Stop Leaving Pets In Cars

NEVER LEAVE YOUR PET IN A VEHICLE NOT EVEN FOR ONE SECOND!

Why does anyone insist  on taking their pets in the car.  Stop It Now.  They should not be in a moving vehicle unless you are taking them to the Vet.  Take your dog for a walk its much healthier for them and cats never should be outside or in a vehicle.

My God its the year 2011 how stupid can the human race be (don't answer that).  We are experiencing the worst heat wave in North America and people are still leaving their pets in parked vehicles.  Opening the windows a crack is a bunch of crap.  It does not cool the car.

Leave the poor dog home they really do not want to go with you in the car, you may think they do but we all know that dogs are people please rs. Unfortunately the poor things think their humans are smart and know whats good for them.

I should not have to also remind everyone do not leave dogs outside in those things you call dog houses.  If you want a dog they should be part of the family that means inside your house.  There is not a good time of year for pet to be outside.   Please with this terrible heat let them out to use the facilities and naturally if you can mange it a short walk is always nice.

Last make sure your pets have access to lots of water.  If its not to much trouble change it at least twice a day so its fresh.

If you think any of these simple task are to much work for you then do the animal world a favor and do not adopt of heavens forbid purchase a pet.  If you do not have the time to give them basic attention and love you are not the human for them.

Showing your pet you love them does not mean a car ride.  Leave them in the safety and coolness of their home where they can drink eat and relax.  They get no thrill out of going to the store.

I apologize if I sound mad but I am really disgusted hearing how some precious dog died again in a parked car because of the stupidity of their owner who claims to love them. Really people just use a little common sense when it comes to the safety of your pets.

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My Girl Sadie

I only have one cat at the moment.  Her name is Sadie.  We adopted her l8years ago from our local SPCA.  It was the first time we adopted any pets.  We also adopted our Benjamin.  We always had strays.  I was born into a home with  5 cats and a dog.  I never remember a time without cats and dogs and a couple of turtles and a poor gold fish that was constantly being harassed by the cats.

It was filled with love and laughter.  I was taught tolerance and how to accept and love all kinds of animals which helped me learn how to accept and tolerate people also.

My husband and I had retired and had lost our cat George the year before.  So we walked into the SPCA very nervous but excited.  We were not going to look at kittens I thought maybe we should get older cats. But we never had kittens so we thought maybe we would try to raise two little ones.  To make a long story short we adopted Benjamin and Sadie.

We lost Benny in 08 and now my Sadie is sick.  I do not want her in pain but I am not rushing to the Vet.  She has only been to the vet a few times in her life unlike Benny she has been very healthy.  I never let my cats outside so I have to admit after age 7 I stopped the leukemia vaccination and the rabies.

My little girl is hanging in there and I will hopefully not be selfish and keep her alive for my benefit.  I believe in putting our animals to sleep before I let them suffer.  In the last few years I have had to put my parents wonderful old dog Jack down along with their 3 cats.  It has been a terrible a time.  In the last 5 years I have lost both my Mom and Dad.

So I have to end now and hope Sadie stays with me a little longer.

Benjamin

Sadie

Feline Diabetes-Symptoms

I had a beautiful orange male cat named Benjamin.  One of my great SPCA finds.  It was the first time in my life I got to adopt a kitten.  I have always had stray cats that for one reason or another found me.

So with great anticipation off we went to adopt our first 2 kittens.  We had just retired and figured we were ready for a new young family.  Our cat George that I found at work,  had passed on after  20 fun filled years.  We waited for almost a year to make sure we were ready for our new family.

To make a long story short, we adopted two precious little ones.  We bought them the best of everything especially food or so we thought.

 Benjamin was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 8yrs old.  I am not totally sure that that expensive top of the line pet food did not contribute to Benjamin's diabetes.  For more then 40 years all the pets I ever had from childhood to adulthood were feed just plain old cat food, nothing fancy no cute names in tiny pretty pouches or cans.

Heck when I was growing up at one time we had seven old stray cats.  My Grandmother opened up big cans of Puss & Boots and feed them.  For the most part they all lived long and healthy lives.

We are lucky now we can look up so much about our pets online and find out what these diseases are and how to treat them.  I found these for feline diabetes I hope they can help anyone out there who is going through these health problems with their cat.

Symptoms

Cats will generally show a gradual onset of the disease over a few weeks, and it may escape notice for a while. The condition is unusual in cats less than seven years old. The first obvious symptoms are a sudden weight loss (occasionally gain), accompanied by excessive drinking and urination; for example, cats can appear to develop an obsession with water and lurk around faucets or water bowls. Appetite is suddenly either ravenous (up to three-times normal) or absent. In cats the back legs may become weak and the gait may become stilted or wobbly (peripheral neuropathy). A quick test at this point can be done using urine keto/glucose strips (the same as used on the Atkins diet) with the animal. If the keto/glucose strips show glucose in the urine, diabetes is indicated. If a strip shows ketones in the urine, the animal should be brought to an emergency clinic right away. Testing can also be performed with a home glucose meter by obtaining a blood sample with a lancet via an ear prick or paw prick.
Owners should watch for noticeable thinning of the skin and apparent fragility: these are also serious and indicate that the animal is metabolizing (breaking down) its own body fat and muscle to survive. Lethargy or limpness, and acetone-smelling breath are acute symptoms indicating likely ketoacidosis and/or dehydration and demand emergency care within hours.

 Treatment

Diabetes can be treated but is life-threatening if left alone. Early diagnosis and treatment by a qualified veterinarian can help, not only in preventing nerve damage, but in some cases, in cats, can even lead to remission.  Cats usually seem to do best with long-lasting insulins and low carbohydrate diets.

 Diet

Diet is a critical component of treatment, and is in many cases effective on its own. For example, a recent mini-study showed that many diabetic cats stopped needing insulin after changing to a low carbohydrate diet. The rationale is that a low carbohydrate diet reduces the amount of insulin needed and keeps the variation in blood sugar low and easier to predict. Also, fats and proteins are turned into blood glucose much more slowly and evenly than carbohydrates, reducing blood-sugar highs right after mealtimes.
Latest veterinary good practice is to recommend a low carbohydrate diet for cats rather than the formerly-recommended high-fiber diet.
It's now becoming clear that lower carbohydrate diets will significantly lower insulin requirements for diabetic cats. Carbohydrate levels are highest in dry cat foods (even the expensive "prescription" types) so cats are best off usually with a low carbohydrate healthy canned diet.Some prescription canned foods made for diabetic cats are effective, but some ordinary ones work just as well. Between 3 and 9% calories from carbohydrates seems to be optimal. You can use the cat food calculator found at http://www.scheyderweb.com/cats/catfood.html to determine the carbohydrates and calories in any cat food, though numbers in American brands are given as minimums and maximums rather than actual estimates, and may be very inaccurate.

I hope it helped.   Benjamin only lived to be 13.  But I think he may have been a victim of the cat food recall that happened  a few years ago.  He was on a prescription dry cat food diet, for diabetes and crystals that he got a very early age. 

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