The New Era of Feline Diabetes: What You Need to Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2023
- If you ask most veterinary professionals what to do first if a client brings in their vomiting, anorexic diabetic cat, they’ll say without hesitation: Check a blood glucose! But, as we learned from Renee Rucinsky, DVM, DABVP(F), a BG might not tell you what you need to know if that patient is taking Bexacat™, the new oral diabetes drug for cats. In this conversation, she addresses some FAQs regarding what this drug is, how to use it, and why it’s a gamechanger-as well as why it’s not the right choice for every diabetic cat.
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My 11 yr old cat Pepe went into diabetic ketoacidosis yesterday and I had to put him down last night. I didn't know he had diabetes. 🥺
My Boy Samy who seemed to be in perfect health crossed the rainbow bridge last Wednesday at 4 years of age, he was fine until he suddenly lost weight and 1 week later passed away...i was devastated, miss him so much, i hate myself for not catching his diabetes before, the only red flag was he used to run to me when he heard water, i thought he just liked water for some off reason..
Great presentation. I would like to mention that there is a fb support group for cat owners for these meds. They are seeing some cats go hypo. As cats head toward remission their BG may dip near 50 2 to 6 hrs after medicating Many lower the dose as a result amd gradually taper off. I prefer the senvelgo for that reason. My 10 lb cat is doing well on a 7 lb dose.
Wow - what a great podcast from two truly wonderful people! My cat has just started on these meds, and I’m so appreciative of having a better understanding of them. ❤
My 10 yr old cat Marley battled fatty liver disease and megacolon for 2 months. After 2 failed enemas a manual extraction of feces saved his life. He is a super picky eater and finding Tiki Cat wet food was a game changer to get him to eat. Expensive but the food is such high quality. Thru this long recovery I noticed he was very thirsty, urinated large amounts frequently and his back hind legs were weak. I knew then there was a bigger issue at play. Diabetes. Thru all of this Marley's Kidneys, Liver and Pancreas remained strong. He was a candidate for Bexacat and he started today. I pray this works for him. Thank you for such an informative video.
Hi Chad, how is this going for your kitty?
@@BrianSmith-zx6ph He died from Bexacat. It shut his whole body down.
I am so sorry to hear this! Would you advise for me to go the insulin route? @@chadwoelk5377
@@chadwoelk5377wow, very sorry to hear. I really appreciate your follow up.
My cat took Bexacat for 1 month and now has to switch to insulin. His fPL level was tested 2 weeks after starting Bexacat and was 10.4 then increased to 22 two weeks after that. His ketone level was over 4. Luckily he was acting ok.
Thank you for this informative video!
My diabetic cat is on her third month of Bexacat. She’s doing good. Thanks for explaining how it works. I enjoyed this podcast.
Hi Jan, can you tell me more about how this is going? My cat was just diagnosed today and I'm trying to understand what is best fit for him...he is a 10 year old orange tabby. Hope your kitty is doing well!
@@BrianSmith-zx6ph Hello Brian, my cat Duma,17, had been diagnosed with diabetes for a year before I started giving her Bexacat. I gave it to her for six months. At first I think it helped her, but something happened and she started having UTIs, not eating, still drinking lots of water. I could tell she was suffering. I had her put to sleep in early December. I think your cat has a better chance on Bexacat since he was recently diagnosed and he’s younger. Keep reading all you can about feline diabetes. I hope lives a long life.💟☮️💟
I am so sorry to hear this Jan! Im still debating if I should go the Bexacat or insulin way. @@janhilton
Is there an alternative to Dm prescription cat food
Just started my cat on Bexacat this week. And just as you had suggested, I had her back at the vet's office on day 4 to check her ketones which were negative and that is great. And I have ordered a blood ketone monitor kit to check her at home. I am hoping she does well and that this is a good solution for both my cat and for me.
How is this going for you Sharon?
Does Elanco have a travel pack available now? I'm in this situation, but controlled.
My cat was given a blood test it came out she has diabetes vet to put her on insulin a few days said she was at 360? Something should be at 190 ??? Don't know what that means...I was told blood level goes up if stressed my cat hates going to vet gets super stressed out!!!!!
i have a question. i read a condition to use bexacat, never done insulin to the cat. my veterinary told us to do, we tried for a week but we have many problems with glicemia value. so he told us use Minidiab (Glipizide)...unfortunatly value Is about 350/400, so i would like ti try bexacat, but It Is non commercial in Italy. My question Is: can i use bexacat even if i do 1 week, about 2 months ago, of insulin? It Is possible?
why all of a sudden is there a spike in diabetic cats? it was something every rare now it seems to be going into a fashion trend? why arn't we trying to find the reason why what to avoid? this is the kind of information i would like to see instead of promoting drugs
Dry food contains a lot of carbs & it's often the least expensive option for cat owners.
My cat was just diagnosed w/ diabetes yesterday…she was always thin & very active but started drinking plus peeing nonstop and lost 1/3 of her weight! I blame the Temptations treats, out of my love for her, I foolishly gave them to her every night to make her happy but instead I made her very ill 😢