Just About Jacks

Archive for February 19th, 2010

{  Poor Brutus!}  I always frieve whenever I recall our then six-year-old cat’s life.  Dr. Frick told us that weighing 20 pounds was 8 to 9 pounds over the normal.  Animal Joint Pain

  Two years prior, our vet where we used to live diagnosed Brutus with diabetes, and we had been giving him 6 units of insulin two times each day.  Our previous vet advised us to feed Brutus with special dry food for diabetic cats. 

Then my friend told me me that her sister-in-law took her dog to a credible veterinarian and was impressed with the outcome.  Meeting Dr. Ava Frick and discovering her clinic was a blessing to us. 

Brutus seemed to have flaky dandruff coming off and his fur was dull when we took him to Dr. Frick forthe first time.  He used to  take in excessive amount of water and urinate 10-12 times daily.  He appeared to be starving most of the time and beg for food like a dog.  His personality altered to a grouchy character and did not want to stay longer with the family anymore. 

  We checked Brutus into Dr. Frick’s clinic for about a week while she rank tests and, as she explained to us, the were some serious concerns with his blood sugar levels.  They keep on fluctuating.  Animal Pain Relief

  Dr. Frick tried an experiment on Brutus by taking him off the insulin for a short while and reintroduced it.    She changed his diet to a canned, low-carb food, and began a routine of 2 units of insulin every 12 hours. 

His blood sugar levels returned to normal in just a period of two days.  Also, his excessive thirst and urination stopped. 

We kept an eye in testing Brutus’ blood glucose levels at home 2 to 3 times everyday until Dr. Frick told us that it is time to take Brutus off from insulin after about three months on his new diet and dosage of insulin.  He was able to discard almost five pounds, regained his normal luster of his coat, goes to his litter box three or four times everyday.  Craving for food became a thing in the past and his grouchiness returned to his old and loving personality.  Animal Chiropractic