Mobius has diabetes

[jenluckenbach]

My diabetic cat is no longer with me, but I can help you with these questions. (my info is from 2002, so not really that old)

1. Do you do blood or urine testing? both, Regular blood tests by the vet and urine tests at home to make sure his levels aren't changing unnoticed.

2. Is you cat on pills, insulin, or both? Y.Lee was on insulin shots, twice daily, 12 hours apart.

3. Is your cat on a prescription diet? Yes, he was given Hills prescription w/d.

4. If you have multiple cats, how do you manage?Well, I feed all my cats in carriers, so this was never a problem. You may need to stop free feeding (if you do) and go to regular sceduled feedings. This will be beneficial for the diabetic because he MUST eat in order to give him the insulin, and you can monitor his food better if he is fed on a schedule.

Best of luck with Mobius. He (and you) will be fine once you get your routine set.

[Barbara]

I'm sorry to hear about Mobius and send my best wishes.

Unfortunately I can't be of any help beyond this

[smokey the elder]

Moby update: She is in isolation for now, so I can closely monitor input and output. I need to figure out how to go from free feeding to scheduled feedings; I've always used free feeding.

The good news about Moby: she likes the peace and quiet of having her own room! She was VERY good at the vets' where they first had me give a placebo shot then her first insulin. (I've done distemper shots on kittens; this is tons easier.)

Now if I could only get her to pee on demand...

[kimlovescats]

I'm sorry to hear about Moby's diabetes. I have no experience of dealing with it in kitties, but I wish you all the luck in the world!