How long since your cat was diagnosed with diabetes? In the early days after diagnoses, you are trying to get your pet’s glucose levels stable. You are often speaking to your vet regularly and adjusting medication levels. This can be hard for a pet sitter to take on.
Is your cat stable? Meaning are you still needing to adjust medication often and watch your pet’s behavior for concerns?
How is your cat accepting the insulin injections and glucose testing? If it is hard for you, it will be harder for a sitter.
How is your cat about being handled by strangers? If your pet does not love being handled then it is going to be tough for a sitter to medicate your pet and do glucose testing.
Does your cat have any problems eating when you are gone? Cats need to eat before receiving their insulin so if your cat typically does not eat when you are gone then it is going to be hard for a sitter to manage the food and insulin levels consistently.
Are you going to be reachable on your trip? Whenever there is a problem with a pet with medical problems, we are going to reach out to you for suggestions and ideas (unless your emergency contact knows your cat well and can provide suggestions themselves). If you are not going to be reachable it will be hard for a sitter to determine the next course of action.
If you are seeing multiple points of concern, then you should consider waiting to travel until your cat is more stable. We are concerned for both your cat, who is not feeling well already, and the safety of the sitter who will be handling your cat in close quarters. If you think this is a good time to travel then we have multiple steps to make sure it goes smoothly!
If your are unsure of how your cat will do with a sitter.
At The Fantastic Paw, we require a pre - visit consultation for any new cats. This will allow us all to observe how your animal reacts to a new person handling them and administering medication. It also allows the sitter to flush out any questions they may have.
If you know your cat will have a hard time – schedule multiple pre - visit consultations
(first pre -visit consulation is free of charge)
We are happy to come work with you for as long as it takes to get your cat comfortable with us. We want everyone to be relaxed and have peace of mind when you do leave.
If you can prepare all of this, then you can travel comfortably, knowing that your pet will be well cared for. Unlike other cats, diabetic cats need medication every 12 hours, so we provide breakfast and late afternoon visits between 6:30am - 8am & 6:30pm - 8pm.
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