Poor Brutus! I always frieve whenever I recall our then six-year-old cat’s life. He weighed about 20 pounds, which Dr. Frick told us was 8 to 9 pounds too many. Animal Chiropractic
Two years ago, our previous vet diagnosed Brutus of having diabetes and started treating him with 6 units of insulin two times a day. Our old vet told us to feed Brutus with special dry food for diabetic cats.
Then my friend shared with 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 had flaky dandruff coming off and his fur was deadening 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 hungry 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. It goes up and down endlessly.
Dr. Frick performed 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 got rid of almost five pounds, recovered 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. Pet Arthritis
