Hroswitha
Member Since 2011
My sugar kitty, Yemala, was diagnosed in 2006 and given 2 years to live. Her bgs on the day of her diagnosis were above 500. With a lot of work and support from this community, she went into remission in one month and has only had one recurrence when a vet put her on steroids for an ear infection. She beat that one, too, and was off the Lantus in 3 weeks.
We had a scare in December. Little kitty woke me at 5 AM and her head was - for lack of a better word - bobbling. She couldn't hold it still. She was staggering, unable to control her hind legs well. I assumed it was a low sugar incident (although she hasn't been on insulin since 2011) and fed her some honey, followed by a lot of higher carb food than she normally gets. By noon, she was her usual self with no sign of trauma. A followup vet visit found no signs of a stroke or epilepsy, she was responsive and energetic, and completely herself.
Lately, though, we've seen some gradual signs of problems. Mala will be 16 in June, and she's showing signs of possible incontinence. Every morning, to make sure she has privacy and time to eat all her food (we have younger cats who crowd her out otherwise), and to keep her from eating the higher carb food they get, we lock her into a bedroom. Except we discovered that she was pooping and pissing all over the wood floors there. Not a good scene. We tried feeding her in the bathroom, but she refuses to eat in there. This morning, she received her meal in my son's bedroom, and she soaked some of the cushions under his bed when she finished.
Her urinary output is normal - correct amount, right color and consistency. No signs of blood or pus. We've found no lakes of urine in the cat boxes that would point toward renal failure. She drinks an appropriate amount of water, but gets most of her liquid from her food.
Her poop is comparatively small and compact, dark brown, sticky but not watery. It doesn't smell odd for poop, and is remarkably easy to clean up (the benefits of the food she eats).
She has also recently taken to demanding an extra snack mid-day, around noon to 1 PM. I checked her bgs today at 1 and she was down to 73. If she is having drops in her glucose levels, this would be a sign of it. She's becoming hypoglycemic, I think. She was given some white meat chicken, and is currently trapping my left arm as I attempt to type this.
Throughout everything, she doesn't show signs of pain or discomfort. She's highly interactive, demands attention, even plays when we are exercising the younger cats. Her character hasn't shifted at all.
Has anyone ever seen a hypoglycemic cat who is NOT on insulin who pees and poops inappropriately with no signs of medical conditions? Is there anything I can do about this?
Thanks again, all.
We had a scare in December. Little kitty woke me at 5 AM and her head was - for lack of a better word - bobbling. She couldn't hold it still. She was staggering, unable to control her hind legs well. I assumed it was a low sugar incident (although she hasn't been on insulin since 2011) and fed her some honey, followed by a lot of higher carb food than she normally gets. By noon, she was her usual self with no sign of trauma. A followup vet visit found no signs of a stroke or epilepsy, she was responsive and energetic, and completely herself.
Lately, though, we've seen some gradual signs of problems. Mala will be 16 in June, and she's showing signs of possible incontinence. Every morning, to make sure she has privacy and time to eat all her food (we have younger cats who crowd her out otherwise), and to keep her from eating the higher carb food they get, we lock her into a bedroom. Except we discovered that she was pooping and pissing all over the wood floors there. Not a good scene. We tried feeding her in the bathroom, but she refuses to eat in there. This morning, she received her meal in my son's bedroom, and she soaked some of the cushions under his bed when she finished.
Her urinary output is normal - correct amount, right color and consistency. No signs of blood or pus. We've found no lakes of urine in the cat boxes that would point toward renal failure. She drinks an appropriate amount of water, but gets most of her liquid from her food.
Her poop is comparatively small and compact, dark brown, sticky but not watery. It doesn't smell odd for poop, and is remarkably easy to clean up (the benefits of the food she eats).
She has also recently taken to demanding an extra snack mid-day, around noon to 1 PM. I checked her bgs today at 1 and she was down to 73. If she is having drops in her glucose levels, this would be a sign of it. She's becoming hypoglycemic, I think. She was given some white meat chicken, and is currently trapping my left arm as I attempt to type this.
Throughout everything, she doesn't show signs of pain or discomfort. She's highly interactive, demands attention, even plays when we are exercising the younger cats. Her character hasn't shifted at all.
Has anyone ever seen a hypoglycemic cat who is NOT on insulin who pees and poops inappropriately with no signs of medical conditions? Is there anything I can do about this?
Thanks again, all.
