day 178/365 my cat is diabetic...

day 178, a photo by Darolyn Hamada on Flickr.

So last Monday, I took my cat, Snoopy, to the vet because she was bleeding from somewhere down there...not sure where, just sure it was from down there somewhere. After one week at the vet and multiple tests and x-rays later, I learn she is diabetic, oh, and she may have had a urinary infection. Oh, and did I mention that Snoopy is about 16-17 years old. So, she's OLD. After calling nearly twice a day for the last week, she was finally released into my custody and I was able to pick her up from the vet yesterday. Of course, they gave me a slew of things and instructions. One of which is to give her this ProZinc insulin for cats (even though it says "human insulin" on the bottle) twice a day, but only if she's eaten. And if she hasn't eaten, then I am not supposed to give it to her. Oh, and if I give her too much, she could go into an "insulin coma." Oh, and she could become "undiabetic" (apparently a medical term used by my vet) at any given moment and if "undiabetic" and given insulin, she could also go into an "insulin coma." So how am I supposed to know she has gone "undiabetic"? I am supposed to "watch her". And how am I supposed to "watch her" when I am working? Geesh! So needless to say, even though my cat is now a diabetic, she seems fine. She's eating, drinking, peeing (no blood), and purring...basically doing all the things a cat is supposed to do. So I guess we'll just wait and see what happens. Like I said, she's old and she's had a long and happy life.