Does anyone here know how much a bacterial infection and stress could possibly raise blood sugar? Also, once the infection is treated, how long before the sugar starts dropping, and how long before it hits a stable number?
The situation: my girl, Ivanna, had a severe ear infection that showed no symptoms until it became very bad. We don't know how long it was there. Tuesday the vet put her under to remove a very stubborn polyp and infection that she said was like cottage cheese from her middle ear. (they got 99% of it out) When running her blood panel on Monday before the surgery, her sugar came back as 323, with no keto. They ran it again Tuesday and it was 325 with no countable keto, but was supposedly turning the test strip a color that indicated that there might be a very low number there.
I know infection and stress can both raise sugar in cats, but can't find by how much or how long it would take for things to go back down to a true number once the infection is gone. The vet won't answer me. I don't know if she just doesn't know herself. For now, they put her on 1 unit of insulin twice a day. They will be checking her again today and tomorrow to see where it is. The vet is adamant about the fact that she is definitely diabetic. But I did get her to agree to the possibility that maybe it can be managed without medicine in the not too distant future.
Another thing that could have factored into the sugar is that, once the infection started to affect her, I started giving her more dry food and treats to keep her eating.
She has shown no symptoms common with diabetes. No frequent drinking, no frequent urination, no weight loss. She is not overweight. The vet is actually surprised about all of this.
Other information: she already is on what is considered a low carb diet. The food she eats runs 8-11 carbs per 100 calories, which I am told is low. I know there are some lower ones, but I am hesitant to change while everything is in flux at the moment. The vet said I could change if I wanted to, since so much was changing now...but I've heard elsewhere not to change diet when first starting insulin?
Any ideas, information, or help?
The situation: my girl, Ivanna, had a severe ear infection that showed no symptoms until it became very bad. We don't know how long it was there. Tuesday the vet put her under to remove a very stubborn polyp and infection that she said was like cottage cheese from her middle ear. (they got 99% of it out) When running her blood panel on Monday before the surgery, her sugar came back as 323, with no keto. They ran it again Tuesday and it was 325 with no countable keto, but was supposedly turning the test strip a color that indicated that there might be a very low number there.
I know infection and stress can both raise sugar in cats, but can't find by how much or how long it would take for things to go back down to a true number once the infection is gone. The vet won't answer me. I don't know if she just doesn't know herself. For now, they put her on 1 unit of insulin twice a day. They will be checking her again today and tomorrow to see where it is. The vet is adamant about the fact that she is definitely diabetic. But I did get her to agree to the possibility that maybe it can be managed without medicine in the not too distant future.
Another thing that could have factored into the sugar is that, once the infection started to affect her, I started giving her more dry food and treats to keep her eating.
She has shown no symptoms common with diabetes. No frequent drinking, no frequent urination, no weight loss. She is not overweight. The vet is actually surprised about all of this.
Other information: she already is on what is considered a low carb diet. The food she eats runs 8-11 carbs per 100 calories, which I am told is low. I know there are some lower ones, but I am hesitant to change while everything is in flux at the moment. The vet said I could change if I wanted to, since so much was changing now...but I've heard elsewhere not to change diet when first starting insulin?
Any ideas, information, or help?