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To: Battle Axe

I gave one of my cats (from 8 thru 10 years old.) a shot a day of insulin for 2 years. Have to kind of guess at dosage, unfortunately.

If the blood sugar can be stabilized, she can be ok. Still, not a good prognosis

(cat didn’t like that needle, for sure)


3 posted on 01/04/2010 5:24:08 PM PST by dynachrome (Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir!)
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To: dynachrome

I gave a good ol’ cat with kidney failure subcutaneous saline for about a year. He was a good cat, and was worth the trouble. He didn’t much like the needle, either.


11 posted on 01/04/2010 5:35:11 PM PST by Haiku Guy ("I don't give them Hell / I tell the truth about them / And they think it's Hell" -- Harry Truman)
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To: dynachrome

MY cat, Ben actually developed a pavlovian reaction to the needle because he knew that after each shot, he got a yummy treat. He adored the canned food the vet prescribed.


43 posted on 01/04/2010 9:00:30 PM PST by Peanut Gallery (The essence of freedom is the proper limitation of government.)
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To: dynachrome

If you give the shot correctly, the cat never even knows it’s been given. Scruff the kitty, and give the shot at the back of the neck, the part where the mother cat grabs onto her kitten to carry it about. My vet taught us how to do this, and we gave our little diabetic kitty her insulin twice a day. She liked it, because to her, it just meant she got petted twice a day—she never felt the needle.


56 posted on 01/05/2010 5:13:29 AM PST by MizSterious (Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm? John Page, 1744-1808)
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