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Medication Schedules:
Insulin types, dosage amounts, dosing schedules

As a way to help illustrate the wide range of medication amounts feline diabetics use, we have listed some individual data. We are no longer collecting new data, but we will leave this data here for your information.

Cat Age (yrs) Weight Medication Type Dose Frequency* R=Regulated
U=Unregulated
Comments
Austin 13 11 lbs Humulin NPH 2 U pm Twice daily R  
Ripley 6 12.2 lbs Humulin NPH 4 Units Twice daily U  
Tigger 7 12.5 lbs Iletin I (beef & pork combo) 5 Units Twice Daily    
Bart 11 14 lbs Humulin U Insulin 12 Units PM Once Daily    
Kisa 14 11 lbs NPH Insulin 0.5 unit Twice Daily    
Phred Phillips 8.5 11.5 lbs NPH Insulin 8 units Twice Daily    
B.C. 10 11.1 lbs Ultralente Insulin 5 units Twice Daily    
Feets 11 8.2 lbs Combination Insulin Humulin Regular 1 unit & Ultralente 3 U Twice Daily    
Missy Kat 7.5 13 lbs Humulin Ultralente Insulin 13 units Once daily    
Whiskers Taylor 13 14 lbs Ultralente 14 units am/13 U pm Twice daily    
Dweezil> 9 15 lbs NPH Insulin 3 units Twice daily    
Tappers 15 10 lbs Iletin I Lente 3.25 units Twice Daily    
Dudley 8 17 Lente 100 Insulin 4 U Twice Daily    
Moses 15 11 lbs Humulin Ultralente 0.5 unit Twice Daily    
Sweetie 16 12 lbs Humulin Ultralente 5 units Twice Daily    
Wheezy 6 16 lbs Humulin NPH 12 units Twice Daily    
Zeus 16 9 lbs NPH insuline + glipizide 0.4 U + 1 tablet Shot once daily + 1/2 tablet 2x day    
Murray 2.5 16 lbs Insulin 8 units Twice daily    
Tabitha ? 11.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 7 units 3 units in am, 4 units in pm    
Cadbury 12 9 lbs Lente + Neutral mixed 70:30 66 IU's Twice daily (132 IU's total)   (has acromegaly)
MT 10 19.5 lbs Humulin N 3 U Once daily    
Spook 8 6 lbs Humulin U 6 U Once daily    
Emil 11 4.5 kg Insulin 401E/ml 8 Twice daily    
Rat 13 12 lbs PZI Insulin 5.5 PZI units/equiv.14 units microfine needle Once daily    
Simon 13.5 14 lbs Beef/Pork Lente 5 units Twice daily    
Brandi 1 7.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 7 units total 5 units morning / 2 units evening    
Pekoe 10 16 lbs Humulin Ultralente 10 units Twice daily    
Kurt 11 14 lbs Humulin NPH 7 units Twice daily    
Ginsburg 10 12 lbs Humulin Ultralente 8.5 units Once daily    
Scarlett 11 11.3 lbs Humulin Ultralente 3 units Once daily    
FB 7 13 lbs W/D Prescription diet 1 cup daily    
Casper 9 9 lbs Humulin U 9 units Once daily    
Floyd 11 11.5 lbs Iletin Lente + Gymnema, Chinese Herbs, Barley 9 units Twice daily    
Dido 6 12 lbs Ultralente Insulin 3 units Twice daily    
Jasper 6 16 lbs Humulin NPH 4 units Twice daily    
Ben 10.5 11.5 lbs Lente 6 U am/4 U pm Twice daily    
Sylvia 14 9 lbs NPH beef-pork Insulin 2.5 units twice daily    
Toonces 2.5 12.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 11 units once daily    
Button 13 3.2 kg ILETIN II LENTE PK 4 units once daily    
Cassidy 10 15 lbs Humulin Ultralente 6.5 units twice daily    
Jigsaw 1 9 lbs Humulin Ultralente 11 units twice daily    
Baby 13 10 lbs Humulin NPH Insulin 3 units twice daily    
Jake 11 18 lbs Humulin NPH 4 units twice daily    
Shmoo 6 13.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 6 units every 12 hours    
Woody 6 16 lbs Humulin Ultralente 15 units once daily    
Miss Kitty 12 8 lbs NPH ILETIN I 2 units twice daily    
Bodon 8 12.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 8 units 1x/day in evening    
Erin 5 9.8 lbs PZI 3 units Once daily    
Smokey 6 16.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 3 units Once daily    
Doc 12 15 lbs Humulin U mixed with ILetin R 22 units Twice daily    
Barney 15 12.5 lbs Humulin Ultralente 3.5 units Twice daily    
Jason 7 9 lbs Humulin L 2 units Twice daily    
Chance 3 18 lbs NPH Insulin 6 units Twice daily    
Anthony 8 21 lbs NPH Insulin 4 units Twice daily    
Pixel 8 7 lbs Lente Insulin 3 units Twice daily    
Batman 11 15.6 lbs Humulin U Ultralente 5 units Twice daily    
Rusty 8 18 lbs NPH ILETIN I 6 units Twice daily    
Hagar 12.5 19 lbs NPH Iletin 1 12 units Once daily    
Sebastian 11 11 lbs Caninsulin 2.5 units Twice daily    
Muffin 10 13 lbs PZI 3 units Twice daily    
Moochie 8.5 15.5 lbs Insulin - -    
Kermit 10 14 lbs U-100 17 units twice daily    
Yvette 12 8 lbs Humulin Ultralente 2 units twice daily    
Sarsha 9 12 lbs Lente Iletin I U-100 8 units twice daily    
Ellis Anne 11 9.5 lbs Humulin 4 units twice daily    
Butch 12 10 lbs Lente Iletin I 6 units once daily    
Mistletoe 11 12 lbs Humulin 4 units twice daily    
Becky 11 10.7 lbs Humulin NPH 8 units twicedaily    
Squeak 11 10.25 lbs Humulin Ultralente 4.5 U twice daily    
Meow 8 12 lbs Humulin NPH 10 U am/12 U pm twice daily    
Wanja 16 5.5 kg         Honeymoon since 1/98
Cinder ? 15 lbs Novolin NPH Insulin 5 U am/9 U pm twice daily   1/3 cup C. of W/D in the morning & at bedtime; 1 can of Iams for dinner
Nortie 12 16 lbs Humulin U 6.5 units twice daily    
Mr. Puff 11 6 lbs Iletin I 6 units once daily    
Misty 13 ? Diet only - -    
Lucky 14 26 lbs Lilly U-100 .1 cc once daily    
Spiro 11 14 lbs Lente Iletin I 3 U twice daily    
Reena 9 13 lbs PZI 2.4 - 2.8 U twice daily    
Oreo 12 4.0 kg humulin 100 3 U once daily    
Princess 11 8.4 lbs Humulin Ultralente 4 U twice daily    
Teddy 5 15 lbs Humulin Ultralente 7 U twice daily    
Nikki 7 7 lbs PZI 1.5 U once daily    
Lemmy ? ? Humulin Ultralente 6.5 U twice daily    
Crockett 12 12 Iletin II 6.5 U twice daily    
Ludwig 12.5 12 Insulin, type? 3 U twice daily    
Foxy 12 17 Humulin Ultralente 2 U twice daily    
Shadow 9.5 17 Humulin Ultralente 10 U once daily    
Sung 11 14 Insulin ? ?    
Maya 15 12 lbs Ultralente Insulin 4 U Twice daily    
Alexander 12 14 lbs Iletin I 4 U Twice daily    
EHO 15 4.8 kg PZI 5 U Once daily    
Franklin 9.5 14 lbs Humulin Ultralente 6.5 units Once daily   in late PM
Buttons 14+ 6.5 lbs Caninsulin 4 units Twice daily    
Boo-Boo 9 12.6 lbs ISO (Lilly brand) Insulin 2 units once daily    
Jezebel 2.75 9 lbs NPH Iletin I 2 units once daily    
Spider 18 13.5 lbs Humulin Lente 7 units @ 7am
1 U @ 10pm
twice daily R Has changed from NPH to Ultralente to Lente insulin
Pumpkin 13.5 8 lbs Iletin I Lente 2 units once daily    
Johann 12 12 lbs Humulin U 3.5 units twice daily    
DJ 6 13 lbs Humulin U 3 units twice daily    
Rocky 13 12 lbs PZI 5 units once daily   injection with breakfast
Kitty 6 10 lbs glipizide 5 mg once daily    
Zorro 12 10 lbs Iletin (Beef & Pork) 10 U twice daily    
Freeway 12 19.8 lbs beef/pork insulin 7 U twice daily    
Sammie 8 10.2 lbs Humulin Lente 5.5 units in AM
5.0 units in PM
twice daily    
BooBoo 8 18 lbs Humulin U 7 units twice daily    
Spot 13 11 lbs PZI 1.5 units once daily   glipizide pills 1.5 years, on insulin as of 3/98
Cashew 15 10 lbs Humulin N 11 units once daily    
Harimau 7 6.5 kg Caninsulin 8 units once daily   dose with breakfast
Isaac 13 12.1 lbs Humulin Ultralente 5 U am
2 U pm
twice daily   Doses @ 7:30 am and 6:30 pm
Soda 18 11.6 lbs Lente + Iletin I 7 U twice daily    
Cricket 10 12 lbs NPH Iletin 1 3 U once daily    
Baby 12.5 14 lbs Humulin Ultralente 5 U twice daily    
BooBoo 11 14 lbs Iletin NPH 22 U twice daily    
José Cochini 5 13.7 lbs Humulin Lente 4 U twice daily    
Teddy Kitwin 7 12.5 lbs PZI 3.5 U twice daily    
Maxine 12 13 lbs Ultralente 6.5 U total 3.5 in am; 3 in pm    
Ted E. Bear 8ish 9.9 lbs PZI 6 U total twice daily U  
Larry 10 9 lbs NPH Iletin I 1 U total twice daily    
Lord 13 14 lbs Humulin 2 U total twice daily    
Daisy 8 10 lbs Lente 5 U total twice daily   Dosed when she eats
Ollie 11 16.8 lbs Lente Iletin 5 U     BG-dependent: usually 5 units x2 daily
Pywacket 13 13 lbs reg/nph mix 5 U twice daily R Adding regular is already starting to give us much lower b/gs and increase duration.
Buddy 5 14 lbs PZI/reg mix 19 units U50 PZI & 1 unit U100 Regular twice daily R  
Dusty 11 12 lbs Glucotrol XL 20 mg twice daily U  
Dylan Thomcat 9.5 16.6 lbs Lente Iletin 1 6 U twice daily R  
Bud 9 18 lbs Humulin Lente 7.5 U twice daily R Very close to being regulated on this dosage
Chloe 8-11 (found as a stray) 8 lbs Humulin Ultralente 2 U twice daily R Dose changes regularly due to chronic low-grade pancreatitis
Foxy 12 17 lbs Ultralente 2 U twice daily R  
Paws 4 12 lbs NPH ILETIN 1 14 U once daily R New diabetic, dose increasing gradually. Urinalysis stick always been brown.
Herbie 8 6.7 lbs NPH 2.5 U twice daily - Herbie is newly diagnosed (Mon., 6/15/98), so dosage is not yet at fixed rate.
Casey 9 19 lbs NPH ILETIN 7 U twice daily R Having trouble getting regulated after several months
Figaro 14 12 lbs Humulin U 1 U twice daily R Switched to Humulin U from NPH
Lucy 5 12 lbs NPH Iletin I 2 U twice daily   Science Diet Light
Kiwi 9 13 lbs Lente 6 U twice daily R Diabetic for 2 years
Pookie 13 16 lbs Humulin 8 U twice daily R  
Dusky 10 8 lbs Humulin U 8 U once daily R Shot given with breakfast
Pippin 14 12.5 lbs Iletin I (Pork) 6 U twice daily R Dose at 7 A.M. and 7 P.M.
Darcy 8 13.8 lbs PZI 16 U twice daily R Have not had success with Humulin U nor PZI
Zach 9 19 lbs NPH 4 U twice daily R Diagnosed 7/17/98.


Last Updated on 8/01/01
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