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January 17th, 2010 by KittyKitty

{  Poor Brutus!}  I always want to cry whenever I think back of 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 Joint Pain

Two years ago, our previous vet diagnosed Brutus of having diabetes and started treating him with 6 units of insulin twice a daily.    Our former vet had us feeding Brutus a 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.  Discovering Dr. Ava Frick’s 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 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. 

In a week’s time when we brought Brutus to Dr. Frick’s clinic,  she ran some tests on him and explained to us the serious concerns regarding his blood sugar levels, which were found to be like a rollercoaster.  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. 

  It only took two days for his blood sugar levels to return to normal.  Furthermore, his overweening thirst and urination ended. 

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.    Begging for food is a thing of the past, and his crankiness has been replaced with his old, loving personality.  Animal Chiropractic