JaniceandSpike
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Some furry boy didnt realize it was Caturday and thought we should wake up at 4:44. First he blurped two times someplace (sounded close) then started knocking things off my dresser and then stood on my bladder until I finally got up. Hes been tested, fed, shot and gone out to the porch for 3 minutes. His morning is complete.
We are oldtimers on this board. The summer of 07 I noticed Spike drinking and peeing a lot. At first I thought it was because it was a hot summer. He also was losing weight. He had gotten obese and was now looking thinner. I guess I was in denial because I didnt take him to the vet until the fall.
The first vet I took him to put him on vetsulin. I was shooting blind and bringing him in for a blood test once a week. He was always in the 500's. I went online and found this site and with the knowledge I found I decided to change vets, insulin and to an wet food diet. Still not knowing very much we started on pzi. This was my choice because thats what I saw others on. I think if I knew more before hand I would have started lantus to begin with. For us there was a lot of trial and error on pzi. After about a year with Jojos urging we switched to lantus. Spike always was a higher dose cat and has been in the 5 unit range for a long time. He doesnt have any other medical issues other than diabetes and a touch of arthritus. His last blood work results were the same or better than the previous year. I do give him and his sister mirilax mixed with his food every morning. This keeps things regular with both of them. My goal at first was for remission. I dont see that happening now with as much insulin that he needs. I always felt bad that he wasnt using less insulin..like it was a bad thing to need more. I would feel like a failure when he was in the pink. I remember sitting at the computer crying because I couldnt get his numbers down. Im all over that now and just happy hes with me after 2.5 years with this disease. I hope he has many many more years to come and I will give him as much insulin as he needs to keep him healthy and happy. So now Im going to hug both my kitties and tell them how happy I am that theyre with me...and give them a treat too.
We are oldtimers on this board. The summer of 07 I noticed Spike drinking and peeing a lot. At first I thought it was because it was a hot summer. He also was losing weight. He had gotten obese and was now looking thinner. I guess I was in denial because I didnt take him to the vet until the fall.
The first vet I took him to put him on vetsulin. I was shooting blind and bringing him in for a blood test once a week. He was always in the 500's. I went online and found this site and with the knowledge I found I decided to change vets, insulin and to an wet food diet. Still not knowing very much we started on pzi. This was my choice because thats what I saw others on. I think if I knew more before hand I would have started lantus to begin with. For us there was a lot of trial and error on pzi. After about a year with Jojos urging we switched to lantus. Spike always was a higher dose cat and has been in the 5 unit range for a long time. He doesnt have any other medical issues other than diabetes and a touch of arthritus. His last blood work results were the same or better than the previous year. I do give him and his sister mirilax mixed with his food every morning. This keeps things regular with both of them. My goal at first was for remission. I dont see that happening now with as much insulin that he needs. I always felt bad that he wasnt using less insulin..like it was a bad thing to need more. I would feel like a failure when he was in the pink. I remember sitting at the computer crying because I couldnt get his numbers down. Im all over that now and just happy hes with me after 2.5 years with this disease. I hope he has many many more years to come and I will give him as much insulin as he needs to keep him healthy and happy. So now Im going to hug both my kitties and tell them how happy I am that theyre with me...and give them a treat too.
