tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post2032464451160998926..comments2024-01-27T01:29:47.634-05:00Comments on ~Tails from the Foster Kittens~: Why you would want to learn to home test your catConnie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-14546421510425371032015-03-12T13:13:43.335-04:002015-03-12T13:13:43.335-04:00Thank you for this wonderful post. When Tara was d...Thank you for this wonderful post. When Tara was diagnosed I was given no direction on how to test at home, so I watched a YouTube video, bought a Relion meter at Walmart, and we never had an issue!Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10018684568201043569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-58872030186274880632015-03-04T05:48:14.511-05:002015-03-04T05:48:14.511-05:00Thank you for showing us how to test diabetic cats...Thank you for showing us how to test diabetic cats! :DThe Chesnut Muttshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024950753117096188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-35736468588325302992015-03-02T22:38:07.772-05:002015-03-02T22:38:07.772-05:00Excellent information, thanks! Diabetes is so com...Excellent information, thanks! Diabetes is so common in cats, a home testing alternative like this is a great thing to have.<br />Love & Biscuits,<br />Cathy, Isis & Phoebe<br />www.dogsluvusandweluvthem.blogspot.comDogs Luv Us and We Luv Themhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638529120659322412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-3654560995675264632015-03-02T21:59:58.335-05:002015-03-02T21:59:58.335-05:00This is a terrific post. Feline diabetes really ca...This is a terrific post. Feline diabetes really can seem daunting, but good, factual advice like what you've given is so helpful!meowmeowmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513539249219283256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-1293153829384124702015-03-02T21:18:58.736-05:002015-03-02T21:18:58.736-05:00I've had diabetic dogs and agree that challeng...I've had diabetic dogs and agree that challenge is really not there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847398022422194036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-42154737959830942372015-03-02T21:01:22.992-05:002015-03-02T21:01:22.992-05:00Very informative! Thanks for sharing this. The m...Very informative! Thanks for sharing this. The mom says she hopes she never has to deal with a diabetic cat but it's good to know that it's not as scary as one may think.The Island Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593776444080555845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-22503866209588462542015-03-02T19:39:00.316-05:002015-03-02T19:39:00.316-05:00I've been lucky so far - haven't had to de...I've been lucky so far - haven't had to deal with diabetes. This is such great information and a really good tutorial for anyone with a diabetic pet. It certainly sounds like a steep learning curve, but I think for the love of our pets most of us could manage monitoring at home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672825791526583489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-48186880293967150362015-03-02T17:31:23.350-05:002015-03-02T17:31:23.350-05:00Great information, and very useful tutorial ! Purr...Great information, and very useful tutorial ! Purrs The Swiss Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13252977204473056970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-20266651318315814942015-03-02T15:01:31.080-05:002015-03-02T15:01:31.080-05:00Being able to monitor glucose levels is vital to m...Being able to monitor glucose levels is vital to management. Being able to monitor at home is awesome.DawgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549947489170037163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-18549352082847717752015-03-02T12:53:48.096-05:002015-03-02T12:53:48.096-05:00Great information! There are many cats that suffer...Great information! There are many cats that suffer from diabetes and this can help enormously.AmyShojaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619383468411095557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-87004188045319444972015-03-02T11:33:44.608-05:002015-03-02T11:33:44.608-05:00nothing wrong with the idea of learning to do it B...nothing wrong with the idea of learning to do it BEFORE you need it.. :DConnie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-33140223117500280642015-03-02T11:25:02.609-05:002015-03-02T11:25:02.609-05:00This is a great tutorial. I would feel pretty inti...This is a great tutorial. I would feel pretty intimidated if I had to start testing blood sugar and giving insulin, but I see how important it is. Trying to just give insulin without testing blood sugar would be a bit of a crap shoot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-3351931138405027922015-03-02T11:24:20.273-05:002015-03-02T11:24:20.273-05:00It does seem daunting at first, but it becomes rou...It does seem daunting at first, but it becomes routine as the months and years go by. The problem is getting someone to do it when you are not around for a day or two.Greg_1948 in_WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880031331838100123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-60869255077537300102015-03-02T11:16:22.785-05:002015-03-02T11:16:22.785-05:00so well put....it really is never as hard as peopl...so well put....it really is never as hard as people think once they get over the initial hump. we gots our paws crossed for Miss AbbyRandom Felineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591546634183113556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-27509183564781038832015-03-02T10:07:25.864-05:002015-03-02T10:07:25.864-05:00Great info! We never thought we could do this, th...Great info! We never thought we could do this, then Zoe had that problem and do it we did!Brian's Home Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809631273441407139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-40281002495542265742015-03-02T06:07:56.940-05:002015-03-02T06:07:56.940-05:00This is such an important message. I wish I had kn...This is such an important message. I wish I had known so much of this information back when Louie became diabetic. He had such a hard time of things, and I realize now that home testing and exploring other insulins would probably have helped extend his life. Thank you for sharing and getting the word out. Hopefully someone like me will hear it in time to learn more and help their kitty have a better quality of life. Cats Herd Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571176442884334134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-52453956057810850092015-03-02T04:44:01.450-05:002015-03-02T04:44:01.450-05:00I'm so glad you put together this post - I wis...I'm so glad you put together this post - I wish more humans would know that having a diabetic cat isn't all THAT big of a deal, if you know what to do. And I think about Abby every day and worry about her because the pool of adopters who aren't intimidated by diabetes is so much smaller than than the pool of adopters who will take in an adult cat... which is SO much smaller than the pool of adopters who want kittens. Sigh.Summer at sparklecat.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624833066564341341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859669.post-18996839745037701782015-03-02T00:53:57.716-05:002015-03-02T00:53:57.716-05:00Our big white cat Fuzzy was diabetic, and I treate...Our big white cat Fuzzy was diabetic, and I treated him successfully for nearly seven years...he died at age 19, of old age...he was so good about "being shot", even for our cat sitters. I think they associate (after a while) the whole routine with feeling better.Katnip Loungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276522333751867680noreply@blogger.com