[Feline] Diabetes is sometimes diagnosed as the result of a routine blood test,and the luckiest cats are treated before symptoms show up. Most are diagnosed because the owner noticed one or more of the primary signs:
PU or PD (often written PU/PD):
PU=polyuria (frequent or excessive urination)
PD=polydipsia (frequent or excessive drinking)
Weight loss despite eating well
The diabetic is hungry, eats more, but loses weight anyway.
My kitty has these symptoms. She lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Feline leukemia has some of these symptoms, from what I understand, but I got her from a rescue that tests for FLV and FIV. She also seems to have lost her ability to control her bowel at times. I don't know if this is out of nervousness (I have family staying here right now) or???
I don't know if treatment is an option for me. I am moving across the state in the fall for college and I don't think she's going to make it. Treatment is awfully expensive on a college budget. My parents are unwilling to pay (she's my cat, so that's understandable). She is not young by any means. She acts like her normal self, aside from the increased drinking and pooping in odd spots - on my boyfriend! Eww...and on the bathroom floor upstairs. The litter box is downstairs and always has been.
Should I consider euthanasia now? Is she suffering? She doesn't seem to be in any pain. It's a tough decision considering my financial situation and that I will be moving, working, and going to school. I don't think it would be too conducive for regulating insulin, hmm?
Any comments would be appreciated.
BTW, someone from the Petfinder message board suggested that I post here (or at least reference this site).
PU or PD (often written PU/PD):
PU=polyuria (frequent or excessive urination)
PD=polydipsia (frequent or excessive drinking)
Weight loss despite eating well
The diabetic is hungry, eats more, but loses weight anyway.
My kitty has these symptoms. She lost a lot of weight in a short amount of time. Feline leukemia has some of these symptoms, from what I understand, but I got her from a rescue that tests for FLV and FIV. She also seems to have lost her ability to control her bowel at times. I don't know if this is out of nervousness (I have family staying here right now) or???
I don't know if treatment is an option for me. I am moving across the state in the fall for college and I don't think she's going to make it. Treatment is awfully expensive on a college budget. My parents are unwilling to pay (she's my cat, so that's understandable). She is not young by any means. She acts like her normal self, aside from the increased drinking and pooping in odd spots - on my boyfriend! Eww...and on the bathroom floor upstairs. The litter box is downstairs and always has been.
Should I consider euthanasia now? Is she suffering? She doesn't seem to be in any pain. It's a tough decision considering my financial situation and that I will be moving, working, and going to school. I don't think it would be too conducive for regulating insulin, hmm?
Any comments would be appreciated.
BTW, someone from the Petfinder message board suggested that I post here (or at least reference this site).