{"id":4621,"date":"2020-01-24T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecattherapist.com\/?p=4621"},"modified":"2020-01-24T16:28:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:28:46","slug":"a-forever-home-for-special-needs-sparky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecattherapist.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/a-forever-home-for-special-needs-sparky\/","title":{"rendered":"A Forever Home For Special Needs Sparky"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A cat may lose a forever home because of specific food needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sparky at home forever<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI realized that Sparky probably bounced from home to home, because of his special needs,\u201d was a text from Susan.
Sparky was now five-years-old and had already lived in two different homes before Susan adopted him from Stray Cat Blues<\/a><\/strong>. He had a chronic bladder condition that could be controlled with special food. Now in his forever home<\/a><\/strong>, where he was the solitary cat, and could \u2014 but did no wrong, Susan was grateful for the positive effect of his bladder friendly food. However, she felt the cost of his food might have been a reason why Sparky\u2019s former guardians had to part with him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Potential Provision for Cats With Food-Specific Needs<\/strong>
Susan mentioned that she was given a generous supply of his special food when she adopted Sparky. She could manage the cost of Sparky\u2019s food but wondered why there couldn\u2019t be some provision to assist those guardians who couldn\u2019t.
\u201cI\u2019ve decided to contact the maker of my Sparky\u2019s food to see what they can do to remedy this situation.\u201d
I told Susan that her communication could lead to a buzz-worthy safety net for cats with food-specific needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A cat may lose a forever home because of specific food needs. \u201cI realized that Sparky probably bounced from home to home, because of his special needs,\u201d was a text from Susan.Sparky was now five-years-old and had already lived in two different homes before Susan adopted him from Stray Cat Blues. 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