Bear in MD--Looking for a Home and Heart

February 22, 2011--Bear's foster mom says he is doing well with her. She brushes him daily, and that seems to be helping with his stomach problems but eliminating the hair he ingests. He has gained some weight. He has been playing with toys and has discover the comfort of the open crate with a soft bed. "Bear has settled in well, in fact he wants out of his room." Bear's blood glucose numbers aren't as good as we hoped. He has just been increased to 2U Lantus and we are hoping that his preshot numbers will soon come down out of the high 300s, low 400s.

We have had no adoption offers on this dear boy. Please consider giving this dear grey tabby his own home. He's been in foster care for over a month.

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January 20, 2012--Bear will be moving tomorrow to Northern VA to foster with the woman who fostered Hadley. He will be FIV/FeLV tested before he is moved. Because of a high EOS value on a recent blood test, he also will have his stool examined for parasites and treated if necessary. His vet records show a heart murmur that was first noticed in January 2012 and which has not been evaluated.

Bear was diagnosed with diabetes in August 2011 when he was taken to the vet for inappropriate urination, weight lose, reduced appetite, and sudden aggression toward the new kittens. At diagnosis, Bear had ketones in his urine, and was sent to a local Emergency Hospital for treatment. We don't have the records from that ER visit, but he was only there two nights (which seems to be too short a visit for DKA, so it is likely the ketonic condition was caught early, before Bear went acidotic).

Bear is having problems with diarrhea and continues inappropriate urination. He is on a high dose of Prozinc (4.5U BID) and continues to have high blood glucose levels. Through his foster Mom, DCIN will be starting him on Lantus insulin at 1U BID and testing urine for ketones. We also will change him to Fancy Feast canned food and hometest his blood glucose levels.

After a few weeks of a proper diet and insulin management, we will send him to a vet for a thorough work up.

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January 14, 2012~Meet Bear. Bear is a very handsome 6 year old, neutered Tabby with a heart of gold. He is very sweet and gentle and needs a furrever home.

His current owners can no longer keep him due to a new home with an open floor plan. (Bear has been picking on the new kittens and cannot be segregated.) He is currently on 4.5 units twice a day of ProZinc and eats dry food. He is current on all of vaccinations.

A very caring worker at a vet's office is looking out for Bear and trying to find him a new home. He can only stay in boarding for a short time as the expense associated with this would be tremendous.

Do you have room in your home or heart for Bear? He is looking for a foster or a furrever home. For more information please contact his Case Manager celine@dcin.info