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Caprice Stone

Caprice Stone

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instead, so here it goes:

Hi everyone, my name is Caprice and my cat's name is Willow. She's a 16 year old, medium haired cat with tabby markings. I just found this board and I'm hoping some of you will be able to give an opinion on our situation.

Willow was diagnosed with diabetes and a urinary track infection during the summer of 2016. At the time my vet said she was not a candidate for injections, because she's a very difficult cat. When at the vet she growls and screams, which stresses both if us out. She doesn't like me brushing her belly or her rear end/tail area, giving her daily injections and testing her levels are not likely to be any better. So basically I have just been feeding her a diabetic diet and that's been her only treatment. Not to mention I was poor at the time.

Fast forward to the summer if 2018 and a trip to the vet for treatment for another UTI. During this time she also had dental surgery and her sugar was checked. It was the lowest it had been but still high and my vet encouraged me to think about insulin treatment. I'm not sure why considering she was the one who originally told me it wasn't an option.

My question is if she is diabetic and her sugar is still high, why has she been fine for the last 2 & a half years on a diabetic diet only? I'm in a slightly better financial position than I was then (although not great) and I'm thinking of booking an appointment with my vet next week.

What do you think? Sorry for the long post. I'm hoping to learn a lot on this board in the future. I love my kitty very much and the thought of losing her makes me feel I'll.
 
Caprice Stone said:
Willow's last glucose test came in at 17.3 mmol/L. I have seen no issues. She's alert, doesn't seem to be drinking a lot and she pees twice a day. When she has an infection she pees 5 or 6 times a day. I feed her Fancy Feast pate only. She gets no dry food whatsoever. The only treat she gets is tuna on occasion. Well, I let her lick cheese off my fingers once in awhile. As for her coat, she looks great. I just wish she would let me brush her more. Sometimes I basically have to sit on her to get her rear end area. By the way I should also mention she cannot be fully examined at the vet without sedation. She's really difficult that way. Not sure why. I'm a cranky person, maybe she took on my personality

My question is if she is diabetic and her sugar is still high, why has she been fine for the last 2 & a half years on a diabetic diet only? I'm in a slightly better financial position than I was then (although not great) and I'm thinking of booking an appointment with my vet next week.
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Is good to know that there are not visible symptoms but she had 17.3 mmol/L even though she's getting low carb food which means that she does need insulin, her number was probably higher at the vet because of stress but still taking that into consideration that's a fairly high number, maybe last time the vet was hoping her blood glucose could come down with the proper diet which actually happens but it would appear that it was not enough in her case

You could try getting an urine sample at home and see if it comes out with glucose in her urine that will also give you an idea for that you can buy dipsticks at the pharmacy or on line (human ones are ok) , is not really a very precise test but you can then know that probably she's been over 11 for at least a few hours before she peed and that is usually a clear sign that her diabetes needs more treatment
 
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