Guest guest Posted August 10, 2002 Report Share Posted August 10, 2002 wrote: > > Darcy I never heard of giving a diabetic shot in the armpit, ick, I have > a cat now that is diabetic and I give it between the shoulder blades, > thank goodness, thats much easier. Have the time he doesn't even know > he gets it. There is a scroll of skin there that you pull out on, kind of like between the shoulder blades. It's really rare for him to ever feel it. We always put our cats in a towel if we're going to do anything nasty to them, like give them a pill, so they know when the towel leaves, so does the nasty stuff. We don't have to wrap Bart for his shot, he doesn't run, or even care that he gets his shot. Do you do blood sugar testing at home? We did quite a bit when he first got diabetic. Our vet told us to use the ear, and if that didn't work, she showed us a major vein in the leg to use. I couldn't do the leg vein, I always felt like the blood would come gushing out if I tried. I know one of the guys on a diabetic cat board, suggested pricking the cat's pads which sounded nasty to me, not to mention walking with the nick in a litter pan every day. Thanks for the reassurance about cats and prednisone. Good to know you've had them on it long term. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2002 Report Share Posted August 10, 2002 >Do you do blood sugar testing at home? We did quite a bit >when he first got diabetic. No, this poor guy is like a pin cushion. As long as he has his same routine everyday his sugar level doesn't change and he is fine. The back of his neck his so hard, he was muscular to begin, but now, geez he actually has bent some needles. I just hate to prick him anymore than the needles. He has been stable now for quite sometime.............oops I shouldn't have said that, everytime I brag that they are doing good, boom. - melanie@... To err is human - to forgive canine. Re: Pets & pred/Darcy > > > wrote: > > > > Darcy I never heard of giving a diabetic shot in the armpit, ick, I have > > a cat now that is diabetic and I give it between the shoulder blades, > > thank goodness, thats much easier. Have the time he doesn't even know > > he gets it. > > There is a scroll of skin there that you pull out on, kind of like > between the shoulder blades. It's really rare for him to ever feel it. > We always put our cats in a towel if we're going to do anything nasty to > them, like give them a pill, so they know when the towel leaves, so does > the nasty stuff. We don't have to wrap Bart for his shot, he doesn't > run, or even care that he gets his shot. Do you do blood sugar testing > at home? We did quite a bit when he first got diabetic. Our vet told > us to use the ear, and if that didn't work, she showed us a major vein > in the leg to use. I couldn't do the leg vein, I always felt like the > blood would come gushing out if I tried. I know one of the guys on a > diabetic cat board, suggested pricking the cat's pads which sounded > nasty to me, not to mention walking with the nick in a litter pan every > day. > > Thanks for the reassurance about cats and prednisone. Good to know > you've had them on it long term. > Darcy > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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