BRIMLEY Domestic Short Hair Grand Rapids, MI

I had purposely saved this name for when a cat arrived that came in as a diabetic (c'mon, everyone has seen those commercials, haven't they?).  So I was excited when I finally got the chance to use it when this fine, FIV fella came to me through Carol's Ferals on September 4th, 2012.  ok, let me rephrase that, I wasn't excited he had diabetes, but you have to admit that it is pretty clever naming:)

In any case, this poor pussycat found himself in very dire straits when first taken in to CF, and since he had way more medically wrong with him then they felt they could handle (he hadn't been diagnosed at that point) I offered to take him in and figure out what was going on.  Born in March of 2010, Brimley sure had seen some rough patches while out of the streets of Grand Rapids.  this nub-tailed ragamuffin was a filthy, albeit friendly fella who was starving for food, affection and blood glucose regulation.  In fact, his sugar levels were so out of whack that it took a few weeks on a pretty high insulin dosage to knock his sugar levels down to a dull roar.  and then, much by pleasant surprise, Brimley went into remission!  Now at the time I am writing his bio (10-13-12) he is still off the insulin injections, but diabetics can be fickle, so he may very well require insulin in the future.  We are keeping tabs on his status and fattening him up, which he is more than thrilled about (he was less thrilled with his twice daily shots, but he tolerated them alright as he got treats in return)!

Being FIV positive I think will be less of a drawback than being diabetic;  cats with dual issues like this are harder to adopt out, as it takes a special person to commit to a lifetime of meds and follow-ups.  But, all of us here at Big Sids feel Brimley is more than worth it, and we know once you meet this cutie pie you will see why we feel he deserves every chance at a life in a home of his own!
 

*** Long overdue update 3-10-13***  After only a few weeks of insulin therapy, Brimley went into remission and is no longer an active Diabetic!  We will monitor his blood sugar levels on a regular basis, but we have had great success in quite a few of our diabetics in achieving remission that is permanent!