Suzanne Burton
Member Since 2019
I haven't been here in a long time. After LT came out of remission, he required tiny amounts of insulin. Then came the lymphocytic plasmacytic gingivitis which required the last of his remaining teeth to be removed. He struggled with eating after that, almost always requiring a bit of begging to finish enough food so he could get his insulin. The last month we put him on Dr. Elesy's kibble because he would no longer eat canned. He had diarrhea for a few days that wasn't helped with Forti Flora, but he continued to eat. He wasn't dehydrated, so the vet let us pick up an antibiotic without taking him in for a visit. Yesterday, and the evening before he wouldn't eat anything. He went to the vet and an US showed his spleen, gallbladder and liver were grossly swollen. The vet said she thought he was in pain and it was his time, so at age 17, we let him go join our diabetic dog Tucker. Thank you to all who helped us navigate feline diabetes; those who stayed up with me late at night to make sure LT was safe. He was such a wonderful boy, faster than a speeding bullet, the loudest purr you ever heard, and a snuggler extraordinaire. LT you are gone but never forgotten.
