Dear animal lovers on Tumblr,
Please send my green-eyed lovemuffin Linus your good thoughts. He’s diabetic and seems to be very ill.
Some of you remember him as the thirty-pound spherical catball he used to be. After time and blood sugar regulation he trimmed down to a hefty-bellied but standard-sized purrmotor, and that was good; but now he’s a bag of bones, skinny beyond normalcy. He hasn’t eaten in a few days, he’s been throwing up, he’s moving slowly, his eyes look sunken and glassy, and his belly is growling in a way I’ve never heard from an animal. This morning we finally convinced him to drink some water, but he didn’t seem to have the energy to stand at his bowl; he tucked his paws under his chest and knelt, dipping his face in gently, covering his chin.
On the bright side, he’s still sweet and lovely in the way that first attracted us to him at the shelter over a decade ago; he could be weakly moaning in confusion, but when you come to him and pet his bony body he purrs just as strongly as he always does. You can hear him across the room.
Linus is a special cat. I know we all think our animals are special when they’re ours - and they are - but Linus is exuberant with kitteny friendliness, buzzing with a love that you can hear and feel. When he saw us at the shelter he literally reached through the bars to us. It’s that reach, the way he goes out of his way to show his love, that’s amazing about him.
Please help me hope he gets better. We love him so much.
This breaks my heart. Get well soon, Linus.
We’re rooting for you, Linus! Cat power!
I had a diabetic cat too. Get well, Linus!
