Living With A Cat With Diabetes

Learning your kitty has diabetes can besad that he has it. These feelings go with the
overwhelming at first. You may be wonderingterritory. You'll need to accept that you'll feel
how in the world you'll ever learn everything youthese emotions sometimes. But try not to dwell
need to know, and how you're going live with aon your feelings or your buddy's illness too much.
diabetic cat.It's best to move forward and learn how to live
When your kitty is first diagnosed, he'll more thanwith it.
likely need to be hospitalized for a few days untilFinding a friend or a relative who can give you
his blood sugar levels are stabilized. Then you andemotional support is important. A fellow
your vet can work together to develop apet-owner, who understands what you're going
long-term treatment plan.through, will be more sympathetic. Look online to
The most important thing you'll need is a goodfind support groups and forums for owners of
working relationship with your vet. You'll havepets with diabetes.
many questions about managing diabetes, andSome people won't understand why you're
your vet is the best person to answer yourcommitted to taking care of your kitty. They'll
questions. You need to feel comfortable talking tomake comments about wasting time and money
him or her. Being satisfied with the answers youon a "silly cat." It hurts to hear comments like
receive is very important. If you don't understandthat, especially if they come from well-meaning
something, keep asking questions until you do.relatives and "friends." Don't worry about trying to
Developing a treatment plan you can live with isexplain anything to them, as they won't
essential. The biggest reason pet owners putunderstand anyway. Don't waste your time and
diabetic cats to sleep is because the owners don'tenergy. Just smile and change the subject or
understand how much time is required to treatwander off if they persist in bugging you about it.
and monitor this disease. It's not because theYour good friends will understand!
kitty doesn't respond to treatment well. ToVet bills can be a financial strain, so be upfront
manage this disease successfully, you'll need towith your vet. Very few of us have unlimited
work out a schedule that you can actually stickfunds, so you may need to work out a payment
to. Plus your kitty needs to tolerate it, too.plan with him or her. Your vet can show you how
Most people are horrified at the thought of givingto check your kitty's blood sugar at home, and
their furball a shot, but it's not that difficult. Yourhow to give insulin shots if necessary. If you can
vet will show you how to give the injections. Thelearn how to do these things, you can probably
needles used are very small, so it won't hurt yourkeep your vet bills lower, especially after your
furry friend much at all. It's scary at first, butcat's blood sugar is stabilized.
believe it or not, most kitties would rather get aThere's so much information about feline diabetes
shot than have someone give them a pill! Givingonline that it can be overwhelming. Concentrate
your buddy his shots every day will soon becomeon learning what you need to know first. The
part of your daily routine.more you can learn about this condition, the
You may feel guilty and wonder if it's your faultbetter off you and your furball will be. There is no
your kitty developed diabetes. You may feelcure for this disease, but if properly managed, it's
angry about having to deal with this condition, orneither fatal nor progressive.