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Coloration: White
Likes: being close to me
Pet-Peeves: getting his blood glucose tested
Favorite Nap Spot: anywhere next to me
Favorite Food: Fancy Feast - Cod, Sole & Shrimp Feast & 9 Lives Tuna Select, but I prefer to eat dry crunchies, but my buddy has been limiting them because I am diabetic.
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: After my husband left me, Girl (the dog of the house) and I were a little lonely. I spoke to my vet and he said that he had a friend for me and to come by the office. I looked into the cage and there sat Taz, from the moment we looked at each other we knew that we belonged together. He was 9 months old at the time. In the 11 years we have been together, our bond has just grown stronger, were ever I go in the house Taz is right there with me. He is my furry lover and we couldn't be happier.
Bio: Taz is diabetic, he was diagnosed 12/15/04. He is on PZI Vet (IDEXX) insulin 2 units, twice a day.
Taz loves to be close to me and he is a very affection kitty, but when strangers come into his house he stays far away from them.
Taz has 2 felines friends at home: Autumn & Bo. He also has 2 canines that he tolerates: Girl & DJ.
March 26, 2006 was the last time I have needed any insulin. I am now diet controlled, at least that's what mom calls it. I don't get to crunch my dry food all day long like I use to, I'm only allowed to eat Fancy Feast and a little bit on a new crunch food mom found, it's called EVO and I love it, but mom only gives me 1/3 cup a day, but at least I am allowed a little crunch every day. I still get tested every 2 - 3 days, but that's better than twice a day. Since July of 2006 Taz needed to go back on insulin. Now he gets his juice on a sliding scale. He dosage depends on what his glucose reading is, sometimes he gets .5U and other times 1U, there are even some days that he doesn't need any insulin. I would never think to give him any insulin without testing him first.
June 14, 2007 Taz didn't want to eat his dinner, and the next morning he still didn't want to eat, being a diabetic it's so very important for him to eat. I called and made an appointment with the vet, blood work was done and I was given an appetite stimulant in hopes that it would entice him to eat, it didn't, but Saturday morning he still hadn't eaten and I started force feeding him, this didn't make him happy but he let me do it. Monday the 18th I took him back to the vets and this time x rays were taken, his lungs looked terrible. There were 3 possibilities, heart disease, severe asthma or lung cancer. Taz was given an ECG and that ruled out heart disease, he was given Lasik to dry out the lungs if it was asthma, another set of x rays were taken and they showed that Taz did have an advanced case of lung cancer. He was put on prednisone and I continued to force feed him for another week until he no longer would let me. Monday the 2nd of July I took him back to the vet and asked if they could tube feed him and rehydrate him, I wanted a little good quality time for us to say our good byes. Thursday July 5th was the day that I knew that Taz had had enough and was ready to cross over the rainbow and join his sisters Autumn and Girl. I asked the vet to give Taz a sedative and I was able to spend our last moments together with him relaxed, although I was not able to be with him the moment he did cross over I was pleased to have had our final goodbyes with him knowing who I was and receiving every bit of my love.
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July 5, 2007, a day that will live in infamy. It was my last day on earth, it was the last I was ever going to be able to spend with mom, it was the day that lung cancer won the battle.
I have had lung cancer for a long time, I didn't know what was the matter, and I never told mom that anything was wrong with me. Mom had enough to worry about with me being a Sugarkitty (diabetic), mom hometested me everyday for the last 3 years. Mom would give me my insulin depending on what reading she would get when she poked my ear. Over the last 3 years both mom and I had a rough time with my diabetes, it took a long time to get me regulated and on a sliding scale with my dosage. I had to do some changes too. I use to always eat dry food (my crunchies) I loved it, but mom said that it had too many carbs and that was bad for me. While I didn't mind eating the Fancy Feast I missed my crunchies. To make mom happy I gave up my favorite thing to eat.
When I got to this strange place called 'Over the Rainbow Bridge' I was happy to see my kitty sister Autumn, she left the family a long time ago and there was my doggy sister Girl. As I walked through a huge gate I was greeted by many kitties and doggies there was, Gato, Chelsea, Bill, Angel, Clyde, Snipper, Princess, Billy, Squeak, Bear Dog, Tiffy, Buddy, Muffy, Blue, Bono, Kassie, Fancy Pants, Mr Penny, Miss Kitty, Bonita, Velcro, Chico, Bandit, Fred, Sammy, Honey and some that I don't remember their names. I felt lots of love and for a little while I was so happy.
And then it hit me, mom, where was mom, I looked everywhere and I couldn't find her. It wasn't like mom not to be there. Autumn took me by the paw, sat me down and told me that I was in a place where I no longer had lung cancer, or diabetes, I could eat all the crunchies I wanted, I could do anything I wanted except, mom was not with us and wouldn't be coming, not for a long time. But we would be with mom again one day. I wasn't sure of anything, I was feeling better than I had in a long time, I was happy to see Autumn but mom, I missed my mom, I knew mom would be missing me. I knew mom would be crying, I knew mom would be hurting, I knew mom would be lost without me. How was she going to sleep without me in her arms? How was she going to get through her days without by her side? I don't have the answer to any of these questions.
Lately everyday has been a sad day, my little friend Autumn got real sick and had to be taken to the hospital, she was gone for a long time and then one day my buddy kept crying and crying. All of us furry kids were told that Autumn wouldn't be coming home anymore, all I know is that by buddy said that Autumn's cancer was not good and that she crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge.
I want to tell you about my girlfriend, her name is Mittsi and she is my darling. She lives in a state called Oregon and from what my buddy tells me that is a long way away from where I live in Tennessee. My darling Mittsi is a tortie, and a polydactyl, which means she has a bunch of toes and she is amazing. I met my love on the Feline Diabetes Message Board and she is not a sugar kittie like me, but her brother Dude is. My Mittsi is a Florence Nightengale, she does get well dances for all the sick kitties, and her dances have healing powers, I know this because she dances for me and I am always feeling good now that she is my darling one. Even though she dances for other kitties I know that her heart belongs to only me.
Everytime my buddy writes to Mittsi's mom I get a chance to write her, and sometimes I have even figured out how to write all by myself. When I see pictures of my darling Mittsi I get the chance to give her nose kisses and I know that she feels them all.
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