Scotty is a big blind boy who is a very sweet friendly in your face fellow who only wants to love on you. He came to us from a high kill shelter in West Virginia. Lucky for him, this shelter goes the extra mile to try to find a home for the cats instead of just euthanizing them. They had some wonderful volunteers drive him and 2 others to us to safety. He will be going soon to get fixed and all of his medical care that is needed. Update: He is all fixed now, is in good shape and a very sweet fellow. Gets along good with the other cats and loves canned food :) You may watch him 24 hours a ay LIVE on his MeShare Camera He is in House 2, Room 3 2019 - Scotty has developed diabetes. He tolerates us checking his numbers and taking his insulin twice a day. Sponsored by Kevin Mark Designs - Thank you! Sponsored by Marcia - Thank you! Sponsored by Michelle - Thank you! Sponsored by Tim - Thank you! Sponsored by Glen - Thank you! Sponsored by Brian - Thank you! Sponsored by Shirley - Thank you! 9/29/2020 RIP Scotty This is a letter that I am stunned, shocked and just can not believe I am writing. Scotty - nickname - Scotty so hottie, came to us over 9 years ago from a high kill shelter in West Virginia. He quickly became a fan favorite of all the visitors because he loved humans and he loved to sleep on you. He loved other cats and you would always find him someone cuddling up with him. He was warm and soft and they loved him. He was diagnosed with diabetes in December. He tolerated his BGL (blood glucose levels) being checked twice a day so long as he got treats when you were done. Last night we did our nightly disco dance (I like to dance with the cats at night when there is no staff to see how silly we look). His BGL was in the usual range, I gave him his treats and his insulin, and back into his room he went. He acted like normal. The boy never turned down food and typically is sitting in front of his door waiting for breakfast when he heard the food bowls being set up. This morning he was laying on a climber. He did not get up. I remember thinking that was odd. I checked his BGL, it was 65. That is a little low but nothing worth getting alarmed by. He did not get any insulin. I gave him a handful of treats as a reward for putting up with me sticking his ear. He did Not Eat It! That got my attention! I put him back in his room, ask the staff to give him his breakfast, and to see if he would eat. I grabbed some maple syrup to bring his BGL up, thinking maybe that was why he was not eating. When I opened his mouth to get him the maple syrup I could see his mouth was White, his tongue was White, his gums were White, then I looked at his nose, it was White. At that point I said to the staff say your goodbyes, we are heading for the vet. The staff tearfully said their goodbyes and to the vet, we went. His blood work was horrifying. His hemoglobin was 5.5 that is 1/2 of low normal. His hematocrit was 20% low normal is 30. His red blood cells were 3.73. Low normal is 6.54 He was internally bleeding somewhere. His body was producing cells but could not keep up with the loss. X-rays showed a very large mass with fluid in his abdomen. I am sure the fluid was blood and the mass is cancer. Xrays had been done in December and there was no mass. Blood work was done in December and the only thing showing up was diabetes. This mass had grown over the last 9 months. There was no question that it was time to let him go, so with many tears, I held him in my arms and sent him over the rainbow bridge. His girlfriends, Popcorn, Izzy and Merlin will miss him. His buddies Sterling and Buddy will miss him as will all the staff and the visitors whose lives he touched. I will miss my daily disco dances with him. We were so blessed to have been loved by him. He was an absolute lovebug and will always be remembered. I am so so sorry Alana

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