Anyone have a Diabetic baby?

Anyone have a Diabetic baby on their hands? My Spooky is a diabetic and she still has not been regulated. She consistenly hides during insulin time and it's usually under the bed where I can't reach her and moving the bed isn't always possible with my bad back. Anyone else with this problem? Any ideas? Thanks for any advise in advance!

 

i never had this problem..but maybe you could close the door to the bedroom, that way she will not be able to hide under the bed.

good luck..and i wish ur kitty the best

 

I feel for you. I havent had a diabetic cat but Ive worked with a lot of them, had a diabetic dog but at 120# she wasnt very good at hiding under the bed...or anywhere else for that matter.

I would block off the areas that she can hide under, I dont think theres anything else really that you can do.

Cats are generally hard to get regulated, not like dogs. Poor kitty's get so stressed out just being in a cage at an animal hospital and the stress makes it hard to figure out the right dose of insulin, its usually a matter of starting at the lower end and going from there.

 

I had a diabetic cat and didnt have a problem, the needles I used were almost hairlike fine so he never felt his shots.


good luck

 

The needles I use are very thin and when I do get her and she doesn't realize what I'm doing she doesn't feel it. When she sees me coming is the problem, she starts to slink down and it makes it more difficult to inject. Or she'll try to run then i'm trying to grab her with one hand and inject her at the same time. Most people think i'm crazy but she's my baby and I love her.