Here is our cat. His name is Rambo and he has diabetes. A few years back he was dropping weight and drinking most of the day, which made us go to the vet. The diagnosis was chattering, at least at first. The vet told us that if he didn't receive any treatment , he would die within a few months. But, if we were to administer him daily injections with insulin, he could live for a long time to come. We love our cat and that is why we have been doing this for 3 years now, twice every day. Since the injections need to be given every 12 hours to keep the sugar levels in his blood a steady as possible - we chose 6am and 6pm - this has taken some organising and missing out on holidays as well.
Most people don't bother or are just assuming that the loss of weight and drinking is normal - hence their cat dies. Most people suck.
Rambo was born on the 5th of June 1994. Yep, this makes him a senior alright. He has always been such a friendly cat, as cats go. I can't remember him being viscious or lashing out - ever. Lately he spends most of the day lazing around, eating and lazing around again. His hind legs have suffered from the diabetes so he cannot move for big walks, which means he just advances a few meters and has to take a rest. He doesn't suffer and has no pain. He can purr so sweetly when he is being stroked . He has never been outside since we live close to a very busy road. The closest he gets to beng outside is during the summer months when we open a window and he can sit , smell hear and watch the outside world from behind a mosquito net. He obviously enjoys these moments very much.
I hope you like the little collection of pictures I included here. It took me a while to figure out how to include pictures in this blog but now I found out you can look forward to more pictures popping up in the text from time to time.
Some of these pics are without copyright notice - at least none visible to the eye - but that doesn't mean you can download them and put them on other media without mentioning the author . Copyright Adri Haine 2007
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26-05-2007
my kitty sez..
..he loves u too :)
We do what is needed to give him the best possible life.
26-05-2007, 23:08 geschreven door BBW
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