Might you Want to Adopt a Diabetic Cat in the Future?

Discussion in 'Lantus / Levemir / Biosimilars' started by Venita, Jan 9, 2010.

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  1. Venita

    Venita Well-Known Member

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    As you might know, I run a project called FDMB Cats in Need. Demand and my own desires have led the mission of that project to focus in large part on the rehoming of unwanted diabetic cats. Often cats that I include on the FDMB Cats in Need Blog are in shelter, rescue, or foster situations, already having been surrendered or abandoned by their owners. Some of those cats are at risk for euthanasia. Some of the cats I include are still with their original owners who want to rehome the cats, often as an alternative to euthanasia.

    If you think you might want to adopt a (or another) diabetic at some point in the future, please let me know by PM. If you have restrictions on the cat you would look to adopt, please let me know. (For example, you may only want a youngster or one that was just recently diagnosed. Or you may want a tuxedo, a short-hair, or a Maine Coon.)

    If I hadn't know that Patti and Merlin wanted to open her home to a special needs cat, Boris might not be going home today.

    You can always see the diabetic cats looking for a loving home by going to the FDMB Cats in Need Blog. The www (earth) symbol under my name links to that blog.

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  2. Carolyn and Spot

    Carolyn and Spot Well-Known Member

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    I know a lot of you that know my story probably think I'm insane. For those of you who don't know my story, I have adopted 3 cats from this board, at different times --- I'm not that crazy! When my first diabetic went off the juice, another one I was watching on the board went up for adoption. I knew the cat would be euthanized if he was not adopted quickly. He wasn't too far north of me so I agreed to "foster" him. I am a foster parent failure. :mrgreen: Leo is also a "foster" though I knew before I ever touched him that he'd never leave my home. There are a few of us on this board who can't stand to see these guys linger.. but there are not enough of us.

    Many of these cats you see up for adoption are on crappy diets, crappy insulins or worse.. not under treatment yet. You can see by what happens in LL every day that a goodly number of these cats will go OTJ and be diet controlled fairly quickly. It's a crap shoot of course, you don't know what you're getting into. My Roxanne was OTJ on the 4th shot and diet change, before I got her. Leo is an acro and will never be off the juice. What I'm trying to say is.. even though many of you still have a cat in treatment, testing and dosing 2 cats is really not a lot different than testing and dosing 1 cat. I had both Spot and Oscar in treatment at the same time when Spot fell off the wagon due to pancreatitis attacks. It was a simple thing for me to load 2 syringes, run 2 meters and do two spot checks at a time instead of 1. I'm not a miracle worker, I'm not an earth mother, I'm not super organized, I'm not rich. I know how to treat feline diabetes, so I will always treat feline diabetics. I didn't plan to have 2 at a time, but once you have 1, it's easy.

    If you're wondering if you could do it.. you can.

    If you're thinking you don't have enough space.. you do.

    If you're worried they won't get along.. they will.

    Right now, with our economy so bad, we are going to see a huge influx of diabetics up for adoption. People think they can't afford to treat because vets insist on curves and fructosamines. We know differently. I've been unemployed for a year, and Leo gets 52u of Levemir a DAY. If you can spare the time, there's a baby out there waiting for you.. think about it. If you can't keep 'em.. could you at least "foster" them? cat_pet_icon
     
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