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Bobblespin · January 31st 06, 08:40 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav

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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

Do what is best for the cat's quality of life, which will be going
downhill without treatment and proper diet. It's never easy to put them
down, but it's even harder to know they are suffering and it sounds like
you know the time is near for the deed to be done. God bless you for
doing what is right.