Author Topic: What is your pet doing right now?*  (Read 212493 times)

hellymedic

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #2050 on: 24 April, 2024, 12:25:01 pm »
LUXURY!
I don’t think Blackie peed in the 48 hours of her February admission...

Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #2051 on: 24 April, 2024, 02:09:18 pm »
Come on Dumpy!
You know it makes sense

rogerzilla

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #2052 on: 24 April, 2024, 03:57:51 pm »
Finally got about a gallon of wee.  Zero ketones, very high glucose.  That's ideal for a cat on Senvelgo (it reduces blood glucose by eliminating excess through the kidneys, giving the insulin response a chance to recover).

We know he is making insulin because, if fed enough, he maintains or gains weight.  Plus he looks very healthy.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #2053 on: 24 April, 2024, 07:41:20 pm »
Phew - Relief all round

Mrs Pingu

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #2054 on: 24 April, 2024, 07:53:25 pm »
That stuff looks quite new, bloody expensive too by the looks of it (compared to insulin)
Do not clench. It only makes it worse.

rogerzilla

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Re: What is your pet doing right now?*
« Reply #2055 on: 24 April, 2024, 09:51:31 pm »
Dose, and therefore cost, depends on cat weight.  A bottle will last Dumps over 100 days as the stuff keeps for months.  Fewer vet visits are needed because there is no risk of hypoglycaemia, so it sort of evens out.

It was only approved last year and can only be given to "happy diabetic" cats that are insulin-resistant but not insulin-deficient (i.e. Type 2 diabetes), have no ketones in their urine, and have never had insulin therapy. There are human equivalents, which are also newish.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.