Hello all, maybe someone could enlighten me on this subject. Our old family cat Socks (whom I brought home when I was in Jr. High..which would make him roughly 13-14 yrs old now) was just diagnosed with diabetes. My mom and I were so upset. We caught it at the beginning stages, but the way the vet talked about it felt very pessimistic. Mom told me that he said something about Socks going on an all wet food kind of diet, and then getting injections 2 times a day, 12 hours a part. If he's not better in 6 months, then to just put him down. That was definitely not very encouraging!! We were both so upset about it and we cried and cried on Saturday. Socks had been drinking a lot of water recently, which is why my mom took him in for a blood test. He's not overweight, he's just average, but he's older: around the 13-14yr age range. Other than that and being a little deaf, he's fine.
What can we expect of having an older diabetic cat? I would have thought that catching it at the beginning stages would have been a good thing, but that vet's comment make me think otherwise. Any thoughts or experiences with this?

Thanks
**hugs**
Karen