Vet and Emergency Clinic recommendations

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Cuddle Furry

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Hello, Anyone have good resources of a Vet and Emergency clinic in Omaha, NE? I been going to the Pet Clinic on 2509 S 140th Cir, Omaha, NE 68144. They have multiple Vets but I mainly work with Jennifer Osterholm. She is nice but does recommend Purina dry food and says do testing once a week. I don't follow that and give wet food and test daily before insulin at a minimum. She referred me to a specialist at VCA Midwest Veterinary
9706 Mockingbird Dr, Omaha, NE 68127. My Cat Oscar didn't need an emergency clinic but just wanted to see if she had some better advice. It was similar advice and even shocking to find out she thinks my Cat is overweight. He went from 20 lbs to 11 and now in the 12 range. Everything tells me he is 2 lbs underweight.

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Rockbrook Animal Clinic better at diabetes care on 2814 S 107th Ave, Omaha, NE 68124? Also, Do you know an emergency clinic if needed Oscar having a low blood sugar issue etc? Trying to plan things out. I think Oscar is doing good with home care. Trying the best I can with bad medical advice from Vets. Been listening to the Feline Diabetes facebook group and here.
Thank you,
 
Looking at the SS are you able to get any tests in during the pm cycle? Even a before bed test is good data. At the moment we have no idea what happens in the pm cycle and many cats drop lower at night. Also if you are able to get some more tests in during the cycles of the am cycle. Levemir dosing is based on the nadir or the lowest point in the cycle. It looks like you are changing doses based on the preshot BG.
If you post daily on the Lantus and Levemir page you will get excellent advice daily.
I see you said you have been listening to the f.b Page. They are not supposed to give any dosing advice at all, but we can certainly do so here.
 
I hope someone else can back me up on this. If there's a typical Big Huge Corporation that's only in it for the money its VCA. They have 130 clinics in Canada and over 800 in the US. Yes it's good business to buy in bulk and for three clinics to share an MRI when one alone could not do it but shiny toys doesn't mean you care. If you've had a good experience at one please share but mine have been awful.
Laugh now but this will be the business model within five years. Remember when we all laughed at the idea of buying fruits and vegetables at Walmart?
This is a touchy subject with me, I've had an inept tech murder a cat overnight, another that died on the waiting room floor because I couldn't find the receptionist (then why is it called Emergency?) and they told us our dog had cancer and wouldn't live to Christmas. She lived well over a year past that, it was a stomach cyst. Sorry for the outburst.
 
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