Update note (March 2006): High
glucose levels where observed during the months of Jan-March. Insulin dosage injections
where increased to compensate for the elavated glucose levels. In the later half
of March 2006 when Norman was diagnosed with a possible urinary tract infection
evidenced by dilute blood serum, his urine was tested at a ph. of 6.5. (His
urine was neither too acidic nor too
alkaline; values where excellent for an elderly cat.) Norman was prescribed an antibiotic, Clavamox (1 ml. 2x daily), for two weeks
to arrest the suspected infection. Interesti
“For those cats that do not become euglycemic with diet alone, the objective of
PZI insulin therapy is to bring the cat into a normal range of blood glucose (80-130)
and keep it there”… Dr.Elizabeth Hodgkins D.V.M., J.D.
ngly enough, from the first dose of Clavamox given on Mar 9, 2006, Norman experienced
a swing from hypoglycemia to hyperglycemia. Insulin injections were reduced from
an average of 8-10 units per day to 2-4 units per day.
The decrease in insulin
requirements left us absolutely befuddled and with the conclusion that since there was no
other variable manipulated other than the antibiotic, there is unexplained evidence
to assume the introduction of the antibiotic caused
a corresponding decrease in insulin requirements.
It appeared to have
had the effect of allowing the insulin to do a more efficient
job targeting the cell
receptors. It will be interesting to see how this progresses when he is no longer
on the antibiotic.
