Jeannie in NJ Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 about 6 weeks age our Quiky (Quiksilver) was going to be having dental surgery. Since he was 7, our vet did some pre-surgery bloodwork and it showed that Quiky had diabeties . We have an older 13 year old cat that has diabeties that was caused by being overweight, his blood sugar is now under control at 1 unit and our vet thinks Ginger may be able to come off insulin soon. Anyway, they had no idea what caused Quiky to get diabeties as he is not overweight. I started giving him the insulin shots and our vet was checking him . At first his blood sugar went down, but then it started climbing and even increasing his dose several times, up to 5 units his blood sugar kept getting higher. Last Tues night, he did not eat his dinner, did not eat again on Wed morning. Took him to my vet and started force feeding him with a syringe, he kept getting worse. My vet sent us to our local emergency animal hospital. By then, Quiky was in shock. They had him on all kinds of iv and machines, including an insulin drip. After 2 days of improvement and then declining again, they said it was beyond what they could do so they sent us to a critical care animal hospital 1 1/2 hours away. They even said he might die on the ride there, He didn't and they hooked im up to machines and a insulin drip. They did all kinds of tests,which showed underlying heart disease and liver disease which was interferring with the insulin doing its job. They kept increasing his continous insulin drip to higher doses and his blood sugar kept getting higher, his body temp was going down and this blood pressure was also going down, They had him on 2 different blood pressure meds at the max. dose they can give. My dh, myself, our dd and her boyfriend stayed there at the hospital. We had not brought our son as he is special ed and could not have handled all of this. My dh's two sisters went to our house and stayed with our son and took care of our other cats. Finally, yesterday, Quiky's blood pressure had gone down to 40 and he was in a coma. My dd kept screaming, "Quiky, wake up, you have to wake up, you can't leave us". She had picked out Quiky at a rescue group 7 years ago when we had lost our previous favorite cat. He was her cat but we all loved him,he was the most sweet, gentle cat, only 7 years old. After dd went away to college last year, Quiky started sleeping next to me at night, he was the only one of the cats that sleep in our bed every night, the others would off and on. Quiky would pat my face at night. He was by far the favorite of everyone. The bill total for the er hospital and the critical hospital came to $8,000 which happened to be the amount that we had set aside for our first vacation in 4 years to Disney World but we all agreed to use that money for Quiky's care so now we have no trip to Disney , which we do not care about any longer but we also do not have our Quiky anymore. I just needed to write about all this as my heart is breaking now. Prior to Tues night, Quiky was active, doing his usual racing around the yard, running a few feet up a tree and then jumping down and the same to another tree. No one had any idea that he had any underlining heart disease, he was so active and seemed 100% healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: We lost our favorite cat last year at age 8, also very unexpectedly. He declined within just a few days - he had stomach cancer. I'm still not over it. I think the fact that he was so young, and it was so sudden, I think made it a lot worse than if he'd had a long life. He was also the most lovey cat - we have other cats, but he was really special. I understand. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I am so very sorry for your loss. Pets are family, too, and their passing is equally as difficult. After you have had time to grieve properly, or at least when it's not so intense, I'd highly encourage you to have that vet check the results again that convinced him your cat had diabetes. From what you've said, it seemed to you the cat was fairly healthy up until the dx of diabetes. Why did they start giving him insulin when it doesn't seem like he didn't really need it? His poor body even seemed to be saying he didn't need the insulin. My gut says there's something that was overlooked here or interpreted wrong. Not by you, by one of the animal medical personnel. That being said, put it aside for now. Concentrate on lovingly remembering your furry family member. He was obviously part of the clan and it will take some time to heal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiden Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I'm so sorry :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I'm so sorry. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I am so very, very sorry. Huge :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: to you and your family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: We lost our most loved cat earlier this year. My dd still has a big picture of him on the wall. It's hard. I'm so sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: I'm so, so sorry. Pets are members of the family- so sorry for your loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: We suddenly lost a cat this year too and it still hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: I love cats and all they bring into our lives. I detest losing them - esp suddenly like that. You definitely have my sympathy. :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I am so, so sorry for you! How traumatizing for you all. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 oh and another thing, while we were trying to sleep at a hotel a couple of minutes from the critical hospital, I suddenly realized that it was my lousy, stinkin birthday. As in Happy Birthday Jeannie, your beloved cat is dying. yes, I am very bitter right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I am so very sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I'm sorry. I've lost kitties that I love too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 So sorry. (Hugs) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :( So very sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I'm so sorry, Jeannie. :crying: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 so sorry take time to grieve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 So sorry. I hope, in time, your happy memories will comfort you. For now, I'm sorry it sucks. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 so sorry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 ((((((Hugs)))))) I am so sorry you have lost beloved pet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I'm so sorry. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KayT Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxmum Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 I'm so sorry, I can't even imagine the shock you are going through. Hugs to you all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 THat is so young for a kitty. I'm so sorry. :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet kitty. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 So sorry. Losing a kitty is hard and a best loved kitty just makes it harder. ((())) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: So very sorry. We love our fur babies too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbusf Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm so sorry. A few months ago, we suddenly lost our dog in a similar way. She had been with our kids for their entire lives so far and we were all devastated. It's so, so hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm so sorry. Three years ago I took my favorite cat in for her annual checkup and found out she had leukemia. She started declining shortly thereafter and died within three weeks. She was 15, so it wasn't quite so horrible, but it's always sad to lose a beloved pet, especially to an illness you didn't know about. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I'm so sorry. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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