Hi everyone. We adopted two male cats from the Humane Society on Sunday, we intended to adopt only one but you know how that goes. Naturally, we know that means more $$$ in the long run but that's fine with us, we feel we can handle it. We are having some issues with our two new guys which I've already posted under Behavior. Now. here's the S.O.S. call we handled on yesterday.
A little background: We moved into our house 6 years ago and was instantly befriended by the "neighborhood" cat named Humphrey. He is the sweetest cat I've ever known and his owners seemed committed to doing a good job. I could go on and on about how amazing this little cat is, but, you get the idea. Anyway, two years ago, his owner told me he was diabetic and that she had to give him insulin shots twice a day. She also told me what food was o.k. to feed him. I told her at the time that she should alert the entire neighborhood as we all feed him. Anyway, through the grapevine, I've heard that his owner has some serious emotional issues and may not even still live in her house at all, but, still we were seeing her adorable orange cat and he seemed to be doing fine.
Fastforward to yesterday - Christmas Day of all days. I look in my backyard and I see this adorable cat laying out on some rocks while cold, rain is coming down. I went outside and the poor little guy was shivering. We picked him up and brought him in the house, covered him with some blankets and he just continued to sleep. He refused to eat or drink, we really thought he would be gone by this morning. We've called his owner several times leaving messages on her voicemail. No one is at home at her house. When the little guy was still alive this morning, we decided to take him to the vet. The vet said he is in a "diabetic crisis". He is staying at the animal hospital for the next five days (assuming he lives) so that they can get his blood/sugar regulated, etc. However, they said that it's possible he won't pull through as it's obvious his "owner" stopped giving him the insulin shots.
It is breaking our heart that this poor little cat whose always been our friend is now fighting for his life because of his coldblooded owner. We've decided if he pulls though, we will move him into our home permanently. Of course, his hospital stay will be at $1400 and we will have to learn how to give shots but we can't just sit back and not do anything. Please keep this little guy in your prayers.
A little background: We moved into our house 6 years ago and was instantly befriended by the "neighborhood" cat named Humphrey. He is the sweetest cat I've ever known and his owners seemed committed to doing a good job. I could go on and on about how amazing this little cat is, but, you get the idea. Anyway, two years ago, his owner told me he was diabetic and that she had to give him insulin shots twice a day. She also told me what food was o.k. to feed him. I told her at the time that she should alert the entire neighborhood as we all feed him. Anyway, through the grapevine, I've heard that his owner has some serious emotional issues and may not even still live in her house at all, but, still we were seeing her adorable orange cat and he seemed to be doing fine.
Fastforward to yesterday - Christmas Day of all days. I look in my backyard and I see this adorable cat laying out on some rocks while cold, rain is coming down. I went outside and the poor little guy was shivering. We picked him up and brought him in the house, covered him with some blankets and he just continued to sleep. He refused to eat or drink, we really thought he would be gone by this morning. We've called his owner several times leaving messages on her voicemail. No one is at home at her house. When the little guy was still alive this morning, we decided to take him to the vet. The vet said he is in a "diabetic crisis". He is staying at the animal hospital for the next five days (assuming he lives) so that they can get his blood/sugar regulated, etc. However, they said that it's possible he won't pull through as it's obvious his "owner" stopped giving him the insulin shots.
It is breaking our heart that this poor little cat whose always been our friend is now fighting for his life because of his coldblooded owner. We've decided if he pulls though, we will move him into our home permanently. Of course, his hospital stay will be at $1400 and we will have to learn how to give shots but we can't just sit back and not do anything. Please keep this little guy in your prayers.
