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Cat diabetes
What is the largest safe dose of insulin for a 12 pound cat with diabetes and cushing's disease?
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Good to "see" you again. You did good to give Tink those extra years.
Our Hildiekatt lost her battle this year, too. The diabetes had gone into remission, however, she developed intestinal lymphoma and we sent her to that beautiful meadow at the foot of the rainbow in June, 2 years after her sister was sent for the same illness.
Our Hildiekatt lost her battle this year, too. The diabetes had gone into remission, however, she developed intestinal lymphoma and we sent her to that beautiful meadow at the foot of the rainbow in June, 2 years after her sister was sent for the same illness.
Hi again, Thx you for the very informative reply, I'm sure Tuxiesmom will find that very helpful, as will others who search the site looking for answers.
I'm so sorry little Tink lost her long battle, she put up a brave fight to stay wth you as long as she could. Wth your wonderful care and love she managed a good life for 3 yrs longer than was expected....that's fantastic!!
The only thing I guestion is yr use of friskies, while any canned food is much preferred over dry, I have never read any evidence in favor of this brand, nor have I ever seen evidence that it's low in carbs, can I ask you where you found such info?
Again Thx for your post....and RIP little Tink:(
I'm so sorry little Tink lost her long battle, she put up a brave fight to stay wth you as long as she could. Wth your wonderful care and love she managed a good life for 3 yrs longer than was expected....that's fantastic!!
The only thing I guestion is yr use of friskies, while any canned food is much preferred over dry, I have never read any evidence in favor of this brand, nor have I ever seen evidence that it's low in carbs, can I ask you where you found such info?
Again Thx for your post....and RIP little Tink:(
I forgot to mention food for Tuxie. We were advised only canned low carb food. No dry food. I found a list comparing different brands. We stayed with Friskies canned, easiest to find nearby and not overly expensive. We fed only after her shot. She easily learned the routine ... Jump up on the dryer and start eating bowl of food, gave the shot (not on the neck but a certain area on the side) mornings one side and evenings the other side, then down on the floor to finish eating. She was so good about it. I imagine Tuxie must be black with cute white markings.
As you have probably found out, cushings is extremely rare in cats. I hope you have a good vet. Our Tink was first diagnosed with diabetes, then a while later tested for cushings. The diabetes, as I understand, is often triggered by the cushings. Either way, we had started insulin twice a day and had decided we would continue as long as she was a happy cat. Vitamins and glucosamine tablets seemed to help. We gave her FortiFlora, a powder in a packet, for diahrrea as needed. Problems from the cushings disease are unpredictable and different for each cat. This site was very helpful and you will find other owners that reached out to help and provide encouragement (lynn12358 and opus88).
Tink had all the common symptoms...enormous belly, lots of hair loss, extreme thirst and appetite, weak and thin legs, diarrhea once in a while, occasional litter box accidents. We used a Lantus Solarstar pen with human insulin and she didn't mind at all. We treated other things as they came up, growths, bulging eye, abcess in her mouth. Sedation was needed once and she barely recovered from that. We bought stairs for the bed when her legs got too weak to jump. Through it all she was a very loving pet and that is why we continued treatments. We ordered insulin and other items on line to help with expenses. Be sure to keep Karo syrup on hand just in case her blood sugar drops. We learned to do glucose curves. Her dose changed over time. There are some sites referenced in the past conversations that might help. Unfortunately there are more options for treating dogs than cats.
Sadly, Tink let us know when she was ready to go. Tink went on to heaven Thursday, May 8, 2014 and waits for us at the Rainbow Bridge. If you don't know the story, look it up or ask and I'll send it. We miss her soft whispers and kitty kisses. We had her sweet face with us about 3 years more than would have been expected. Her ashes are in a wooden box to be scattered with ours when our time comes. I wish you and Tuxie many days of happy memories as you work to keep his life comfortable. That special bond between you and him will always be a blessing. If I can help please let me know.
Tink had all the common symptoms...enormous belly, lots of hair loss, extreme thirst and appetite, weak and thin legs, diarrhea once in a while, occasional litter box accidents. We used a Lantus Solarstar pen with human insulin and she didn't mind at all. We treated other things as they came up, growths, bulging eye, abcess in her mouth. Sedation was needed once and she barely recovered from that. We bought stairs for the bed when her legs got too weak to jump. Through it all she was a very loving pet and that is why we continued treatments. We ordered insulin and other items on line to help with expenses. Be sure to keep Karo syrup on hand just in case her blood sugar drops. We learned to do glucose curves. Her dose changed over time. There are some sites referenced in the past conversations that might help. Unfortunately there are more options for treating dogs than cats.
Sadly, Tink let us know when she was ready to go. Tink went on to heaven Thursday, May 8, 2014 and waits for us at the Rainbow Bridge. If you don't know the story, look it up or ask and I'll send it. We miss her soft whispers and kitty kisses. We had her sweet face with us about 3 years more than would have been expected. Her ashes are in a wooden box to be scattered with ours when our time comes. I wish you and Tuxie many days of happy memories as you work to keep his life comfortable. That special bond between you and him will always be a blessing. If I can help please let me know.
Thank you so much. It has been so hard to get information on Cushing's in cats and I was so hopeful to find out more from someone who actually had a Cushing's cat. I will message her and see how things are going.
hi and welcome, 2012meme hasn't been on the forum since her post in March I will give you a link to send her a private message that should go to her email so hopefully she will see it and give you a reply....good luck
http://www.medhelp.org/private_messages/new?personal_page_id=2873018&recipient_id=4105307
http://www.medhelp.org/private_messages/new?personal_page_id=2873018&recipient_id=4105307
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I looked at the glucose curve generator, unfortunately we do not use the insulin for which this is calibrated. Hldie gets 2 1/2 units, twice a day of Prozinc, which is a human dna based, synthetic insulin, not a porcine like the Vetsulin.
My brother in law had Grave's disease, so I know how hard it can be to balance medications.
Luckily, Miss Hildie just has adult onset diabetes without further complications.