December 14th 2011 2:02 pm
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Holiday greetings fur furiends! Two days ago, on Monday, I had to go back to the Vets again. I had already been there two weeks ago, so what is up with that? Meowmy and Daddy were very worried about me, so they took me to the Vet in November. They told her that I wasn't feeling furry well, and that I was losing weight. The Vet checked me fur tumors and abnormalities, and couldn't find any. She did notice a lot of tartar on my teeth, so Meowmy made an appointment to have my teeth cleaned in January.
The furst week of December, Meowmy noticed that I was losing weight even faster. She switched me to canned food, and I started eating it like I was starving. Meowmy figured that I must have a bad tooth or teeth, and that I couldn't eat furry much of my dry food because it hurt me to chew it. The soft food seemed to be working. I started putting back some of the weight I had lost. As soon as Meowmy discovered that I couldn't eat the dry food, she called the Vet and asked to move up my appointment for my tooth cleaning. She didn't want me to have to wait until January, I was still acting like I didn't feel well.
The Vet moved up my appointment to December 12th. The technician discovered that I did have a cracked tooth, but she didn't pull it because it was firmly rooted in the gums, and didn't hurt me when wiggled. The tartar was easily removed, and my pawrents were called to come pick me up. When they arrived to take me home, the Vet told them the reason I had been losing weight, not grooming myself, had diarhea, and wasn't feeling like my self...I had Diabetes. She had discovered it from the blood test she did that morning before they sedated me for my tooth cleaning. She said that my blood sugar should be below 140, and mine was ofur 600! MOL! The Vet prescribed Glipizide tablets twice per day, and special diet food for me to eat. If the pills work, then I won't have to have Insulin shots efurry day. If I do need to have the shots, Meowmy isn't worried...she gives herself an Insulin shot efurry day already, and if I have to have one, she won't mind giving it to me. My pawrents are real happy that we found out what was wrong with me before I lost any more weight. Meowmy asked the Vet to weigh me, and I had lost ofur six pounds! I lost ofur one third of my entire body weight. The hardest pawt about me having Diabetes is my pawrents can't leave my brofur and sisfur's food down for them to eat 24/7 like they always have. Meowmy feeds them seperately from me, and I can't eat their food anymore. Now we all have to wait fur Meowmy to feed us seperately, and none of us are liking that furry much! Oh well, it could be a lot worse...it is Christmas, and time to pawty...Meowy Catmas and Happy Mew Year efurryone! May God bless you all in the coming year.
Happy Purrs,
E.J.
dood...sorree ta lurn bout de diabeetez buddy....thatz crappers, but we hope it can be controlled with yur medisin N ya due knot haz ta have shots...ouch.....glad they catched it in time tho for it did a number on yur kidneez....N who noes, purrhaps 6 months frum now yur diet alone will haz it under control N ya can forget de midisin two !!!
hope ewe N yur whole familee haza merry christmas and a happy, healthy N blessed mew yeer
de trouters =^..^= Awwwww.. We are sorry to hear that you have diabetes. But we are very glad that your vet caught it, and now gave you medicine to help you feel better..
We hope you feel better real soon E.J. Have a merry catmus to you and your whole family!
Love & Purrrs,
Dante
It's good that they found out what was making you lose weight. Hope the pills work wonders, and you're back to feeling great to no time.
Meowy Catmus to you and yours :) Glad you figured out what was wrong. Sounds like you are having a rough time E.J. Yer Mommy will know what is best for all of you. Eatin' separately is a pain for ya'll but also fer her. Hope to hear you are gainin' some weight back. I need to lend you somma mine :/
Huggs and Merry Christmas
Platelicker and PurrFamily Concats on your diary honors! I'm so glad that they have found out why you have not been feeling well. I'm sure you will make a full recovery.
Love & purrs and Merry Christmas,
Squirrel & Kitcat Concats on being a DDP today, I hope you have a pawsome day in the spotlight.
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December 14th 2011 at 2:20 pm