Morning pre-shot and evening pre-shot blood sugar tests.
My beloved Gwyn passed away in February 2010, aged 20 years and 1 day, after five years as a diabetic. My sister's cat was just diagnosed and I'm...
My beautiful, beloved Gwyn was born 21 years ago today. She became diabetic in October 2004. Because of other health conditions, she was...
My personal opinions are: 1. The study used a combination tablet of B-6, B-9 and B-12. They have no follow-up studies yet as to whether the damage...
Hmm ... I'd actually be tempted to both oral methylcobalamin and injectible cyanocobalamin. Low B-12 can cause muscle weakness, which could be the...
Yep, exactly as Kath said: fur shots happen, skip it and move on. The reason is that you can never be absolutely positive that a little insulin...
I don't know if it'll help, but you may want to check out the poop chart here. Suggestions for pancreatitis: first off, review this post by vet...
I'd suggest taking Sam to your vet and asking for a kidney panel to be run. Many older cats have lower kidney function, which can lead to varying...
Welcome to you and your cat! This is absolutely the best place on the internet to help you take care of him. > He is thirteen years old and I...
If your cat has neuropathy, it may be difficult for them to get in / out of the litterbox, or it could be the the depth of the litter combined with...
I did this several times with PZI-Vet, and it should be fine.
Great big (((HUGS))) to both of you!
What they said up there ^^^ When you get back from your trip, come and ask us about using U-100 needles with U-40 insulin, but for now, just go with...
I'm sorry for this situation all around -- it can't be easy for any of you. Regarding the Lantus not working for very long, here's a sticky from the...
Can't help with the drug suggestions, sorry. For urine, however -- To clean urine from the floor, splash the urine with some white vinegar and...
It doesn't sound like hypoglycemia; how long ago was the last time you gave insulin? (Use a relative time, like "16 hours ago", not something like...
Hi Donva, and welcome -- I completely agree with the others that you should start home-testing your cat's blood sugar levels. You can find some...
My Gwyn had constipation issues since 1994 (constipating IBD and eventually megacolon), and was on lactulose for years and years and Miralax for a...
Poor Todd! Since Todd's having hypoglycemia, I would encourage you to do the following: 1. refresh yourself on the symptoms and treatment of...
Two things come to mind. The first possibility is ketones / diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Ketones are a not-common but still possible side effect of...
