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Charlie Wilkes · February 1st 06, 07:13 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav

On 31 Jan 2006 08:03:04 -0800, wrote:

We had a cat that ran off a few years ago and is now semi-wild. He is
15 years old and comes around about once a week. I suspect some other
neighbors feed him. During winter, he never comes inside our house any
more and I have no clue where he sleeps.

I do take him for rabies shots and during recent visit he was diagnosed
with diabetes (it cost me $250 for tests). The vet says I need to give
him insulin shots and keep him on a special diet. I'm assuming the
insulin treatments won't be cheap and I have no way of controlling his
diet since he runs around all the time. He lost a lot of weight and
looks like he doesn't have much time left. What is the proper thing to
do? I can't bring myself to take him down and have no easy way of
treating his diabetes.

Thanks
Ron

You're an adult, Ron. You have to make hard choices.

If you don't put him down, he'll hole up somewhere and die by slow
increments, or else get torn apart by predators.

Charlie