Re: Re: LF - Diabetic cats

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deliamesser wrote:

> >

> > I was wondering how much trouble taking care of a diabetic cat

> would

> > be. I assume it varies as it does with a human.

> >>>>>>>>>>>

>

> I have a diabetic cat. He was diagnosed last month and had BG in the

> 500s.

But, what is the normal reading for a cat? Is it the same as a human or

different?

> He's currently on two shots of NPH a day at 8:30 am and pm,

> and his numbers are slowly coming down. He had lost weight (he's a

> very large Maine Coone cat) - from about 21 lbs to 16 lbs in 2 months

> which I noticed all of a sudden, and was at first put on diabetes

> food - high protein/high fat " CAtkins " diet. That didn't lower his

> numbers enough and he got sleepy and groggy and very hungry and

> thirsty.

>

Sounds like very high BGs there.

> He's in great shape now, doing well, and giving him the shots is a

> breeze. Most of the time he barely registers that it's being done.

> I do it when he's eating (I free feed my cats, and now they're all on

> CAtkins). The hardest part is dealing with the NPH - shaking it and

> mixing it and loading the syringe. He takes five units twice a day.

>

Where do you Shoot him? In the back or on the belly or elsewhere?

> Tomorrow he goes to get his BG tested in the morning and then in the

> afternoon to see if this latest dose adjustment has done the job.

> I've read online that it's possible to test the BG at home, but can't

> quite bring myself to try it - it involves poking the ear or the paw

> pad - and while this cat is very good natured - that might push him

> over the edge.

>

> I'd say don't let the cat being diabetic scare you - it can be well

> controlled and the cat can live a long healthy life.

>

\It doesn'tscare me. It was just brought to my attention again recently

so I thought I'd ask.

> Delia

>

Chris

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Not as bad as Siamese-if-you-please, surely.

Re: LF - Diabetic cats

Minnie was a calico

(white-black-red cat, all calicos are female, just like 99% of red

cats like " " are male) and both vets- the one in NY, and the

one here in Florida, both said calico cats tend to have " distinctive "

(actually the one in NY said demented- thanks Dr Terry!)

personalities.

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, Bruce wrote:

> Not as bad as Siamese-if-you-please, surely.

>

We are Siamese if you please

We are Siamese if you don't please

We are from a residence of Siam

There is no finer cat than I am

Do you see that thing swimming round and round

Maybe we can reach on in and make it drown

If we sneaking up upon it carefully

There will be head for you and a tail for me

We are Siamese if you please

We are Siamese if you don't please

Now we're looking over our new domisile

If we like we stay for maybe quite a while

Meow.......here kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty

Do you hear what I hear a baby cry

Where we finding baby there's milk near by

And if we look in baby buggy there could be

Plenty of milk for you and also some for me

We are Siamese if you please

We are Siamese if you don't please

Now we're looking over our new domisile

If we like we stay for maybe quite a while

We are Siamese if you please

We are Siamese if you don't please

We are from a residence of Siam

There is no finer cat than I am

There is no finer cat than I am

There are no finer cats than we am

[Guest guest]

HAHAHAH

I sang this in gradeschool....

I love that movie!

Angelia in OR

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From: " Chringle "

>

> , Bruce wrote:

>

> > Not as bad as Siamese-if-you-please, surely.

> >

>

>

> We are Siamese if you please

> We are Siamese if you don't please

> We are from a residence of Siam

> There is no finer cat than I am

>