|
||||||
| Welcome to our Cat Forums! | ||||
|
Welcome to our CatForums! You are seeing this message because you are viewing our cat forums as a guest. You can continue to browse our many cat related areas as a guest but you are more than welcome to register and join our friendly community of Cat Lovers! ... And for free! Doing so will also remove this message and some of the ads, such as the one on the left. Please click here to register. |
||||
 |
|
||||
|
||||
Cat just diagnosed with diabetesHello all, I've introduced myself on the Newbies thread . I used to belong here when I had my previous cats ( now deceased )  & always found people here very friendly & helpful.I've got an 8 and a half year old rescue cat called Squiggles. She's a little monster who keeps us on her toes ! but this week she's been diagnosed with diabetes, & has to go to the vets all day tomorrow to be assessed.Later in the afternoon, my OH & myself have got to have a meeting with the vet to learn how to give Squiggles her insulin & find out if her diet will need to be changed, I must say I'm quite apprehensive about it all ! & I was wondering if there were any threads here that were particularly helpful, or whether I should just ask for advice when I need it ? Thanks .
|
||||
|
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Hello Lyn and Squiggles. Must be a difficult time learning how to adjust to looking after a diabetic cat. I am sorry, I cannot personally help, not gone through that with a cat. There are others here who have though and I hope someone will be along to help you soon. Just remember - that you speak for Squiggles, so be brave and ask your vet anything you want to know or are unsure about. Perhaps do a Google and make a list ... I know that always helps me focus on an issue. Good luck, let us know how it goes. |
|||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
Thank you angieh , I've read up quite a lot already & have got a few questions for the vet. Don't worry, I'll stand up for Squiggles ! |
||||
|
|
|||||
|
|||||
|
Good for you! Sending strengthening vibes for you and Squiggles both. |
|||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
Thank you xx |
||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
I do hope your poor boy gets on OK Lyn. I've got diabetes myself, but I don't know anything about it in cats. Lots of luck with him. |
||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
Thank you dinky x |
||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hope all goes well with Squiggles at the vets. My OH is diabetic but never had a cat with it. Considering how many cats we've had we've been very lucky as regards illness. |
||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
Thank you fecto x |
||||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
We have had 3 Diabetic cats here at the Clan cats, first one was a feral once stable resumed his indoor/outdoor life and came in every night at 7pm for his treat Number 2 was my soul cat Sweetie again easily stabilised Number 3 came from CP on foster on 10 units of insulin a day she was given 3 months when she came to us - I got another 2 years and 3 months with Miss Millie who died in my arms aged 17 We never changed to any special food and once the injections were shown it is very easy - I always fed a treat when giving the injection so they associated good things with it |
||||
|
