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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
Our 12-year-old cat developed diabetes suddenly. He's now
on Glipizide. How critical is the dosage size? This cat's behavior now is not anywhere near his original kittenish feistiness. -- Charles Packer http://cpacker.org/whatnews mailboxATcpacker.org |
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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
Its very critical that the cat get the correct dosage. Too much or too
little can kill the cat you need to work with your vet on this. Celeste "Charles Packer" wrote in message ... Our 12-year-old cat developed diabetes suddenly. He's now on Glipizide. How critical is the dosage size? This cat's behavior now is not anywhere near his original kittenish feistiness. -- Charles Packer http://cpacker.org/whatnews mailboxATcpacker.org |
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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
On Apr 7, 7:35*am, "Spot" wrote:
Its very critical that the cat get the correct dosage. *Too much or too little can kill the cat you need to work with your vet on this. What would have happened if that cat hadn't been treated at all? Except for a lot of drinking water and peeing, his behavior otherwise was normal. If his condition were fatal, at least we would have a memory of him as normal up to the end. But he's my wife's cat, and she decides what gets done. -- Charles Packer http://cpacker.org/whatnews mailboxATcpacker.org |
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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
On Apr 8, 6:18*am, Charles Packer wrote:
On Apr 7, 7:35*am, "Spot" wrote: Its very critical that the cat get the correct dosage. *Too much or too little can kill the cat you need to work with your vet on this. What would have happened if that cat hadn't been treated at all? Except for a lot of drinking water and peeing, his behavior otherwise was normal. If his condition were fatal, at least we would have a memory of him as normal up to the end. This is absolutely not true that you would have a memory of him as normal up to the end. I have a friend that works for a vet clinic as a diabetes technincian, and she told me that the use of Glipizide is "old-school" thinking and rarely works in cats. Diabetics need insulin or they risk developing fatal ketoacidosis/kidney failure. It is likely that's where your cat is headed right now, and why he's not acting right. If this cat doesn't get the right treatment quickly, he could very well end up dead. The good news is if the cat is immediately put on a low-carb, canned- only, grain-free diet (she uses Wellness Beef and Chicken, Turkey, and Turkey and Salmon for the diabetics she works with), the owners home- test blood sugar using a glucometer such as the One Touch Ultra and keep the cat's numbers within the normal range using insulin it is more likely than not that the cat will go into remission and insulin will no longer be necessary as long as the cat is NEVER fed dry food again and is kept on the right diet. Implementing a weight loss program for obese diabetics is also important, but this is simple to do considering that a diabetic cat should NOT be free fed and should eat measured amounts of canned food on a 12 hour schedule. If you want me to hook your wife up with my friend for a consultation so she has a better understanding of what's involved email me and I'll see what I can do. She has so far had a 100% success rate with getting diabetics off of insulin. |
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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
On Apr 8, 7:18 am, Charles Packer wrote:
On Apr 7, 7:35 am, "Spot" wrote: Its very critical that the cat get the correct dosage. Too much or too little can kill the cat you need to work with your vet on this. What would have happened if that cat hadn't been treated at all? Except for a lot of drinking water and peeing, his behavior otherwise was normal. If his condition were fatal, at least we would have a memory of him as normal up to the end. But he's my wife's cat, and she decides what gets done. -- Charles Packerhttp://cpacker.org/whatnews mailboxATcpacker.org You should never ignore a cat's possible condition just because its not "fatal" or they are acting normally. |
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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
On Apr 18, 9:57*am, wrote:
You should never ignore a cat's possible condition just because its not "fatal" or they are acting normally. Think about your choice of words here. If I had been _ignoring_ the cat's condition, it never would have occurred to me to post a query to this newsgroup, right? Sloppiness like that has derailed many a discussion in newsgroups. To get this one back on a useful track, I'd like to know: Have there been any peer-reviewed studies of the success rate of the diabetes treatment advocated in this thread? -- Charles Packer http://cpacker.org/whatnews mailboxATcpacker.org |
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Did diabetes treatment do this to him?
"Charles Packer" wrote in message ... On Apr 18, 9:57 am, wrote: You should never ignore a cat's possible condition just because its not "fatal" or they are acting normally. Think about your choice of words here. If I had been _ignoring_ the cat's condition, it never would have occurred to me to post a query to this newsgroup, right? Actually, it seemed to me like you came here looking for people to support your position not to treat the cat. I didn't detect any genuine feelings or concern for the cat- but that's me. Sloppiness like that has derailed many a discussion in newsgroups. To get this one back on a useful track, I'd like to know: Have there been any peer-reviewed studies of the success rate of the diabetes treatment advocated in this thread? What do you consider "success"? Success is bringing a diabetic cat's blood glucose levels into the normal range and maintaining it- or driving the cat's diabetes into remission. Cats whose diabetes is regulated but don't go into remission can still have a good quality of life for many years. That's success to me. Here's your study: J Vet Intern Med. 2006 Mar-Apr;20(2):234-8. Use of glargine and lente insulins in cats with diabetes mellitus. Weaver KE, Rozanski EA, Mahony OM, Chan DL, Freeman LM. Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA. The goals of this study were to compare the efficacy of once-daily administered Glargine insulin to twice-daily administered Lente insulin in cats with diabetes mellitus and to describe the use of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet designed for the management of diabetes mellitus in cats. All cats with naturally occurring diabetes mellitus were eligible for inclusion. Baseline testing included a physical examination, serum biochemistry, urinalysis and urine culture, serum thyroxine concentration, and serum fructosamine concentration. All cats were fed the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet exclusively. Cats were randomized to receive either 0.5 U/kg Lente insulin q12h or 0.5 U/kg Glargine insulin q24h. Re-evaluations were performed on all cats at weeks 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12, and included an assessment of clinical signs, physical examination, 16-hour blood glucose curve, and serum fructosamine concentrations. Thirteen cats completed the study (Lente, n = 7, Glargine, n = 6). There was significant improvement in serum fructosamine and glucose concentrations in all cats but there was no significant difference between the 2 insulin groups. Four of the 13 cats were in complete remission by the end of the study period (Lente, n = 3; Glargine, n = 1). The results of the study support the use of once-daily insulin Glargine or twice-daily Lente insulin in combination with a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet for treatment of feline diabetes mellitus. PMID: 16594577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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