The Reverend Selena...

[mmerriam]

is home. I now know how to give insulin shots to my cat, as well as the signs of hyper and hypoglycemia, and what to do about each. The vet also changed her diet, and she is switching from being a grazer to a set feeding schedule. I'll still be giving her antibiotics and pain meds for the next couple of weeks for her bad tooth, since we can't extract it until her blood glucose stabilizes. She seems happy to be home.

Comments

[pjthompson]

Bless you and Selena!

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[tiny-wings.livejournal.com]

Eek, I wouldn't fancy giving Mimi shots :-( How is the Reverend handling all that?

[careswen.livejournal.com]

The needle is so tiny, she didn't seem to notice when the vet showed us how to do it.

[jimhines.livejournal.com]

We had two different diabetic cats growing up. Insulin syringes are about as fine as needles get. We'd pet the cat to get him purring, do the poke, and then keep petting. Most of the time, they'd never even stop purring...

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

She took it pretty good when we did it earlier.

[purdypiedad.livejournal.com]

The poor Reverend. She's in my thoughts!

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[stillnotbored.livejournal.com]

Poor kitty. I'm glad she's home.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

I'll be keeping an extra close eye on her for hte enxt few days.

[pdlloyd.livejournal.com]

Scritchies to Serena and hugs to her humans. I'm sure you're glad she's back home.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[darkwolf58.livejournal.com]

Good to know your kitty is home and okay. Hope things get better.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

I'd definitely be happy to be home if I was her.

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

It's been a tough couple of days for the Reverend. Right now's she's sleeping next to me, the sun coming in through the window warming her belly.

[dmbaird.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear she's home where she can get love from her humans. I've had a few friends with diabetic cats, and once you get into a routine, it's very manageable with minimal trauma for the kitty.