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Options for insulin resistant cat?
A friend has a cat recently diagnosed with diabetes. They've
experimented with a vast range of dosages, but even at a very high dose the cat is not improving. Their vet has thrown up his hands and said "nothing more we can do", though the younger vet on staff is suggesting to send the cat to the University because there are some newer strategies available. The University vet is a pretty extreme measure - Anyone know what other strategies these might be? BLink |
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Brian Link wrote: A friend has a cat recently diagnosed with diabetes. They've experimented with a vast range of dosages, but even at a very high dose the cat is not improving. Their vet has thrown up his hands and said "nothing more we can do", though the younger vet on staff is suggesting to send the cat to the University because there are some newer strategies available. The University vet is a pretty extreme measure - Anyone know what other strategies these might be? Well, as an insulin resistant *human*, I know that low-carbing has helped me control my blood glucose. If the cat's on a high cereal-content cat food, I suggest moving it to a meat-based catfood. That'll probably mean going to premium catfood. Priscilla -- "Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened." -- Cora Harvey Armstrong |
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The expertise at the following forum is astounding. Give blood sugar levels,
how your friend is monitoring the cat's blood, and what you're feeding the cat, for starters, and ask there. http://www.felinediabetes.com/phorum5/list.php?8 "Brian Link" wrote A friend has a cat recently diagnosed with diabetes. They've experimented with a vast range of dosages, but even at a very high dose the cat is not improving. Their vet has thrown up his hands and said "nothing more we can do", though the younger vet on staff is suggesting to send the cat to the University because there are some newer strategies available. The University vet is a pretty extreme measure - Anyone know what other strategies these might be? |
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Yikes, sounds like the cat is in trouble. If you give too high of a
dose, the blood sugar results are skewed because the cat's system starts doing all sorts of strange things to compensate for a load of insulin. Sounds like the vet might not be too savvy about diabetes. Please have your friend sign onto the message board at www.felinediabetes.com. They have helped hundreds of cats through their incredible experience. Good luck, Rhonda Brian Link wrote: A friend has a cat recently diagnosed with diabetes. They've experimented with a vast range of dosages, but even at a very high dose the cat is not improving. Their vet has thrown up his hands and said "nothing more we can do", though the younger vet on staff is suggesting to send the cat to the University because there are some newer strategies available. The University vet is a pretty extreme measure - Anyone know what other strategies these might be? BLink |
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