Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 My cousin has a cat that developed diabetes three years ago. She has been giving the cat insulin injects every morning. On Monday the cat had a seizure and my cousin brought it to the Vet. The Vet said the cat's diabetes was in remission and the seizure was caused by the insulin injection. One more reason to come back as a cat. You get nine lives, have someone to wait on you hand and foot (make that paw) and you get to sleep as 18 hours a day. <g> Ed from CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 My cousin has a cat that developed diabetes three years ago. She has been giving the cat insulin injects every morning. On Monday the cat had a seizure and my cousin brought it to the Vet. The Vet said the cat's diabetes was in remission and the seizure was caused by the insulin injection. One more reason to come back as a cat. You get nine lives, have someone to wait on you hand and foot (make that paw) and you get to sleep as 18 hours a day. <g> Ed from CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 My cousin has a cat that developed diabetes three years ago. She has been giving the cat insulin injects every morning. On Monday the cat had a seizure and my cousin brought it to the Vet. The Vet said the cat's diabetes was in remission and the seizure was caused by the insulin injection. One more reason to come back as a cat. You get nine lives, have someone to wait on you hand and foot (make that paw) and you get to sleep as 18 hours a day. <g> Ed from CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 << My cousin has a cat that developed diabetes three years ago. She has been giving the cat insulin injects every morning. >> Hi Ed, My cat has diabetes too. She has had it for two years and we give her shots twice a day. She would be dead by now if we didn't check her blood with the glucometer as she hypos often. Glad your cousin's cat is in remission...that's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 << My cousin has a cat that developed diabetes three years ago. She has been giving the cat insulin injects every morning. >> Hi Ed, My cat has diabetes too. She has had it for two years and we give her shots twice a day. She would be dead by now if we didn't check her blood with the glucometer as she hypos often. Glad your cousin's cat is in remission...that's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Sharon, I did a Google search under " cats AND diabetes " and found the following links that might be useful: web.vet.cornell.edu/Public/FHC/diabetes.html - Cornell University Feline Health Center www.petdiabetes.org - Home page for " Pets With Diabetes " www.vetinfo.com - " Dr. Mike " answers questions submitted by cat owners. You can read the answers for free, but you have to subscribe if you want to ask a question. Ed from CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 , I have a question about diabetic cats. My cat, Beavis, is fairly overweight (once, some neighbor kids taunted him saying he was the fattest cat in the world - poor little guy, fortunately he only understands english when I speak it) and like me, he carries most of his weight around his abdomen. He looks like a triangle, with a small head and body that gets bigger and bigger as it goes down. Anyway, my question is, are cats like humans in that the way weight is distributed may be an indicator of diabetes? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, because I don't want my Beavie to share the same fate as me. I asked my CDE about this, but I'm sure it was the first time she'd ever been asked that and didn't know the answer. The vet just says put him on a diet and he'll avoid the disease (of course, giving me this accusatory look like my fat self is overfeeding him because I certainly must have a problem with food control). Do you, or anyone reading this, know anything about weight distribution in cats? Is your cat like this? Sharon Olsen Research Associate Lexecon Inc *I would have made this instrumental but the words got in the way* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 , from your description he's probably at least insulin resistant. I'd speak to the vet, switch to a lower glycemic cat food (Iams weight loss, turq. bag), watch for excessive thirst, frequent urination and feed him way less. If he loses the excess weight, he may not develop diabetes. Barb < Anyway, my question is, are cats like > humans in that the way weight is distributed may be an indicator of > diabetes? I've been thinking about this a lot lately, because I don't want > my Beavie to share the same fate as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Thanks a lot Ed! I couldn't find any info about weight distribution on those sites, but I'm debating paying the fee to ask Dr. Mike the question. I'm going to do a little more research first. Thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time to do that for me! Sharon Olsen Research Associate Lexecon Inc *I would have made this instrumental but the words got in the way* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2002 Report Share Posted January 31, 2002 Re: Re: Cats & Diabetes << One more reason to come back as a cat. You get nine lives, have someone to wait on you hand and foot (make that paw) and you get to sleep as 18 hours a day. <g> >> I used to have a theory that cats we gods and that they created us to serve them. Lets see, we feed them. We give them water. When they're sick we pay money to get them taken care of. We cater to their wishes. And, we even take care of their poop. Yeah,. man is the superior animal alright. More seriously, my mother had a cat that developped diabetes. She managed to live a fair number of years with it, almost ten, until she passed away due to complications brought on by age and diabetes. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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