Rufus the difficult.W

Discussion in 'Feline Health - (Welcome & Main Forum)' started by Bigred, Jul 12, 2015.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Bigred

    Bigred New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 12, 2015
    Hi

    My 13 year old Maine Coon, Rufus, loves being difficult. He's currently in his third session of diabetes, and he may be going into remission again as he had a hypo last night. To add to the fun he was recently diagnosed with kidney disease during a set of tests that showed that his diabetes had been under control for the past couple of months. So this change is new.

    He's on protaphane which I think is also called humulin.
     
  2. Larry and Kitties

    Larry and Kitties Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2009
    Using the term Humulin is a poor choice since Humulin is Eli Lilly's trade name for a family of inslus that range from the fast acting R insulin to the slower N/NPH insulin. There are combinations of N/NPH and R also available.
    Googling shows that protaphane is a N/NPH insulin. That is not the best for most cats since it only lasts 8-10 hours.
    What is the dose yo are giving and how often?
    What are you feeding?
    Most of us here test our cat's BG using a human BG meter.
     
  3. BJM

    BJM Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 6, 2010
    Since what you've got is similar to the Humulin/Novolin insulins, here is our guide for using them most effectively. Note that with this type of insulin, it is advised you test, feed, wait 30 minutes, then inject the insulin, to help buffer the fast drop in glucose caused by this type of insulin.
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page