Linus is a five-year-old handsome kitty who was pulled out of a really bad living situation in Trenton. Heβs a very chill dude but, he does sometimes like to play with toys. Heβs a champion at rubbing his body against people when he is feeling happy. He loves to sleep in the people beds. Heβd be happy as an only cat, but he also does well with and likes other mellow laidback kitties. Heβs basically a sweet handsome guy who is looking for a calm home, he sounds like we should be able to get him adopted fairly easilyβ¦β¦β¦ correct ?
Well, not as easy as we wish it would be, Linus has diabetes insipidus, a non-life-threatening disorder that rare in cats. His body does not produce vasopressin, a hormone that helps his kidneys keep water in his body (nothing to do with insulin or his sugar levels). He gets subcutaneous injections of a hormone twice a day (not hard to do). Anybody can learn to do this and Linus has no problem with getting the injections- especially when someone gives him a squeeze up treat after every shot- (he loves squeeze ups). Diabetes insipidus will not shorten Linus' life, and he can miss an occasional injection with no significant effect, but he will need to be treated for the rest of his life.
So first this guy gets pulled from a really bad living situation where weβre sure no one ever took him to the vet for anything. And once we found out that he had an issue and a vet diagnosed it, we were bummed that anyone who adopts him has to be comfortable doing shots . We hope there is someone out there who has done insulin shots, or any kind of shots for a kitty, and knows they are easy peasy.
Linus just wants someone to adopt him who will love him and will care about him enough to do two shots a day that literally take seconds to do. βFor every pot there is a lidβ so we know there is someone out there somewhere who will want to adopt this boy and give him the home he deserves to have.