-13 pounds and up prior to having signs of being diabetic--she was overweight previously!). So weight has done a decrease, increase, and decrease again.
I guess my main questions are where to go from here with her insulin dosing? More insulin, or a switch to a different type?
And should I be worried about pancreatitis? With the lethargy, louder breathing at times, diarrhea on and off, and continued elevated blood glucose, it's been on my mind. I previously had a sugar cat named Prince who passed away back in Feb 2023 and had battled pancreatitis a few times, so this isn't my first rodeo unfortunately.
If this thread can only focus on one side (insulin) or the other (questioning if possible pancreatitis), please let me know. My big question for the forum is regarding insulin as I will take her to the vet if she doesn't improve or gets worse (but again, have historically hard a somewhat difficult time with this vet and trusting their instructions with Lulu's diabetes--it's a lot to get into on this post).
My cat Lulu started insulin on the evening of 12/11/2024, the Basaglar.
Here is her spreadsheet with numbers, insulin started the evening of 12/11/2024 so please keep that in mind when reviewing. Link to Google spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...0BlutyK1WLKJvzS-FsGlY0483UdpoN9UbIXpj/pubhtml
We have increased her dosage a little over time as we are still getting higher readings. I'm not sure if she needs more insulin, or a different insulin, or something else at this point. What complicates things a little is I don't fully trust her current vet and am in search of a new one to get Lulu established with, someone who is more familiar with best practices for feline diabetes and more up-to-date. Some guidance initially given by her vet is concerning (prescribing Bexacat when Lulu had elevated ketones, so I had to push and push to say no on that, then wanting to go to caninsulin right away for insulin instead of the insulins out there that are less rough on cats, etc.).
Also, overall she's been lethargic with her breathing sounding a little louder than usual when resting. She does still get up to move around the house, just not as much or for as long. She's had diarrhea on and off a few times over the past 5 days or so. She was having diarrhea right at the beginning of January but thought it was due to a food change so we stopped the switch to the new food (we were giving the Wysong epi 90 a chance with a slow transition) and the diarrhea seemed to resolve (or so we thought). Her appetite has stayed normal and she is still getting most of her normal intake of water throughout the day (I've had to start adding a little extra water to her wet food to try to keep her hydrated). I believe she has lost some weight recently. She's hard to weigh as she won't stay still when I hold her, but on Jan 2nd she was somewhere between 12.6 and 13.0 pounds. Yesterday 1/14 she was somewhere between 11.2 and 12 pounds. When she was diagnosed as diabetic back in mid-November 2024 she was 11.4 pounds (after being 12-13 pounds and up prior to having signs of being diabetic--she was overweight previously!). So weight has done a decrease, increase, and decrease again.
I guess my main questions are where to go from here with her insulin dosing? More insulin, or a switch to a different type?
And should I be worried about pancreatitis? With the lethargy, louder breathing at times, diarrhea on and off, and continued elevated blood glucose, it's been on my mind. I previously had a sugar cat named Prince who passed away back in Feb 2023 and had battled pancreatitis a few times, so this isn't my first rodeo unfortunately.
If this thread can only focus on one side (insulin) or the other (questioning if possible pancreatitis), please let me know. My big question for the forum is regarding insulin as I will take her to the vet if she doesn't improve or gets worse (but again, have historically hard a somewhat difficult time with this vet and trusting their instructions with Lulu's diabetes--it's a lot to get into on this post).
Especially since she really doesn't like it.