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 Allow me, if you will, to post today about something that's deeply personal in my life at the moment. Diabetes. My mother has it. My grandmother has it. My aunt has it. And it's presence in our family gene pool is what prompted me to lose the weight. But this post isn't about me, or my human family. It's about my cat. Tigger came into our household in 1998 after my beloved cat of 9 years, Bouncer, passed away. He was 7 when we adopted him from the Animal Rescue League, a tabby cat who had seen life on the street, only to be taken in by the proverbial little old lady. She neutered him. Had him declawed. And when she went to the nursing home, he went to the shelter. Then, he came to my home.  This picture of Tigger (front) was taken after he'd lived with us for a few years. You can see his hefty size. (Nerms the "baby" at 9 years old now is in the back). The top picture is of Tigger and Cougar taken about a year ago. Cougar is our eldest cat at 19ish. Anyway... so Tigger went to the vet yesterday for teeth issues. Once we got his teeth fixed we thought, he'd regain some weight and be a healthy cat. We ran blood work to have a good baseline before we put him under next week for teeth surgery. He came back with diabetes. The prognosis is good and he'll be getting daily shots. Just like my grandma. Just like my mom. But unlike my grandma or my mom, Tigger can't tell me when he's not feeling well. He went through his first glucose curve today (testing the blood every couple of hours to check levels). His quality of life is good. He's a love, and you should see him hop up on the bed or run down the hall. For a cat of 15 - he has a superb quality of life, aside from his diabetes and his teeth (which once we get the glucose/insulin levels under control we can fix). And that's the way I want it to stay. My pets are my children. They look to me to be their caretaker, to have their best interests at heart. It's an awe inspiring and humbling responsibility. I'll light a candle for Tigger, and for my family, but I'll also light one for everyone who is a caretaker. Friend. Family member. Pet. It's an awesome responsibility. Take care!  
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