Sonsie
The mighty Al-Sonsie!
My beloved old boy is gone. A few months back he started peeing in the house, after some good advice here I brought him in and sure enough he had a urinary tract infection. Then he had another shortly after, this was the second one in the last 6 months and I started watching him close as he didn't seem "right". I noticed he was always at the water bowl and his litter was getting saturated really fast so I brought him in.
The vet tested him and he was diabetic. Long long long story short, it was type 1 and he was insulin resistant. I was giving him insulin shots and spent untold hours at the vets with all the testing and blood panels that had to be run. In the end I had to to the right thing as he developed diabetic ketoacidosis and was failing fast. I owed him a dignified end after the long fight he put up. I buried him in a lovely box filled with flowers in my garden and am looking for a suitable cat-themed sculpture/birdbath/statue to place on his grave. He was a wonderful cat and a faithful friend. We had 12 years together and I miss him more than I can say. He was a rescue I got from a shelter in Okinawa, he was a fearless traveler and handled all our moves with grace. He was an exceptional cat, smart, affectionate, vocal, and my shadow at all times.
Anyway, my main reason for posting this here is to relay a little info. About 6 months back when he was still healthy he was pulling his hair out for no apparent reason. The vet put him on Ovaban which solved the hair pulling right away but one of it's possible side effects is.... diabetes. The vet never mentioned the possible side effects at the time, if he had I might have noticed sooner and possibly been able to save him. In the future all my animals prescriptions will be googled even if the vet doesn't volunteer potential problems. Educate yourself, don't count on a busy vet.
The vet tested him and he was diabetic. Long long long story short, it was type 1 and he was insulin resistant. I was giving him insulin shots and spent untold hours at the vets with all the testing and blood panels that had to be run. In the end I had to to the right thing as he developed diabetic ketoacidosis and was failing fast. I owed him a dignified end after the long fight he put up. I buried him in a lovely box filled with flowers in my garden and am looking for a suitable cat-themed sculpture/birdbath/statue to place on his grave. He was a wonderful cat and a faithful friend. We had 12 years together and I miss him more than I can say. He was a rescue I got from a shelter in Okinawa, he was a fearless traveler and handled all our moves with grace. He was an exceptional cat, smart, affectionate, vocal, and my shadow at all times.
Anyway, my main reason for posting this here is to relay a little info. About 6 months back when he was still healthy he was pulling his hair out for no apparent reason. The vet put him on Ovaban which solved the hair pulling right away but one of it's possible side effects is.... diabetes. The vet never mentioned the possible side effects at the time, if he had I might have noticed sooner and possibly been able to save him. In the future all my animals prescriptions will be googled even if the vet doesn't volunteer potential problems. Educate yourself, don't count on a busy vet.