Thank you so much for your feline diabetes home page. Your story of Austin touched me deeply as it very closely mirrored what my family went through with our female orange tabby Marmalade. Although only 9 years old, Marmalade is a 2 times-per-day insulin dependent cat and is doing very well after taking nearly 4 months to regulate. That wasn't always the case.
After returning from vacation in June of this year, we noticed that she was extremely light weight and she was peeing and drinking excessively. We suspected diabetes, but did not want to believe it.
Sure enough, her glucose level was almost and her weight had dropped from 14 pounds to 8. We had a sick little kitty. She loves Marmalade as does the entire staff. They call her "sugar kitty" which seems appropriate. We love Marmalade and there was no question but that we would do all that we could to get her better. We have been lucky in that we have had no hypoglycemic episodes, but we will be much more observant from now on.
Thanks again for your informative home page. I would be happy to address any questions people may have or relate my experiences about our diabetic sweety. Good luck with Austin! Steve Smith boomer. I'm a student at penn state university which is where my e-mail will be received. Three months ago I noticed that my cat, Gi, was drinking water like it was going out of stlye. His appetite had increased drastically and he was using the litter box more than usual.
I also noticed that he was dropping weight rather quickly. From what I've been told a normal cat doesn't lose more than three pounds in a year. My cat lost five pounds in three months. He became very inactive, depressed and considering that I think of him as one of my kids, I immediately took him to the vet. Once I found a vet who I felt comfortable with I had a lot of problems with my vet and had to look for another one I took him for a glucose check and his blood sugar came back at which is extremely high.
