tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464270896711704774.post327277159426808941..comments2024-03-28T07:12:43.467-04:00Comments on Diabetic Cats in Need: Jamie on Diabetic KetoacidosisLisaMerlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13447513540758557771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464270896711704774.post-11746739606922344722017-01-03T21:36:04.277-05:002017-01-03T21:36:04.277-05:00This story of human DKA & Mao Jai is EXTREMELY...This story of human DKA & Mao Jai is EXTREMELY helpful to me. We had taken Pounce to vet 5 days before Christmas for a glucose curve. The dr lowered his insulin from 6 units/twice daily to 4 units/twice daily. On Christmas Day we left for vacation and returned on Jan 1. We had a paid sitter who gave him shots, and she had no issues with him. He is scared of others & vet so being away anytime is hard on him especially when a stranger is giving shots. We couldn't board him either. He is so scared, he won't eat and therefore can't be given shots. When we walked in the door on 1/1 there was green & brown vomit everywhere and he was laying down lethargic not responding to anything! We left our luggage just inside and raced him to the ER. From there we had the exact same experience as Mao Jai. The emergency vet couldn't stabalize him to even start insulin, his eyes had that membrane starting to appear and at time his tongue was showing. He was also cold and at one point his hind end was shivering and they gave him a shot. It was awful. I know I cannot blame myself but I keep thinking "I shouldn't have taken him to the vet before Christmas because the units of insulin would be the same and we may not be here" and "we shouldn't have gone on vacation as we may have noticed the signs" and thinking about how long he suffered before we showed up just breaks my heart. But everyone keeps telling me including the dr that there may have been underlying issues happening as well and we may not have noticed the signs. It's hard for me to think that though since we were gone & came back to such an awful scene. Is there ANYTHING you can say to me that will bring peace? I know he lived a full life and I was his mommy for 14yrs but I feel like I was the cause of his suffering.shopgirldaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998861087588160788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464270896711704774.post-37983072821829629192016-04-16T22:40:41.971-04:002016-04-16T22:40:41.971-04:00I came across this site from a google search tryin...I came across this site from a google search trying to search for a what if scenario if I had tried to save my cat Mao Jai who was 14 and he leaves behind his older brother Miko who is 18. As each day goes by I keep blaming myself for not being a better owner, I should've taken him to the vet at least twice a year and had him go onto a wet food diet instead of dried food. I even wish I had bought pet insurance when adopted him as a kitten but even then I'm not sure if he'd still make it.<br /><br />The treatment cost as quoted by the vet was in the ballpark of 5-7K and if they were even able to bring my cat out of his DKA state quickly it would be as low as 3K. The vets had tried their best to stabilize him but it was no looking good and in the end we had to come to the hardest choice we made as a family. Even if we were able to save his life Mao Jai would need to be on insulin for the rest of his life and it would a very important task but at that point in time we knew that he was suffering in pain and the vets had already been trying to stabilize him with no positive progress. In the end we had made the hardest choice together as a family and had him euthanized at the emergency hospital. We spent two hours with him saying good bye and thanking him for being a loved son and friend in a private room, we know he could hear us sobbing and saying our goodbyes as tears flowed from his eyes and ours. We asked for him to be cremated and will have the ashes returned to us but as a family we're having a hard time coping with his loss as it came as a surprise.<br /><br />I did know what DKA felt like or looked like until I read his post and now I know why my Mao Jai started crying in pain for the past two days. I still feel so bad for not giving him that second chance if we could've afforded it but even then we would not know how his quality of life would be after that.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this story as it helps me understand more about this disease.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05323557854892578962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464270896711704774.post-23084099214168168102012-09-12T15:56:39.418-04:002012-09-12T15:56:39.418-04:00I am so very sorry for your loss. I am sure that T...I am so very sorry for your loss. I am sure that Tigger knew you were doing all you could to help him. DKA can be so difficult to treat. Fly free, Tigger. Venitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258079796889993844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464270896711704774.post-9814301661871343562012-09-12T14:41:07.090-04:002012-09-12T14:41:07.090-04:00Just came across this today after my poor sweet Ti...Just came across this today after my poor sweet Tigger died this morning. I took him to the vet early Monday morning because I knew he was dying. I had taken him Friday morning and his blood sugar was elevated but they didn't put him back on insulin yet. He had been in remission for over a year!! Well by Monday morning, his glucose was so high it wouldn't even register on their meter and he was severely dehydrated and blood as thick as syrup. They put him on an IV and started pumping him with insulin but he never got any better. He was so weak and wouldn't eat or drink anything! He stayed at the vet until he died this morning (3 days). Reading this blog of Jamie's (R.I.P.) made me cry knowing what my poor sweet Tigger had been suffering through with DKA and then kidney failure. From Friday until Monday, his disease just progressed so fast that it was irreversible. I am just so desperately sad right now!! =^..^=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com