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    Diabetes Question

    My nearly 15 year old cat was diagnosed with diabetes in June of 2022. He has been on insulin since, starting with one unit, then increasing to two units, before finally settling in at 2-1/2 units, where he has been for about the last 9 months. Last Friday, he went in for his bi-annual glucose...
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    Buprenex Dosage Question

    Good morning everyone. I have a question regarding this medication. I was instructed to give this medication to my cat, orally, every 12 hours for 4 days. Here are the particulars: .5MG/ML I am to give .18CC dosages. (They are premeasured in an oral syringe for me.) My question is this...
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    Diabetic Cat Issue

    Hello all. I hope everyone is well. I have a 13 year old cat who was diagnosed with diabetes back in June. I have made the switch to nearly all wet food (he still gets 1/4 cup of a mixture of Acana and Glycobase). I give him 2 units of insulin twice a day. He went back to the vet a month...
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    Maggie

    Never. Not once in a million lifetimes did I think it would be possible to be back here so soon with another story of loss. As some of you may know, I lost my best friend, Mozart, in October of last year. Mozart was 16 years old. I got him when he was a kitten, and as many of us do, a few...
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    Switching From Dry to Wet

    I have two remaining cats, Maggie, who is 16, and Miller, who is 12. After what happened with Mozart, I have decided to be proactive and get both of them switched over to wet food after having been on nothing but dry for their entire lives. I know when switching brands of dry food, switching...
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    Had to Say Goodbye to Mozart

    After 16 plus incredible years together, I had to say goodbye to my beloved Mozart last Thursday. Mozart has been to three states with me, 6 houses, and 3 jobs. I got him a few weeks after I met my wife, so he has literally been with my wife and I for our entire relationship. When company...
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    Question Regarding Royal Canin Varieties

    I have a 16 year tabby that is starting to get an elevated creatinine level in his kidneys. My vet has suggested I put him on a kidney friendly diet. The sample she gave (sold) me is Royal Canin Gastrointestinal. This is a prescription wet cat food. I am not averse to using this, but that...
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