DCIN Adoptable Diabetic Cats---Two Shelter Cats and Twinkie
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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.....
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.....
Diabetic Cats in Need (DCIN)
Member Since 2010
Isabell to be PTS...
...on or about 10/31/10.
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
...on or about 10/31/10.
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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