I've had to hand feed Billi twice a day for like three days now and my hands and fingertips are so so sore and tired from using the feeding syringe

These veterinary devices were NOT designed with disabled pet owners in mind, holy shit

The vet is supposed to call today so we can figure out what to do moving forward, whether we continue hand-feeding but with diabetic formula wet food, or try the appetite stimulant again, or what

I've already had to set in my mind, "If her condition gets to X point, then we'll have to let her go" but she isn't there yet. The vets have said that, even if we figured out what was wrong (besides the diabetes and arthritis which we already know about) there isn't much we could do about it at this point.

So I guess I'm just making this post to let y'all know that Billi is now in what I would consider palliative care. We can't cure her, but we're doing all we can to keep her comfortable and happy. Well, as happy as a cat titled "the Belligerent" can be

Anakin ❤️ He’s doing really good! Didn’t care for the catnip banana after someone else licked all over it though 😹 He said Nope! ❤️ Kazu Diabetes Update - He is doing much better! His numbers are looking a lot better on the spreadsheet. He will be doing a home glucose curve test on Wednesday the 13th. I will post an update sometime after that. Thank you again for all your advice, help, well wishes & support for Kazu ❤️❤️❤️

Ven mo @ kittyzibby

I'm just a very desperate disabled person doing their best to take care of an elderly disabled cat.

Oh they sooo Brother and Sister in this ..

Kazu Diabetes Update - Thank you so much for the well wishes for Kazu! ❤️ Kazu is doing ok. Me not so much, I’ve had about six hours sleep in the past two days. He almost had a hypoglycemic incident Sunday night then went hyperglycemic in the middle of the night. I found a Facebook group for help with diabetic cats. I’ve learned a lot of info the last couple days. I have now started home testing which they highly recommended. I’m surprised that my vet did not recommend home testing to me. Kazu has been wonderful with the testing. He doesn’t mind it at all as long as he’s getting some of the pasty treats. Right now my Vet and the Admins on this fb group are giving me some conflicting information. I have a friend that is a human doctor that has dealt with diabetes a lot over the last 40 years she’s going to come over tomorrow and help answer some questions for me and help get a better handle on all of this and how it all works. I’m still going by what my vet says for his treatment. I’m just trying to learn more from my friend so I can ask my Vet better questions and things I may not have thought of. Once I get Kazu more sorted out and feel comfortable with testing him and getting his insulin doses right I will feel so much better about all of this.

Carrie ❤️

"Blood Sugar" by Sascha Rothchild book recommendation by Rachel Sylvan

Hello everyone and anyone please share this anywhere and everywhere if you can. I am trying to save my cats life

How difficult is diabetic cat care?

Okay, seriousposting for a second here.

My cat is currently in the care of the vet, in the kittycat equivalent of the emergency room.

It turns out he's diabetic.

QUESTION. How much effort does it take to care for diabetic cat?

I've got pretty severe ADHD and the executive dysfunction from that. On top of that, unless work or something is pinning my sleep cycle in place, my sleep cycle tends to vary wildly.

Do you think I could take care of a diabetic cat? Do you think I could make it happen?

I like cats (although it took a while). I like podcasts. What happens when you put them together? You get a podcast called "My Cat's Tale".

Here's the trailer for this week's episode.

Oscar and Erica live with Stephanie, Erica after many years as a community cat living outdoors, Oscar through adoption. They are both very territorial and are quite happy splitting up the workspace and the home space.

Ewan listens to Stephanie talk about their lives, and her previous cat Quintus. Oscar, like Quintus before him, is diabetic. How do you diagnose feline diabetes, what treatments are available, and how can you support your cat and find out more information?

Listen and subscribe here...

It's nearing 5 AM and I've been up with Billi the whole night

I actually was in bed around 1:00 AM when mom texted me that Bill's sugar was low (5.3) and she was worried. So I came up to check. Mom went to bed

I gave Billi honey. Her sugar got lower. I gave her a bit more wet food... her sugar got lower. Got as low as 3.8, leaving 'healthy levels' and entering 'low' for real.

I've stayed up with her, testing her sugar every 10-15 minutes. If it got below 3, I was ready to call an Uber and hit the emergency vet clinic

But it came back up a smidge. 3.9. 4.0. 4.2...

Holding at 4.2 the last few times I checked

I would like to see it above 5 but I don't know what else I can do about it. I've given her more than the recommended amount of food, and she only got a half dose of insulin at 11 pm because I was trying to avoid this exact situation. I have been doing all the things I'm supposed to do

I guess all that's left is hope

Kazu Diabetes Update - Thank you so much for the well wishes for Kazu! ❤️ Kazu is doing ok. Me not so much, I’ve had about six hours sleep in the past two days. He almost had a hypoglycemic incident Sunday night then went hyperglycemic in the middle of the night. I found a Facebook group for help with diabetic cats. I’ve learned a lot of info the last couple days. I have now started home testing which they highly recommended. I’m surprised that my vet did not recommend home testing to me. Kazu has been wonderful with the testing. He doesn’t mind it at all as long as he’s getting some of the pasty treats. Right now my Vet and the Admins on this fb group are giving me some conflicting information. I have a friend that is a human doctor that has dealt with diabetes a lot over the last 40 years she’s going to come over tomorrow and help answer some questions for me and help get a better handle on all of this and how it all works. I’m still going by what my vet says for his treatment. I’m just trying to learn more from my friend so I can ask my Vet better questions and things I may not have thought of. Once I get Kazu more sorted out and feel comfortable with testing him and getting his insulin doses right I will feel so much better about all of this.

Carrie ❤️

So..I have a diabetic cat..and I have two vials of insulin for her in my refrigerator...turns out I was using the basically empty one so I've been injecting her with fucking AIR instead of insulin for the past day 🙃

We got a new shirt for Cilantro so he won’t kick off his Libre sensor

🚨Emergency Insulin Request 🚨

Firstly I want to thank my donors:

Special thanks to!

Rachel ❤️‍🔥

Makayla 💗

I have raised $40 despite having limit visibility (since been fixed) I am VERY VERY grateful for everyone who has interacted and donated so far. I hope to raise the full amount today so I can administer my insulin as time is running out. I’m calling for community aid to help me get insulin because the healthcare system failed me

Current Reading:

I only have $410 left to get my perscription for Afrezza (insulin)

Cash App: $HushEmu

Paypal: [email protected]

What happens when a diabetic does not get insulin? (I encourage everyone to read) TLDR: DKA which can unalive me.