Feline "Honeymoon"
Periods
Many cats experience a period of time where they no longer need insulin.
This treatment free period is referred to as the "honeymoon."
For your information, the following data illustrates the range of honeymoon
experiences your cat may experience. As of August 2001, we are not adding
any new data. Thanks!
Cat |
Date of Diagnosis |
"Honeymoon" started |
"Honeymoon" ended |
Preceding Hypoglycemic Event? |
Comments |
Austin |
May 1996 |
July 1996 |
Dec 1996 |
yes |
- |
Muffler |
April 1996 |
April 1997 |
Nov 1997 |
yes |
- |
Sweetie |
Sept 1992 |
Oct 1992 |
Oct 1993 |
? |
first one was as long as a year, and the second lasted
for months |
Zeus |
Jan 1994 |
Nov 1994 |
Oct 1995 |
yes |
- |
Rusty |
Nov 1996 |
Mar 1997 |
continues |
yes |
Weight dropped from 12 to 6.5 lbs; once off the insulin
he slowly started to gain weight & currently weighs 8 lbs.- |
Whiskers |
Oct 1996 |
June 1997 |
continues |
yes |
Complicated by pancreatitis |
Simon |
March 1996 |
May 1997 |
June 1997 |
no |
- |
McNugget |
Dec 1996 |
April 1997 |
June 1997 |
yes |
- |
Binkley |
Aug 1995 |
Oct 1995 |
continues |
yes |
Diabetes was due to corticosteroids |
Rue |
July 1997 |
Aug 1997 |
continues |
no |
11/97: received results from her latest blood work
(glucose curve & fructosamine test) & she is still doing
just fine. |
Kublai |
Oct 1996 |
Mar l997 |
continues |
? |
1/98: initial onset of diabetes followed 9 months
of steroid injections (1 every 3 months) for eosinophilic granulosa;
steroid injections stopped after onset of diabetes |
Neks |
Jan 94 |
Sept 94 |
1/98 |
yes |
Passed away suddenly on 1/28/98, shortly after becoming
diabetic again |
EHO |
Dec 97 |
Jan 98 |
continues |
yes |
- |
Beardsley |
May 97 |
Jun 97 |
Jan 98 |
no |
- |
Wally |
May 97 |
Jan 97 |
Oct 97 |
yes |
- |
Wally |
June 96 |
Jan 98 |
Jan 98 |
yes |
- |
Melissa |
Mar 89 |
Jul 95 |
Dec 97 |
no |
To Rainbow Bridge 12/97 |
DJ |
Oct 97 |
Feb 98 |
Feb 98 |
yes |
- |
Sam |
Oct 97 |
Feb 98 |
continues |
no |
- |
Tabitha |
Feb 98 |
Feb 98 |
continues |
no |
- |
Lincoln |
Dec 97 |
Feb 98 |
continues |
no |
no hypo episode because of home BG monitoring |
Harry |
Jan 98 |
Jan 98 |
continues |
yes |
- |
Wanja |
Jan 98 |
Jan 98 |
continues |
yes |
- |
Morris |
July 93 |
Nov 96 |
continues as of 4/98 |
no |
- |
Trotsky |
Jan 98 |
Jan 98 |
continues as of 5/98 |
yes |
- |
Sassy |
Mar 98 |
Apr 98 |
continues as of 5/98 |
yes |
age 5 years |
Harimau |
Jan 98 |
June 98 |
continues as of 5/98 |
no |
|
Circles |
Jan 98 |
May 98 |
Jul 98 |
yes |
|
Freddie |
Feb 98 |
Jul 98 |
continues as of 7/98 |
yes |
|
Jake |
Aug 97 |
Aug 98 |
continues as of 7/98 |
yes |
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Last Updated on 8/01/01
By Rebecca A. Price
Email: meddata@pricemd.com
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