Cat Tales

Fox and Teacup in a rare moment of solidarity.

  I was going to wait to get a pet until after the house sells. But early last December, the local feline rescue posted Fox's picture (he's the one on the left), which clearly conveyed that this 9 year old gentleman needed a more comfortable retirement home. So off I went to meet him, and it was love at first sight, and I brought him home. A week later when I found out he was diabetic, we had already bonded, so I pledged to give him insulin twice a day and to do my best to keep him out of Teacup's high-carb kibble. At a follow up vet visit, his blood glucose # had improved and it was suggested I put him on a low-carb canned food diet, so he snarfs down 4 cans of Fancy Feast a day. He's a big boy - maybe part Maine Coon? - and he gets plenty of exercise running after and from Teacup, so this old cat is not slowing down!

After a week or so on Fancy Feast, Mr. Fox's pancreas decided to start working, and it's been 10 weeks since he's needed any insulin! I'm thinking that I need to switch my own diet to Fancy Feast a couple months before I'm due for my next bloodwork, so that my doc will stop trying to get me to take drugs.

I hope you are eating well and staying active while we're stuck on our couches, waiting for whatever the year will bring. And consider adopting a homeless critter -- they're good company, probably better than most humans.