Does Anyone Have A Diabetic Cat?

[whippynit]

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Hi all,

Just wondered if any peeps have or have had a cat with diabetes? My lovely black moggy Tink has just been diagnosed and my vets told me i need to inject him twice daily with insulin and he needs to have blood tests every week for approx a month to monitor his sugar levels and then if all is going well just have the tests every 3months.

So.. i was just wondering if any one has had the same probs and how their cat responded to treatment, etc etc :thumbsup:

 

[Juley]

Awwww, Lisa, I have no advice but wanted to wish you well with him. Poor Tink. I am sure he will do well though, :huggles:

 

[whippynit]

Awwww, Lisa, I have no advice but wanted to wish you well with him. Poor Tink.  I am sure he will do well though,  :huggles:

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Thanks Juley :huggles: I do hope so, Ive had him since 7wks old from a farm :wub: He's 7yrs now so still quite young for a cat. I think half of the battle for most peeps would be injecting them but im sure i wont have a problem with that as he's such a softie. He even enjoyed having a blood test the other day :wacko:

 

[NickyVN]

Hi. I'm a vet nurse working in practice so hope I can help. Most cats diagnosed that young in life tend to be overweight, so if he is overweight best to try to slim him down. Also establish a set feeding regime, there are special diets that may help regulate his blood sugars more easily but as a general rule most do better away from pouches etc as they are quite high in sugars. They usually do best on a dry food diet, but stability is main thing - same each day. It does not matter too much whether your cat eats 2 meals a day or is a grazer. If he is a grazer he will feel hungry when his blood sugar drops anyway so they can stabilise either way. Get your regime set, try to aim for 12 hours between injections or as close as possible. If there are a few people in your house make sure you know who is responsible for what.

If he is overweight and slims down some cats can cope without insulin - so bear this in mind. Most cats do really well, and they don't seem to have the added complication of diabetic cataracts that dogs do. His drinking is important - any increase may signify a problem of him becoming unstable. Also worth keeping some honey in the cupboard in case he goes too low. He doesnt hare to eat - it can be absorbed through the gums. If he foes low he will become staggery, confused, vocalising etc, progressing to collapse but this is quite unusual. Hope this helps and an questions feel free to pm me.

 

[whippynit]

Hi. I'm a vet nurse working in practice so hope I can help. Most cats diagnosed that young in life tend to be overweight, so if he is overweight best to try to slim him down. Also establish a set feeding regime, there are special diets that may help regulate his blood sugars more easily but as a general rule most do better away from pouches etc as they are quite high in sugars. They usually do best on a dry food diet, but stability is main thing - same each day. It does  not matter too much whether your cat eats 2 meals a day or is a grazer. If he is a grazer he will feel hungry when his blood sugar drops anyway so they can stabilise either way. Get your regime set, try to aim for 12 hours between injections or as close as possible. If there are a few people in your house make sure you know who is responsible for what.If he is overweight and slims down some cats can cope without insulin - so bear this in mind. Most cats do really well, and they don't seem to have the added complication of diabetic cataracts that dogs do. His drinking is important - any increase may signify a problem of him becoming unstable. Also worth keeping some honey in the cupboard in case he goes too low. He doesnt hare to eat - it can be absorbed through the gums. If he foes low he will become staggery, confused, vocalising etc, progressing to collapse but this is quite unusual. Hope this helps and an questions feel free to pm me.

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Thank you so much. Sending you a pm :thumbsup:

 

[weathergirls]

one of my dogs was recently diagnosed with diabetus she's 10 yr old and had to have twice daily injections was terrified at the thought of having to do these but it was easy she has made a full recovery and is no longer on insulin

just remember to be regular with the injections and always after food not before

Annies diabetus was brought on due to a pancrass infection hence her recovery once this had cleared up :luck:

 

[kirsty]

Good luck with Tink :huggles: :luck: Hope all is going ok?

One of my cat's took really ill a few months ago and she had to go to the emergency vet's and when they done blood tests, her levels were sky high and thought she was going to need insulin shots for diabetes and I was dreading it. However by the morning all her levels were back to being ok and it turned out she had a terrible virus, don't know how she picked the virus up as she is a housecat :blink: Poor soul is having to have a dental in a couple of weeks and a few teeth extracted, she's not the luckiest cat in the world when it comes to her health bless her