From Diabetes in Pets

Jock has been diabetic since August 2004, and has seen most of the worst that feline diabetes can throw at a cat, and survived. Here's his story. He and I are proud to bring you an organized resource for feline and canine diabetes info.

Your administrators for the petdiabetes wiki are User:Steve and Jock, Kathy, and User:Venita.

You can leave messages for me on this page and I'll see them quickly. Older conversations are here, most recent first:

Contents 1 Congratulations 2 next steps 3 POM 4 Asked for help, here's the follow up if any 5 Case Templates 6 Holiday Pix 7 December POM 8 would be great 9 Categories or Links 10 Recalls 11 K9 diabetes board

[edit] Congratulations

Steve, I am thrilled by Jock's remission. I am glad you put that final note in about cancer. I am convinced that is what happened with my Maxwell; even though he wasn't a long-time FD, and the vet and I just didn't know enough to watch for cancer before it was inoperable. All finger, toes, and paws crossed here for a healthy remission for Jock. Jock, Sabina, and you deserve it after all your hard work!! Venita 15:40, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] next steps

I asked BitePR to reach out to you about pet diabetes month.
for link-exchanges, I would suggest that you add a link on the lower left hand navigation of petdiabetes.wikia.com, or at the bottom of the home page - and ask your friends to do a small text link back to petdiabetes.wikia.com from a similar place on their site (not in the ad inventory but somewhere that is white space now

That way no one loses revenue and both sites help each other grow...

Gil (talk) 20:42, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

We had already done that, Gil, but I took a step further yesterday. I've helped to add a custom Google search to felinediabetes.com which searches the articles on that site AS WELL AS those here on Wikia. So anyone there searching information finds articles on Wikia as well. I'm looking into how I can do the same here. --Steve and Jock 11:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] POM

We hope 01:17, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

http://images.bigoo.ws/content/image/cartoon/cartoon_38.gif

A Halloween reminder that we will need a new POM soon.

Kathy

that's really cute Kathy! Hope you liked the POM and new front page design... :) --steve

[edit] Asked for help, here's the follow up if any

http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Thumbs/frames_borders_on_nonwhite_background

[edit] Case Templates

We hope 05:23, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Steve,

Can we clarify the Oral Meds section of case templates to make it something like "Oral Diabetes Meds" instead of just Oral Meds? Know what's meant is to ask about whether oral diabetes meds had/have ever been used, but it can seem confusing as it's worded now.

Some pets are using oral meds for conditions other than diabetes. The question the way it's posed now, can cause one to believe all oral meds should be listed--not just oral diabetes meds.

Kathy

You're right and some people have been confused. The form needs an overhaul, not sure if I can get to it this week though. Thanks for all your work! This week is getting really special, you'll see things are happening. In addition to the press release, we've got commendations coming up!

[edit] Holiday Pix

We hope 05:20, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Steve,

What about inviting everyone with case studies to post holiday photos of their pet if they have some? We can put them into the case studies for the holidays and then revert back to the non-holiday ones after the first of the year.

Kathy

A fine thought, Kathy. Sounds like a lot of work though... Wanna give it a try?

We hope 15:00, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

If they're willing to upload and let us know there's a holiday photo there for their pet (notes on either of our Talk pages will work), I'm willing to change to holiday photos and back again after the season.

Kathy

[edit] December POM

We hope 21:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

We COULD turn it into a "challenge" and see who has some great holiday kitty pix (Top this Dog)<GG> among those who have cases here. Since December's coming up fast, there's not much of a deadline we can offer.

Kathy

--I think that is a great idea! --steve

[edit] would be great

If you could help a newbie with a similar topic, maybe even link to him.. check out http://dogs.wikia.com/wiki/Dog_Days_Home

Hope all's well and happy holidays!

Gil (talk) 19:03, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Done, Gil. -- Mr. Dog Days is welcome to ask any questions... --Steve and Jock 23:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categories or Links

Steve, this is Venita and it's about 7PM US Eastern time on March 9, 2007. It has been so long since I've been here, that I have completely forgotten how to post you a query. But I finally found your talk page.

(And I don't recall how to post my signature, so I felt the need to identify myself and the time.)

I just updated Max's case study for his passing today, and added a little bit about his cancer. Are there categories or links that I should add to his case study for 1. GAs, 2. Cancer, and/or 3. fPLI tests that have outrageous results which might be indicative of a pancreatic-origin tumor?

And, even though I know you are under the weather and very busy with many other things, if you could add those links/categories to his case study, I would appreciate it. No rush, I'm sure. I hardly ever get here to the wiki.

Thank you!!!

Hey Venita -- good suggestions. You're always welcome, regardless of your memory. I'll add a category for fPLI and for Cancer. Since this is a historical record and people don't always update, I think it's best not to include a category for GA's -- it will always be inaccurate and doesn't really say much about the case. --Steve

I understand not adding a category for GAs. But I would hope people would update their case studies for GAs, because it is not all that often that it is diabetes that takes the pet, but something else (often cancer or CRF). But I understand that documentation is not even close to a priority when one loses a pet. Thanks for helping, Steve. (Venita, 2pm Eastern, March 11, 2007)

[edit] Recalls

This is Venita, again not knowing the "sig" code. It's about noon Eastern on April 19.

There is a hot topics section on the main page. SHouldn't it be saying something about the food recalls. At least links to itchmo.com. Howl911, the FDA, Menu foods? Those seem to be the best places for info, although some like FDA and Menu are behind the curve. In fact, if it were me, I would put it pretty high on the opening page.

Thanks.

Steve, could you please add the K9 diabetes board to the front page, the other link does not work anymore, please check out our board

http://k9diabetes.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=18

Nikeeta 05:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)Nikeeta

[edit] K9 diabetes board

Steve, could you please add the K9 diabetes board to the front page, the other link does not work anymore, please check out our board

http://k9diabetes.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=18

Nikeeta 05:24, 3 December 2008 (UTC)Nikeeta

Okay, done! Thanks for letting me know. --Steve and Jock