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Diabetic Cat question
I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? My vet had never heard of anything like this. I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home.
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Diabetic Cat question
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Diabetic Cat question
This sounds like a classic case of mis-directed aggression. Even though they both went to the vets, the other cat was upset at making the trip and lashed out at the diabetic cat.
I'd suggest that you separate them when you return from a vet trip, no matter if one or both went. Put the aggressive cat in a room after you get back and separate them for a few hours. We do this with our oldest cat for a similar reason and it really makes a difference. |
Diabetic Cat question
On Mar 3, 8:10*pm, wrote:
I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. *We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. *His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. *They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. *My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? *My vet had never heard of anything like this. *I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. *The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home. How come you let it get fat.....? |
Diabetic Cat question
On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:06:33 -0700 (PDT), IBen Getiner
wrote: On Mar 3, 8:10*pm, wrote: I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. *We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. *His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. *They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. *My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? *My vet had never heard of anything like this. *I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. *The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home. How come you let it get fat.....? I have a fat cat. Three of my cats were grazers, they would eat a bit, leave, come back for more later. One would eat as much as she could like there might never be another meal. So what can I do? I leave out the food so the others can graze and Marlo eats too much and gets fat. We play and try to keep her active. But she gets fat even if she doesn't eat more than the others. Some cats, like some people, just get fat. I have a cousin who was obese and recently (over a two year period) lost maybe 140 lbs. She's now pretty normal size but has to eat almost nothing to avoid gaining weight. There is just something about her metabolism that causes her to gain weight. If she eats what I eat, she'd be right back where she was before. But if you really want to lose weight, don't eat meat. I know quite a few vegetarians and none over overweight. |
Diabetic Cat question
IBen Getiner wrote:
On Mar 3, 8:10 pm, wrote: I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? My vet had never heard of anything like this. I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home. How come you let it get fat.....? Not all fat cats are diabetic, nor are all diabetic cats fat. We just acquired one that is unusually thin because of a thyroid problem. We may have his thyroid removed, which is a relatively simple operation with cats and they usually don't need it like we humans do. They can do without medication after this operation. |
Diabetic Cat question
dgk wrote:
On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:06:33 -0700 (PDT), IBen Getiner wrote: On Mar 3, 8:10 pm, wrote: I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? My vet had never heard of anything like this. I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home. How come you let it get fat.....? I have a fat cat. Three of my cats were grazers, they would eat a bit, leave, come back for more later. One would eat as much as she could like there might never be another meal. So what can I do? I leave out the food so the others can graze and Marlo eats too much and gets fat. We play and try to keep her active. But she gets fat even if she doesn't eat more than the others. Some cats, like some people, just get fat. I have a cousin who was obese and recently (over a two year period) lost maybe 140 lbs. She's now pretty normal size but has to eat almost nothing to avoid gaining weight. There is just something about her metabolism that causes her to gain weight. If she eats what I eat, she'd be right back where she was before. But if you really want to lose weight, don't eat meat. I know quite a few vegetarians and none over overweight. Most of the vegns I know live on sweets. They may start out eating right, but their eating habits frequently end up being very bad. It is a lot of work, going without meat.... |
Diabetic Cat question
On Mar 3, 8:10 pm, wrote:
I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? My vet had never heard of anything like this. I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home. It could be that the other cat had a bad experience at the vet, and, smelling the vet on the other cat, associated the smell with the bad experience, and blames his friend for it. give it some time, and the memory will fade away.... |
Diabetic Cat question
On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:14:44 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: dgk wrote: On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:06:33 -0700 (PDT), IBen Getiner wrote: On Mar 3, 8:10 pm, wrote: I have a diabetic cat who was diagnosed last week. We have been giving him insulin shots twice a day. His litter mate, a female (both are 8 years old) has been hissing and growling at him since we returned from the vets. They both went to the vets for their regular checkups, so its not like he came home from the vets to a cat that hadn't gone. My question is, can the insulin make a cat "smell" different, that would cause the hissing/growling? My vet had never heard of anything like this. I would love for this to stop as they have always been very affectionate toward each other. The only time they ever did this is when one went to the vets and the other stayed home. How come you let it get fat.....? I have a fat cat. Three of my cats were grazers, they would eat a bit, leave, come back for more later. One would eat as much as she could like there might never be another meal. So what can I do? I leave out the food so the others can graze and Marlo eats too much and gets fat. We play and try to keep her active. But she gets fat even if she doesn't eat more than the others. Some cats, like some people, just get fat. I have a cousin who was obese and recently (over a two year period) lost maybe 140 lbs. She's now pretty normal size but has to eat almost nothing to avoid gaining weight. There is just something about her metabolism that causes her to gain weight. If she eats what I eat, she'd be right back where she was before. But if you really want to lose weight, don't eat meat. I know quite a few vegetarians and none over overweight. Most of the vegns I know live on sweets. They may start out eating right, but their eating habits frequently end up being very bad. It is a lot of work, going without meat.... There's a big difference between vegetarian and vegan. Vegan is much much tougher. But the folks I know who are vegetarians do pretty well. They eat like I do but just don't use meat. I'm trying to eat less meat but it's tough because I hate vegetables. |
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