Susan B
Member Since 2017
I posted this on Thursday 5/4
Hi everyone. My name is Susan and I own a cat that is 11 years old and just diagnosed with diabetes. A little history on Willie:
Too much anesthesia at neuter, so he is like a cerebral palsy patient. He cannot jump up and I fear he will fall if he does. He does not land on his feet if he does fall. He has had many mishaps during his years, but he is a wonderful little guy. He had high doses of steroids after his anesthesia event to help his brain.
He has consistently had an issue with throwing up after meals, so I switch it up quite often. He gets a lot of cooked meats (loves raw) and dry kibble. I have always fed him higher quality dry to get the most vitamins and minerals out of the amount that he eats. No corn or fillers if I can help it.
To the vet he went today to find out his glucose level was 490. They confirmed with a urine test. Bun elevated but creatinine is okay. No urinary infection.
He was given his first dose of Prozinc 2 units at the vets office but they had to force feed him prior.
Brought him home and he still does not want to eat. He has not eaten since 5/2. Needless to say, I am a bit worried about the 2 units of insulin and another in the morning if he won't eat. His weight is only 8.02 lbs. today. Yes, he is a small cat because of the initial event, but he is a bit thin right now.
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I returned to the vet on the 5th because Willie still wasn't eating. He had no insulin in the morning of the 5th, but alas when we started syringe feeding him in the evening, he started eating.
His BG was at 395 and they administered 2 units. They also gave him a shot of B12 and some anti-nausea.
Since then, Willie is doing great! He is bright eyed, acting much more normal and eating 1-3 cans of FF Pate a day. No kibble at all.
Because of the worry over the weekend of him going into hypo, I decided to cut the 2 units 2x/day to 1-1/2 2x/day. Steady as she goes and he is really doing great. I also realized that I changed his diet to low card and phosphorus as well and that needed to be taken into account. I think my decision to lower the does on my own was the right one.
I talked to the vets office today and they want me to wait the 2 weeks to do the curve test, which I would rather not. Instead, I would like to bring him in after work and have a quick BG test. In the meantime I am doing the 1-1/2 units 2x/day.
I am also letting him eat as much as he want up to 2-3 hours before injection time.
Just looking for any thought you all might have on this. I do realize that I need to start testing his levels myself, and it will come. In the meantime, do you think the dose I am giving is a safe one at this time?
Hi everyone. My name is Susan and I own a cat that is 11 years old and just diagnosed with diabetes. A little history on Willie:
Too much anesthesia at neuter, so he is like a cerebral palsy patient. He cannot jump up and I fear he will fall if he does. He does not land on his feet if he does fall. He has had many mishaps during his years, but he is a wonderful little guy. He had high doses of steroids after his anesthesia event to help his brain.
He has consistently had an issue with throwing up after meals, so I switch it up quite often. He gets a lot of cooked meats (loves raw) and dry kibble. I have always fed him higher quality dry to get the most vitamins and minerals out of the amount that he eats. No corn or fillers if I can help it.
To the vet he went today to find out his glucose level was 490. They confirmed with a urine test. Bun elevated but creatinine is okay. No urinary infection.
He was given his first dose of Prozinc 2 units at the vets office but they had to force feed him prior.
Brought him home and he still does not want to eat. He has not eaten since 5/2. Needless to say, I am a bit worried about the 2 units of insulin and another in the morning if he won't eat. His weight is only 8.02 lbs. today. Yes, he is a small cat because of the initial event, but he is a bit thin right now.
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I returned to the vet on the 5th because Willie still wasn't eating. He had no insulin in the morning of the 5th, but alas when we started syringe feeding him in the evening, he started eating.
His BG was at 395 and they administered 2 units. They also gave him a shot of B12 and some anti-nausea.
Since then, Willie is doing great! He is bright eyed, acting much more normal and eating 1-3 cans of FF Pate a day. No kibble at all.
Because of the worry over the weekend of him going into hypo, I decided to cut the 2 units 2x/day to 1-1/2 2x/day. Steady as she goes and he is really doing great. I also realized that I changed his diet to low card and phosphorus as well and that needed to be taken into account. I think my decision to lower the does on my own was the right one.
I talked to the vets office today and they want me to wait the 2 weeks to do the curve test, which I would rather not. Instead, I would like to bring him in after work and have a quick BG test. In the meantime I am doing the 1-1/2 units 2x/day.
I am also letting him eat as much as he want up to 2-3 hours before injection time.
Just looking for any thought you all might have on this. I do realize that I need to start testing his levels myself, and it will come. In the meantime, do you think the dose I am giving is a safe one at this time?
In the meantime, I'd work on home testing. Is there anything we can do to help you get started with that?
