RingosMom
Member Since 2020
Hello cat lovers,
This is a difficult, sad situation. Jingle—a 4 yr old male domestic shorthair (Gray) was in the apt of his owner who was found dead 3 days later , leaving Jingle to experience the trauma of the loss of his beloved caretaker and with no food or water. A mutual friend of the owner took him in. I paid the pet deposit. Richard unfortunately didn’t know enough to properly care for Jingle— I found out last week, after no contact with Richard for 2 yrs when Richard called to ask a favor: “Jingle’s not doing well...he’s eating a lot but losing weight, and drinking a lot...he’s really thin, could you take him to the vet?” Of course, I took him and taking one look at him the Vet inquired “How old is this cat?” “About 4 or 5,” I said. “Oh, I would have guessed 16...he weighs 7 lbs and should weigh about 17. He’s a very big cat, but he hasn’t been grooming himself and his paws are caked with dry cat litter, and he has lost some teeth, is running a 105 degree temperature because his gums are infected.” We can give him an antibiotic and test his blood. Take him home. The next day we were told he had diabetes. I posted all kinds of notices on websites and people gave advice, but no one wanted to take him on. (I can’t in my living situation.) I called all the rescue and other agencies. No one called back. Today it has been 2 weeks from his diagnosis and Richard called again. We had already discussed euthanasia last week. Richard had had a week to think about it. “Jingle was doing a little better, I thought, but now he just sleeps and still eats but is thin as a rail.” I’m almost to the end of my story and Jingle to the end of his life. If you can help save him or think it isn’t an option, I welcome your response.
This is a difficult, sad situation. Jingle—a 4 yr old male domestic shorthair (Gray) was in the apt of his owner who was found dead 3 days later , leaving Jingle to experience the trauma of the loss of his beloved caretaker and with no food or water. A mutual friend of the owner took him in. I paid the pet deposit. Richard unfortunately didn’t know enough to properly care for Jingle— I found out last week, after no contact with Richard for 2 yrs when Richard called to ask a favor: “Jingle’s not doing well...he’s eating a lot but losing weight, and drinking a lot...he’s really thin, could you take him to the vet?” Of course, I took him and taking one look at him the Vet inquired “How old is this cat?” “About 4 or 5,” I said. “Oh, I would have guessed 16...he weighs 7 lbs and should weigh about 17. He’s a very big cat, but he hasn’t been grooming himself and his paws are caked with dry cat litter, and he has lost some teeth, is running a 105 degree temperature because his gums are infected.” We can give him an antibiotic and test his blood. Take him home. The next day we were told he had diabetes. I posted all kinds of notices on websites and people gave advice, but no one wanted to take him on. (I can’t in my living situation.) I called all the rescue and other agencies. No one called back. Today it has been 2 weeks from his diagnosis and Richard called again. We had already discussed euthanasia last week. Richard had had a week to think about it. “Jingle was doing a little better, I thought, but now he just sleeps and still eats but is thin as a rail.” I’m almost to the end of my story and Jingle to the end of his life. If you can help save him or think it isn’t an option, I welcome your response.
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