Last night became a bit of a panic scenario. I got home from the
firm's Xmas do a bit (read a lot) worse for wear, and, as usual, the
first thing I do when I get in if it's late is Otis's insulin shot, as
it would have been a couple of hours late. I noticed he had a full
bowl of food but didn't think anything of it.
I then sat down prepared to fall asleep on the sofa when DH informed me
that he'd already done the shot, he never does them as he's
needle-phobic but managed to one when I went away a couple of weeks
ago, we never discussed him doing it again though. This meant that
he'd had a double dose in the last hour!
How to come round from a drunken stupor FAST!
I had to lock Otis downstairs so I could keep an eye on him, did a
google on what to do if he became ill, looked up the local vet hospital
number just in case, and then waited and watched. I managed to stay up
for a couple of hours and he was fine, probably cos his dose is so
small, but it was really scary I can tell you. DH now has strict
instructions not to do shots unless I ask him to!
jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 23 Dec 2005 01:22 GMT
> I then sat down prepared to fall asleep on the sofa when DH informed me
> that he'd already done the shot, he never does them as he's
> needle-phobic but managed to one when I went away a couple of weeks
> ago, we never discussed him doing it again though. This meant that
> he'd had a double dose in the last hour!
EEK! I can understand your panic!
Would it have helped to give him some high-carb food, to stave off
an insulin reaction? That's what you'd do with a person who'd had too
much insulin, but I'm not sure how it works with cats.
Glad he's OK!
Joyce
CATherine - 23 Dec 2005 02:29 GMT
> > I then sat down prepared to fall asleep on the sofa when DH informed me
> > that he'd already done the shot, he never does them as he's
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>
>Joyce
Just give a spoonful of corn syrup. And learn to do your own glucose
testing. It is just a little prick in the earlobe rather than fingers
like a human. A couple years ago Sheba crashed. At that time I knew
nothing. She was convulsing and I didn't know what it was. But I
rushed her to the vet. Her bood glucose was 29! He gave her a good bit
of Karo. After that I contacted the Feline Diabetes message board and
ended up educating myself and then bought my own glucometer and
learned to do it myself. The reading taken at the vet is often skewed
by the cat's stress. Sheba's certainly was. Good luck and many purrs,
--
CATherine