This is our 7th sit with Lexus and it is now over 18 months since our 1st – she is still receiving her twice daily injections and is going strong. We have grown very attached to this little girl and even look forward to our early morning wakeup call.

Prior to this sit, back in June 2022 we had some additions to her care, namely daily insulin injections and monitoring. Both were new to us, but we felt that it was an opportunity to learn about feline diabetes and pet injections. We were very grateful that Lexus’s caring owners have had her fitted with a glucose monitor. We had access to her vet at all times via text messages and were able to send her readings through on a morning/evening basis. We have sat Lexus now several times after being accepted to look after her and their lovely home back in June 2021. She is an older pet, so gentle in nature and most days is just happy to lay on her bed venturing off to eat and drink.

While looking after Lexus on our first sit with her we noticed that she was drinking an unusual amount of water and using her litter tray more frequently. We queried this with her owner and it was decided that we would take her to her vet just to have her checked over. We, and her owners were very glad that we did as she was then diagnosed with feline diabetes. We were a few days out from the end of the sit and when Lexus’s owners returned they were able to get her insulin levels right with daily injections.

We were so happy to be invited back by Lexus’s owners to be looking after her again. We found a very different little girl this time round with her being well and not sick. She became our little shadow and where we sat she came to do so also. Lexus is an early riser and a favourite time of the day for me was getting to sit with her in one of the areas in the garden and watch the day begin. We have been invited back again and are hoping that we are available to look after her.

Previous Sits: 21 Oct to 25 Oct 2021 – 03 to 21 June 2021 – 16 to 21 Feb 2022 – 07 to 16 Jun 2022 – 12 Oct to 19 October 2022 – 5th Jul to 12 Jul 2023 – 22nd Feb to 29 Feb 2023