Does anyone have any experience with feline diabetes?
I own a male 10 year old, NOT overweight, diabetic cat, and he takes insulin. If your cat is not on insulin, that is better, but I have a feeling that it might not stay that way. We have been dealing with his diabetes since last fall, and it’s quite a bit of work and can be a bit expensive. Frequent vet visits are needed to monitor his diabetes, as tcats are hard to regulate on insulin, to get just the right dosage. We started on human insulin for him (about $20 bottle), and now have to use some specially made for cats, which cost over $100 for a teeny tiny bottle–but you don’t use much so it will last quite awhile, probably 3-4 months. Needles cost about $24 for 100 of them which is going to last less than 2 months. With insulin, they need an injection (which isn’t so bad to do, even for me that had a bit of a phobia about needles before all this; and you inject the cat when they are distracted by food so it’s not hard to do it) twice daily so that could be a problem for busy people.
