Hi All, I've recently posted about needing advice on hypoallergenic food for a food trial, due to my boy Murphy struggling with allergies and...
Hi All, I really would appreciate some advice. Feeling caught between a rock and a hard place. My 13 year old boy Murphy has been doing pretty...
Today my lovely boy has been diagnosed with pancreatitis, after a night of being sick and reacting to a new food I'd introduced. The vets are kindly...
Hi, I'm wondering if my Murphy has good allergies. Short of carrying out a skin biopsy to try and determine what is adding to hisitching, can anyone...
Hi everyone, So, with the 14th day of my boy being caninsulin free and a bg reading of 4.2, I can finally say he's :otj::):cat: I'm over the moon,...
Hi everyone, I'd be very grateful for some advice regarding being otj. At how many days without insulin is it classed that a cat is officially otj?...
Hi Everyone, My boy is doing really well with his blood glucose levels. However the capacity of his bladder would lead you to believe he's a small...
Apologies my ss isn't clear. Murphy has always tended to drop bg post caninsulin very sharply and rapidly, typically reaching Nadal at +3hrs. This...
Hi everyone, He would normally be having 0.5u caninsulin. Shall I wait and test BG again? Or give him a smaller dose, 0.25u? Many thanks! Amy (and...
Hi everyone, I've posted before about my recently diagnosed cat also struggling with an awful mite allergy. Poor Murphy has been in an e-collar for a...
Hi everyone, Murphy crashed a couple of days ago (down to 3.5) and he's bounced since. However I took his amps at 6.55am and it was 10.2. Given him...
Hi everyone, It's 3.5 hours post insulin and my boy's blood sugar has dropped to 3.5. His Nadal point is usually about 4 hours post injection. I'm...
I'm very lucky as Murphy is incredibly relaxed and easy going. In the past few weeks I've given him insulin, he's not noticed that I've injected. I'm...
Hi everyone, My boy has had mild symptoms of neuropathy for a while. Mainly a very occasional shake when he puts weight on his left front paw when...
Apologies I've not managed to plot Murphy's curves yet - though I'm going to have a child free morning, so I should be able to. It's twelve hours...
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a quandary and would appreciate anyone sharing their experience of Atopica and/or Prednisolone with their diabetic cat....
Hi All, Today I'm completing Murphy's second curve. He's still spiking and bouncing, but at least he's responding to the insulin. However, if...
Hi Everyone, I'm interested to know how often people check BG. Before every injection? Before every injection and at Nadal point? Every day or...
Do many people use the lancets on their own, without the use of a punch machine? Is is relatively easy to do or can you cause more damage to the...
Hi everyone, Somebody at some point mentioned that cheaper strips can be used for the alphatrak 2 monitor. I've looked through threads and simply...