Therefore, it is important to be able to
test diabetic cats for urine ketones — daily, if possible — whenever there is a threat of DKA.
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Not exact matches
For example,
testing urine glucose levels in a
diabetic cat or urine pH in a
cat prone to urinary crystal formation.
Because each
diabetic pet is different, your veterinarian will need to help you determine which monitoring device — such as urine glucose (and ketone)
test strips or blood glucose meters — will work best for you and your
cat.
Timmy needed to undergo glucose curve
testing (the most effective way to monitor and adjust insulin therapy in
diabetic cats).
We ask that owners of
diabetic dogs and
cats be reachable by phone for the first 24 hours in the event of abnormal intake
testing.
If your
diabetic dog or
cat boarding in our hospital is not a regular patient of ours, please have your regular vet fax or email all medical notes and laboratory
testing from the last year.
(A single elevated blood or urine glucose
test does not prove that your
cat is
diabetic)
Provides one of the following: Neuter of one
cat or kitten or one box of 50
diabetic strips for
testing the blood sugar of
diabetic cats or two 10 - lb bags of Science Diet K / D to feed kitties with kidney disease.
Working with your veterinarian, this technique can greatly improve the quality of life for
diabetic cats by allowing blood glucose measurements to be determined without the undesired influence of «stress» that may accompany in - hospital
testing.
Many
diabetic cats have survived with a set amount of insulin being administered twice daily with the dosage determined by periodic glucose curves performed at a veterinary clinic if their owners will not, or can not, home
test.
However, this is not the safest and most physiologically sound way to manage a
diabetic patient so I urge all
diabetic cat caregivers to strongly consider home
testing.
Trying to manage a
diabetic cat without home
testing is a bit like driving a car with a paper bag over your head.
Urine glucose
testing is a very crude way to manage a
diabetic cat but if home
testing as described above is not possible, then urine glucose
testing is better than no monitoring at all.
I strongly suggest that all caretakers of
diabetic cats home -
test to monitor blood glucose levels using a standard glucometer as a matter of routine.
Following extensive
testing, Spring Naturals» super-premium line of dry dinners for
cats has been certified low glycemic and
diabetic friendly by the Glycemic Research Institute.