Kelsey Coletta
Member Since 2022
Hi! I’m new to the forum but not to diabetes.
My cat (Koshka) was diagnosed in 2018 and has been on Lantus ever since. She’s currently stable on her dose of 0.25; most of her sugars are between 105-150 depending on the day but she has been doing pretty well.
She was a stray so I don’t know how old she is, but she’s approximately 11 years old. She’s always been very tiny; at her largest she was 10lbs and was overweight at that point. She lost some weight before her diagnosis but then her weight stabilized. She’s now looking thinner and I can feel her hip and shoulder bones. Her last vet visit was around 6 months ago and at that time she weight 7.1lbs.
I’m curious if there’s any way I can help her gain some weight? She does seem to have a never ending appetite and is always hunting for crumbs but again, she’s been stable on her prescription DM wet food and her insulin has decreased over time.
I’m hoping to reach out to her vet as well, I just hope they don’t want to see her yet because she’s a monster to bring there and it’s an all day affair. She hasn’t been displaying any other symptoms or anything abnormal. She is on 0.5 of fluoxetine daily, which she has been on for around 9 months.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you in advance!
My cat (Koshka) was diagnosed in 2018 and has been on Lantus ever since. She’s currently stable on her dose of 0.25; most of her sugars are between 105-150 depending on the day but she has been doing pretty well.
She was a stray so I don’t know how old she is, but she’s approximately 11 years old. She’s always been very tiny; at her largest she was 10lbs and was overweight at that point. She lost some weight before her diagnosis but then her weight stabilized. She’s now looking thinner and I can feel her hip and shoulder bones. Her last vet visit was around 6 months ago and at that time she weight 7.1lbs.
I’m curious if there’s any way I can help her gain some weight? She does seem to have a never ending appetite and is always hunting for crumbs but again, she’s been stable on her prescription DM wet food and her insulin has decreased over time.
I’m hoping to reach out to her vet as well, I just hope they don’t want to see her yet because she’s a monster to bring there and it’s an all day affair. She hasn’t been displaying any other symptoms or anything abnormal. She is on 0.5 of fluoxetine daily, which she has been on for around 9 months.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you in advance!
