It turns out that we’ve had both bad news and good news on this Feline Friday regarding Duke and Silverman, our two diabetic boys.
The bad news is that Silverman had a hypoglycemic episode while boarding at VCA during our trip last week. His glucose level dropped dangerously low. His insulin dose was adjusted downward substantially, and he was sent home with strict instructions to monitor his blood glucose closely.
So the new routine is that I feed Duke and Silverman, wait about an hour, then have to get a blood sample (you have to stick a sharp thingie into their ears to get a small droplet of blood), always exciting. Then, based on the results, I’m supposed to adjust their insulin doses.
Both have been relatively stable for a couple of years, to the point that I have only done sporadic monitoring since last summer. But now the amazing thing (and the very good news) is that both need a much smaller insulin dose than they had previously required. I’m still trying to get the proper level so that they aren’t jumping up and down, but they’re getting half or less of the prior doses.
It’s hard to say what this means in the long run. Right now, though, it gives some more hope for both of them.
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I’ve been trying to get a few good pictures of my ONLY kitty and have come to the conclusion that IT”S REALLY HARD. I’m much more appreciative of how difficult it must be to get this many good pictures of your cats. Mahalo!
A few days ago I went to Ka Lae O Ke Alohi (He’eia State Park) just to hang out, walk around, enjoy the scenery. And as always, there were at least 50 cats — maybe 100 — in groups in various areas of the parking lot. I couldn’t tell whether any were diabetic, but all looked very needy. So Ian, anytime you want more cats you can easily get some on your way home from Safeway.
I am happy for the part with the good news, and I send my very best wishes to Duke and Silverman.
One of my male cats was diagnosed with diabetes just a few weeks ago. He is almost 10 years old. So far, giving him insulin has been a breeze. The harder part has been changing his diet.