Hello! My name is Christina.
Recently, our little guy Rufus was diagnosed with Diabetes. We just moved into a new house during a heat wave on the East Coast. We assumed his lethargy, anti-social behavior (sleeping under the bed as opposed to on top of us) was because of stress and heat. Two days into this pattern, he refused food which was a huge red flag for us. His entire life, he has eaten like a little pig. He tried to jump off of our bed and tumbled. We rushed him to the emergency vet.
He had ketones in his urine and was very dehydrated. After 6 nerve-wracking days and nights in the ICU, he was discharged.
We are still nervous-- he's interested in food but not eating nearly as much as he used to-- a few bites for a few minutes, and then he walks away. Because he's generally very docile, we were able to "force feed" (drop it in his mouth with a spoon) him pureed food this morning to safely give him his insulin. He's also gone back to sleeping under the bed. He's alert when we pet him, and walking fine.
We're hoping this is normal for a cat that just had an extended stay in a kennel hooked up to tubes with barking dogs all around him.
Personally, I'm completely frightened, praying for the best, and out of money. We love this little guy more than some of our family members and just want him to be better.
Recently, our little guy Rufus was diagnosed with Diabetes. We just moved into a new house during a heat wave on the East Coast. We assumed his lethargy, anti-social behavior (sleeping under the bed as opposed to on top of us) was because of stress and heat. Two days into this pattern, he refused food which was a huge red flag for us. His entire life, he has eaten like a little pig. He tried to jump off of our bed and tumbled. We rushed him to the emergency vet.
He had ketones in his urine and was very dehydrated. After 6 nerve-wracking days and nights in the ICU, he was discharged.
We are still nervous-- he's interested in food but not eating nearly as much as he used to-- a few bites for a few minutes, and then he walks away. Because he's generally very docile, we were able to "force feed" (drop it in his mouth with a spoon) him pureed food this morning to safely give him his insulin. He's also gone back to sleeping under the bed. He's alert when we pet him, and walking fine.
We're hoping this is normal for a cat that just had an extended stay in a kennel hooked up to tubes with barking dogs all around him.
Personally, I'm completely frightened, praying for the best, and out of money. We love this little guy more than some of our family members and just want him to be better.
