Re: Hobbes might have diabetes



Julie Cook wrote:
> Hobbes and Selena went in yesterday for annual vacs. We're going to a
> new vet office that I really like. The vet asked if any of my cats
> went outside or if we foster cats. When I told her no she recommended
> that we not give feline leuk and distemper shots this year. I've
> never had a vet make that offer.
>
> The last time I had Hobbes at the old vet his blood glucose test was
> high (>300) and the vet recommended that we retest in a few months to
> make sure it wasn't due to stress. This was when he was having
> x-rays and heart scans. So when I went in yesterday I asked that they
> run a blood panel on him. Dr. Jerry called this morning and said
> that everything looked good except his blood glucose which is now
> >400. She's requesting the lab do additional testing to see if this
> was stress related or something that has been going on for awhile. I
> should know by the middle of next week. I'm not feeling very
> optimistic about this.
>
> I know several of you have diabetic cats. I'll probably be asking for
> advice when we know and I find out what the vet recommends.
>
> Happy New Year to all of you.
> Julie

Sorry, I don't have any advice, just lots of purrs for Hobbes.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
A House is not a home, without a cat.
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