Our beloved Gradycat has left us this Christmas, bereft and heartbroken. After successfully getting him OTJ a couple of months ago, he suddenly began...
I have checked out the site and applied to join the support group, thanks.
Never actually talked to the vet, just their assistant. But no, no mention was ever made of getting Grady more fluids.
Finally got the full lab results from the vet and managed to incorporate it into Grady's spreadsheet along with the food that makes up his diet now....
Went out and got all the food on the list that I could find that was under 200 for phosphorous. Do you know if the aluminum hydroxide is something...
That is a lot to take in. So the first step seems to be to get the actual lab results. The whole conversation took place with the vet's assistant...
So, since Grady went OTJ last week we took him to the vet to get a full blood panel and urinalysis done. The good news was that his glucose levels...
Two weeks and a day without Insulin! It's going to feel weird now, not having to test Grady's blood twice a day. But I'm sure it's a relief for him,...
It's official. Last reading was 77 at PM. Now off to a vet visit on Saturday. I'll take a reading beforehand so I'll have that as ammo if they come...
Thanks to everyone that guided us through this strange new world of feline diabetes. I can't believe we managed to get Grady off of insulin within 3...
Yeah, I definitely won't be changing his food regimen. He'll be eating the low carb, low phosphorous wet food for the rest of his life. The vet has...
Since it looks like Grady is about to come through the other side of the OTJ trial period without any issues, what are the next steps? Do I continue...
Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for! I'm sure Grady will be relieved to get stabbed less often.
Thanks! Hopefully I can get some advice on how to proceed. Normally he would have had his shot by now.
So, this is the 7th consecutive day that Grady has been between 40 & 130 on his lowered dose of .1u. If I understand correctly, now I'm supposed to...
I think I can manage that. I'll give it a shot (hah!) tonight. He pretty much already gets small snacks a couple of times per day, depending on who's...
So, it's actually been over a week since we dropped Grady's insulin dosage down to .25u and he's been holding pretty steady. Any "spikes" have only...
After yet another week of very steady numbers, I'm thinking it's time for another dose reduction. This time down to .25u. We haven't had a...
Okay, will do. Funny, I used to hope for numbers in the high 200s, now I get a little freaked out if he goes over 100!
So, as we approach the second week in a row of BG numbers between 40 and 130, should we be considering another dosage decrease (down to .5 u), or...
