My sister and brother in law had to run to Ontario because his grandmother had a heart attack. She begged me to take on her diabetic 16 year old cat for a few days to a week. The cat is living in my spare bedroom and my sister went over the directions with me, but I have more questions now~! I don't want to bug my sister as they are obviously busy, so I figured I'd try here.
I am supposed to feed Rose one small can of cat food in the morning and wait til she has eaten most of it. But she is nowhere near finished the full can. It seems like so much food. My Mom said that I should stir it up every now and then as Rose doesn't like to eat squashed food. I guess at age 16 you can have some issues. After she has eaten as much as she is going to, I have to give her insulin shot. Not fun for me. She doesn't do much struggling, but she knows what is coming. Then I spend some time with her and pet her.
She is very overweight, but is a small cat and it just seems so odd to me to get her to eat so much. Is there a minimum amount a cat needs to eat before giving insulin?
At night I give her a half can and we go through the same scenario.
The actual shot giving is difficult for me as she has a definite fat layer, and it's tough to tell if the needle has gone far enough without going too far. Her fur is quite dense as well.
I guess after a few days I'll be less anxious.
I am supposed to feed Rose one small can of cat food in the morning and wait til she has eaten most of it. But she is nowhere near finished the full can. It seems like so much food. My Mom said that I should stir it up every now and then as Rose doesn't like to eat squashed food. I guess at age 16 you can have some issues. After she has eaten as much as she is going to, I have to give her insulin shot. Not fun for me. She doesn't do much struggling, but she knows what is coming. Then I spend some time with her and pet her.
She is very overweight, but is a small cat and it just seems so odd to me to get her to eat so much. Is there a minimum amount a cat needs to eat before giving insulin?
At night I give her a half can and we go through the same scenario.
The actual shot giving is difficult for me as she has a definite fat layer, and it's tough to tell if the needle has gone far enough without going too far. Her fur is quite dense as well.
I guess after a few days I'll be less anxious.