DCIN Adoptable Diabetic Cats---Two Shelter Cats and Twinkie

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Toby is in a Baltimore shelter. He's in great health, but if he starts to decline, as many shelter cats do, he is at risk of euthanasia. His blog page is here.

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Kiki is in West Virginia. Sorry no pictures yet. She was sent to the shelter because she was peeing on the floor. She must be something special, because this all-volunteer shelter normally would euthanize an "unadoptable" cat. Her DCIN blog page is here.

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And let's not forget the most dear Twinkie (dian's foster). I'm pretty sure Twinkie just needs someone to be HIS person. His history of abuse is saddening; you can tell it in his eyes. I'm sure dian will be along to give an update on Mr. T. His blog page is here.

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The other cats currently on DCIN's adoption list are:

Beasley (in DCIN foster with dian in Pittsburgh; will adopt separately from his friend Twinkie)
Doug (in foster with Claudia in MA)
Jacob (in foster with OLM Catnip Cottage in Summerville, SC)
Jules (in foster with Claudia in MA; diet controlled diabetic)
Kitty (in foster with missyandlittlegray)
Pewter Boy (in foster with Claudia in MA)
Rusty (needs rehoming from Phoebe near Detroit)
Sebastian Purrbox (in foster with Stefani in MD)
Tawny (in DCIN foster with Desi)
Yoda (in foster with Kelly in Bloomington, IN)

I invite the foster beans of cats of the DCIN adoption list to post updates about their charges on this thread. You may see new threads during the week if cats are added to DCIN's adoption or courtesy post lists. (The courtesy post list is here.) You also may see the foster beans post about these cats on Health and the Insulin Support Groups.

Note: Last week's adoptable diabetic cats post.
 
just did a longtimer reports so just going to C/P here


been on prozac since the first of sept and (KNOCK ON WOOD) has not licked himself since. he is getting 5mg QD. did have an episode of scratching his neck. so I put on benadryl for a few days and benadryl cream. that is now cleared up. sadly, his hair is very sparse around the neck. mainly from wearing the collar for so long. eyes are getting runny again so have started back on chlor trimaton. hopefully this will help.
I have not weighed him yet but I think he can stand to loose a pound or two so we are gonna get him on a diet too. he was doing well but would have to keep doubling up on food when trying to get him to take the transfer factor. he did not like it. we have been finished with that for 2 weeks now. this stuff get like hard gelatin when down near the bottom of bottle and must be dissolved in water to use. so now it is back to normal portions for him. he does like to eat though.
still shy and likes to be by himself but he does stay out in the open more and is a little more responsive to being held and petted. still has the rippling when petted but does not throw him into a full blown licking session. so I am pleased on how they both are doing. twinkie is also down to .6u lANTUS.
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I just weighed him and he is 11# 13.8oz. he looks better at the lower end of 11 or high end of 10#. love to try and beat you to the fridge now
 
Re: DCIN Adoptable Diabetic Cats---Two Shelter Cats and Twin

Bump. I am leaving Toby, Kiki, and Twinkie as the featured cats of the week for yet another week.

I get especially concerned about diabetic cats in shelters. They are at risk of euthanasia, they are at risk of shelter bugs (like serious upper respiratory viruses), and most of all--they are at risk of declining health because of less than optimal treatment of their diabetes.

I understand the less-than-optimal treatment. If you've ever worked in a shelter, you understand what an assembly line feeding and medication can be. Toby and Kiki aren't being home tested, and they get their insulin adjusted by a shelter vet probably once a month based on a single spot check. They often are fed prescription dry food because of the shelter's food contract with Hills.

Last Saturday Kiki had a symptomatic hypo. Thank goodness there were people there to treat her. What if this had happened at night? They now understand the importance of home testing, but still are hesitant about doing it and would only have the time to do occasional spot checks.

To get appropriate food to Kiki, DCIN bought her Fancy Feast. Then one of the volunteers walked off with her food. So now she is back onto the prescription dry food.

Not to say all of the diabetic cats don't need furever homes (especially Twinkie who desperately needs a person of his own to help him start to get past his history of abuse and to want to live a happy life), but the shelter cats hold a special place in my heart. DCIN can't work with the owner to educate them about feline diabetes, provide supplies if money is a problem, and hopefully get them off insulin. With appropriate treatment, these shelter cats likely can get off insulin. Consider Brady, who had been insulin dependent in a no-kill shelter in Louisiana for years. He came home to Marvie and was found not to need insulin. I don't think he had a shot after he left the shelter. Yes, he had other problems from his years of shelter life, but diabetes wasn't one of them.

Just saying.....
 
Isabell to be PTS

...on or about 10/31/10.

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The fate of a diabetic cat in a no-kill shelter. In Central NJ. Blog page here. Her flyer is here.


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DCIN Adoptable diabetic in sig line
Toby in Baltimore...KiKi in WV...our own dear Twinkie in Pittsburgh with dian
 
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