2 Diabetic Cat Questions *update and photo added*

[smokey the elder]

Not actually injecting the insulin may have some effect on the poor regulation. When I was beginning I sometimes had the end of the needle come out the other side of the skin pinch! Fortunately, Moby is A. short haired and B. a very cooperative girl.

I hope all goes well with the "sugar cat".

[Moesha]

I picked Mr. Jennings up from his home yesterday afternoon and brought him here. The owner told me that he was getting 5 units twice a day. The vet's office told me 4. So I gave him 4 last night and this morning. Better to give not enough than too much. He seems fine with the 4. No excessive drinking or urinating. When I went in to visit him this afternoon and put some food in his dish, he was much more interested in getting pats and scrubbies from me than in eating his food. So far so good. He doesn't make a peep in there by himself. He doesn't scratch at the door or beg to come out. Everytime I go in there he jumps out of the bed that I borrowed from Morgan and put in his room. I took a couple of pictures that I thought I would add here so you can see him for yourselves. These were taken when he first got here. His ears were a bit pinkish from the ride over and I hadn't cleaned out his eye boogers yet. I'll get better pictures another time. He has the prettiest green eyes though. Of course Morgan couldn't resist checking everything out as I was preparing the room.