So glad to hear Chicory is doing better!! -- Piggy's Pad

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Date Posted: 8:41:46 pm, Thu, 01/17/08
Author: VikiKat
Subject: So glad to hear Chicory is doing better!!
In reply to: Sandy 's message, "Chicory spent all day yesterday at the vet's office so they could do a glucose curve on him. Turns out that his insulin needs to be decreased since his blood levels were dropping too low. The vet says it's possible that his pancreas is kick-starting itself since Ken caught this so quickly. Chicory has gained weight, is walking normally again and the size of his pee clumps is back to normal. He still looks a bit frail but I think that's more due to the fact that he's over 17 years old and not the diabetes. The lower insulin dose started this morning and he'll go back for another test next Wednesday so I'd appreciate any good thoughts you could send his way." on 6:46:07 am, Thu, 01/17/08

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I was always glad I had a diabetic dog instead of a cat cause I couldn't imagine injections and testing but my sister, for one, had just as easy a time as I did. If Chic takes the shots OK he probably won't mind testing, the newer lancets are so tiny. My sister never once failed to get blood from the ear even without warming it. I could never get Bogie's ear to bleed so that's why we use his inner lip. ANY info that can be gathered about how daily glucose numbers go is very helpful. I'm not sure what that curve at the vets cost but fructosamine tests are cheaper, it's one test and the cat doesn't have to stay all day. Curves aren't real accurate when an animal gets stressed, glucose usually goes higher than normal but some animals it actually gets lower when stressed so that's why lots of cat people depend on fruc tests. I'm sure his frailness is mostly due to age, old cats get that deflated look in the hip area. (NT) -- D, 5:58:45 am, Fri, 01/18/08

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