Hi,
One of my cats started drinking water constantly a few weeks ago causing him to pee a lot. I thought it might be his kidneys since he is after all 12 ½ years old.
I took him to the vet and she ran several tests on him such as kidneys, liver, blood sugar, thyroid gland, etc. Turns out the kidneys were healthy, but the blood sugar was very high.
The vet said the cat might be suffering from diabetes, but then she told me sometimes cats get stressed out in certain situations and the blood sugar temporarily goes up.
So I paid for another test which I don't know what it's called in English. "Long term blood sugar" in my language. It also showed a high blood sugar level, so she concluded my cat has diabetes.
This cat has been treated for other conditions in the past and due to that the cat also has a number of other serious health problems that may or may not be treatable, the vet said she thought it would be best for the cat to finally be euthanized.
This is scheduled to be done tomorrow, but for some reason the cat has not been drinking a lot of water and peeing today. I don't understand why, because he has been doing it for over 3 weeks every day, A LOT of pee. Why would he stop all of a sudden?
I did change the brand of food to a cheaper kind a few weeks ago. Is it possible that this somehow raised his blood sugar level? Including this other "long term blood sugar" level, whatever it's called in English? Maybe this is a crazy question, but please I have to know.
Note that another cat from the same litter who also lives here and eats the same food is not suffering from the same health issues!
Or could it simply be that his body is shutting down and he stopped drinking because he is feeling too sick???
I think the "long term blood sugar" might be what is called Glycosylated Hemoglobin in English. It reflects the average blood sugar level for the past 6–8 weeks, in particular the most recent 3–4 weeks.
Would it do any good to have another blood sugar level test done tomorrow before they go ahead with the euthanization or is it unlikely he is suddenly better?
One of my cats started drinking water constantly a few weeks ago causing him to pee a lot. I thought it might be his kidneys since he is after all 12 ½ years old.
I took him to the vet and she ran several tests on him such as kidneys, liver, blood sugar, thyroid gland, etc. Turns out the kidneys were healthy, but the blood sugar was very high.
The vet said the cat might be suffering from diabetes, but then she told me sometimes cats get stressed out in certain situations and the blood sugar temporarily goes up.
So I paid for another test which I don't know what it's called in English. "Long term blood sugar" in my language. It also showed a high blood sugar level, so she concluded my cat has diabetes.
This cat has been treated for other conditions in the past and due to that the cat also has a number of other serious health problems that may or may not be treatable, the vet said she thought it would be best for the cat to finally be euthanized.
This is scheduled to be done tomorrow, but for some reason the cat has not been drinking a lot of water and peeing today. I don't understand why, because he has been doing it for over 3 weeks every day, A LOT of pee. Why would he stop all of a sudden?
I did change the brand of food to a cheaper kind a few weeks ago. Is it possible that this somehow raised his blood sugar level? Including this other "long term blood sugar" level, whatever it's called in English? Maybe this is a crazy question, but please I have to know.
Note that another cat from the same litter who also lives here and eats the same food is not suffering from the same health issues!
Or could it simply be that his body is shutting down and he stopped drinking because he is feeling too sick???
I think the "long term blood sugar" might be what is called Glycosylated Hemoglobin in English. It reflects the average blood sugar level for the past 6–8 weeks, in particular the most recent 3–4 weeks.
Would it do any good to have another blood sugar level test done tomorrow before they go ahead with the euthanization or is it unlikely he is suddenly better?
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