Oberon went to have his teeth cleaned, and the bloodwork showed elevated blood sugar and creatinine. He is about 12 years old where such a diagnosis would not be a surprise, but it is! I do not notice any of the associated symptoms. He does not drink more than other cats, he is not lethargic and frequently gets the zoomies, he does not want food more than other cats (just attention and treats).
Admittedly he does like to go out and sit in the yard, so I can't monitor everything he does. He is quite active though, in and out, up and down cat trees and sniffing other cat's butts.
What he does is being scared of everything who is not a cat - every noise, human, dog, and definitely the vet. Once grabbed he gives up and the people at the vet thinks he is sweet, but he really is terrified and frozen.
The last vet (we did a dental last year as well) also saw a blood sugar spike, and we concluded it was just Oberon being terrified. Last year's vet office was completely disorganized, which is why we went to a fear-certified vet this time to have a mass on his leg checked out (this is being removed while the teeth are cleaned, apparently last year's vet also did not do a good job with the teeth ).
Question to you: did it happen to you that a cat was diagnosed diabetic and then it turned out just having a blood sugar spike because of vet terror?
Could the elevated creatinine be due to him not drinking and not having any food this morning?
Admittedly he does like to go out and sit in the yard, so I can't monitor everything he does. He is quite active though, in and out, up and down cat trees and sniffing other cat's butts.
What he does is being scared of everything who is not a cat - every noise, human, dog, and definitely the vet. Once grabbed he gives up and the people at the vet thinks he is sweet, but he really is terrified and frozen.
The last vet (we did a dental last year as well) also saw a blood sugar spike, and we concluded it was just Oberon being terrified. Last year's vet office was completely disorganized, which is why we went to a fear-certified vet this time to have a mass on his leg checked out (this is being removed while the teeth are cleaned, apparently last year's vet also did not do a good job with the teeth ).
Question to you: did it happen to you that a cat was diagnosed diabetic and then it turned out just having a blood sugar spike because of vet terror?
Could the elevated creatinine be due to him not drinking and not having any food this morning?