Diabeetus

All your bacons are belong to me

It's tough to imagine that a cat who would steal full strips of bacon off your plate would have The Sugar. But it is so. I knew something was wrong when this:

Fat Cat

Became this:

Flat Cat

Yes, I know, a fat cat losing weight is supposed to be a good thing but not if it happens without doing anything different. When I first started noticing the weight loss I began thinking about taking him in and then in the last month or so it became pretty obvious that even though he ate constantly, Molson was still getting skinnier. Then there was the thirst. And the peeing. ALLLLLLL the peeing. I've read enough Baby Sitters Club books to know what the symptoms of diabetes are. But I kept putting is off. Work's been busy and making Bruce take the cat to the vet with both kids just seemed sort of mean. Then yesterday happened. Molson started... leaking...stuff. And some red stuff was there and it was gross and I spent all night laying in bed awake worrying about him and trying not to think about what he was doing to my sheets. That I was at present sleeping on. You know you love your pets when you don't kick them out of bed even when they are dripping something out of their ass onto you. It just seems too mean.
 
So instead of the planned vet appointment I had for next week, I rushed him over this morning and had my suspicions confirmed. In the grand scheme of the things diabetes is way better than cat cancer of renal failure so I'll take it. To start off we have to give him special food and insulin shots twice a day. And holy shit, diabetic people without insurance, how do you not die immediately from not being able to afford that shizz? I am debating the benefits of telling my HR department that Calder's name has been changed to something even MORE Canadian just so I can get that business taken out of my Flex account. In two weeks Molson will go back o have his glucose levels tested again and have his meds adjusted if necessary. I am pretty sure there are lots of people who have cats that live long lives well after being diagnosed with diabetes so I am hoping for the best. I mean he can deal with Calder, a serious medical condition should be nothing.