Well, today we found out that Willow has developed feline diabetes. The weight blight that we unfortunately burdened her with finally caught up to her. She seems ok on the outside, she's dropped about 2kg since this time last year, but she drinks a lot of water. So we're off to the vet again on Thursday to learn about what we need to do to help Willow live comfortably. A change of food is the first step. I'm not sure if we'll need to give her insulin shots yet or if there is another option.
On another note I got an email from CBC News Sunday asking me to read an email comment I made so they can possibly broadcast it during their feedback segment.
Update:I spent about an hour at the vet last night getting all of the info on what we need to do for Willow. She will be getting one unit of insulin twice a day for the next while then we take her back in for testing and possible modification of the dose. The vet did a demonstration with saline on the office cat, a fairly cooperative cat. I tried to examine Willow tonight to get a grip on her skin the way I'll need to so I can inject her and at first got a nasty look then the teeth came out and she was having none of that. It looks like I'll be wrapping her up in a towel twice a day. It wasn't too expensive but this will be a lifetime thing unless someone comes up with an easier way of doing it. Looking on the bright side we won't have to test her blood every day (an unpleasant process of pricking the edge of her ear to get a blood sample).
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Poor Willow, who knew a life of luxury could be so bad! I hope it's as easy as changing her diet! Poor thing.
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