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It has been a while, but I wanted to provide a quick update for future readers. I'm now comfortable saying that our guy is back to normal. After being on insulin for a few months, we slowly weened him down to zero, and he's still doing great. We check his blood glucose about once per week, but...

Hi Everyone, I wanted to keep this updated to maybe help future people the similar troubles. It has been a month, and our guy has made huge improvements. He gained back some weight, and is hungry every day. We'll never know for sure what was ailing him. He is on insulin twice a day, but a...

That is interesting. We asked the vet about Mirataz, but she was hesitant to use it due to potential side effects, given that his other systems were struggling, including dealing with diabetes. I'm happy to hear that you had good results! Did Quorra immediately regain an appetite?

For the sake of future readers, I have some updates. It appears that we have passed the low point, which was terribly low. About a week ago, our cat spent a full day at the vet after refusing to eat for several previous days. The vet gave him fluids and some medication in an effort to ease his...

We checked his teeth and gums, and they all look good. When he does get the occasional craving, he'll chew down treats and kibble. We've tried to entice him with several different foods. It is comical how many open cans of foot we have in the fridge. We've tried different temperatures, bowls...

Quick update. I like to add an update so that if anyone in the future is looking for help in forums, they get the complete story. Since our cat didn't have an appetite and was barely eating on his own (about 40 - 50 calories/day), but was diagnosed with diabetes, we have a tough situation on...

Quick update. We got some tests back from the vet, and we're told that our guy has diabetes. It does seem to match his symptoms, and now we are working out treatment options. Of course, this is not the ideal outcome, but at least we have some idea of what is going on and can work on a path forward.

Thanks for the advice. I'll try it out with him.

I should also point out that I think there could be an issue with his sense of smell. I don't have any way to verify that, but he doesn't respond to food after "sniffing" it like he used to. It would be very difficult for me to check his gums, unfortunately. He's just not that kind of cat. He...

Thanks for the quick replies. He does have dental issues (from before we adopted him), so that could be related. He seems to be able to chew his treats up without a problem, however. It is almost as if he doesn't think his food is actually food, though. When we put it right in front of his face...

Hi, we've run into a issue and we're looking for some advice. I wasn't which forum it belongs in (Nutrition vs Behavior vs Health), but I decided it fit best here. We've had our elderly little guy for about 6 months. He's 13 years old, very mellow and sweet. For the first 5 months, he ate...