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PROJECT
Binky's Breakfast and other special diets
Binky is just one of many sweet but obese cats whose life has been saved by prescriptions foods and care from HSSV.
Binky’s story:
Binky, a ten-year-old whie, male cat came into our shelter weighing a whopping 23lbs 8½ oz. He was so obese that it was very difficult for our vets to be able to palpate his internal organs to make sure they were of normal size or to detect any other abnormalities in the abdomen. Binky also had lameness of the front legs attributed to the stress placed on them from his excessive weight. Binky’s eyes were squinty and crusted with discharge making it almost impossible to see that he has beautiful blue eyes. We found this was because his eyelashes were rubbing on his corneas due to the fat on his face, causing his eyelids to roll inward. Our vets felt that with proper weight loss, Binky’s illnesses might correct themselves.
Since being at the shelter, Binky has been on a special diet of w/d canned food and r/d dry food in strict amounts. With this diet and some exercise now that he is feeling better, Binky has been able to slowly lose more than 13% of his body weight .
We hope you’ll help us raise the necessary funds to supplement our usual budget for this special food that helps us save so many precious lives!
Number of Donations: 1
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Posted 11 months ago
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1 donation so far!
Target: $2,300.00
Raised so far: $100.00
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The Charity
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Humane Society Silicon Valley
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Saving and enhancing lives - both two- and four- legged
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Charity Info
Based in: Milpitas, California
Year founded: 1929
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Project Info
Humane Society Silicon Valley uses prescription diets like we use medications -- to prevent or treat certain medical conditions. We have a budget for the purchase of prescription diets but due to a series of unforeseen situations, we have had a shortfall for these diets. The situations include an increased need for prescription food for kittens during kitten season and a high number of overweight/obese cats who have come into our adoption program.
HSSV currently uses mostly Hill’s prescription diets, such as a/d, c/d, and i/d, because Hill’s has the largest numbers of foods targeted to specific medical conditions. These foods address issues like urinary crystals/stones or difficulty with digesting that results in diarrhea. For animals who have been severely undernourished or are convalescing after a surgery, HSSV might use a prescription diet that has increased palatability and caloric support, or to address gastrointestinal or skin allergy issues.
A good example of how important these foods can be in HSSV’s life-saving work is with cats who have just arrived at the center, either because they were surrendered or because we rescued them from a public shelter. Cats can be especially susceptible to URI (upper respiratory infection) when they are stressed! Prescription diet a/d is used to nutritionally support our cats with URI. Very often, these cats stop eating because they don’t feel well or they have stuffy noses, which prevents them from being able to smell the food. In order to maintain their caloric needs, we use a/d to feed the cats by syringe. Because of the way a/d is formulated, its consistency is ideal for pushing through a syringe. Also, it is a palatable food that some cats may eat when they don’t want to eat anything else.
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