Lincoln, our 15 year old tabby, was diagnosed with diabetes 3 years ago. 2 shots a day and he's become the most loving, friendly cat imaginable! He used to be a curmudgeon till he got sick. Odd. However, he shows no signs of slowing down at all, even when we miss a shot or two.

As for why we do this for our pets...just because we can. I hate to see any animal in distress. We spent a small fortune on Lincoln in the first few months after he was diagnosed. We went into debt to do it as we were broke at the time, but it didn't matter. He gets treated better than most children, LOL.