Meet Beans (forever foster)
Beans is a sweet boy with a very rare condition - his pituitary gland is under developed (congenital hypopituitarism), which means his body has a difficult time controlling and/or very low levels of key hormones like growth hormone and cortisol (steroids). He came to us severely emaciated and in shock as his teeny body can’t control his temperature and glucose levels on its own, which is extremely life threatening. He was approximately 1 year old and weighed only 1 kg! After 5 days of intensive care at a clinic and a complicated hospitalization at the WCVM small animal clinic, we are happy to report that Beans is not only doing well but he’s thriving! He takes steroids daily (which is critical to his survival) and is currently stable. He has been deemed unadoptable by a vet due to his very uncertain medical condition and poor long-term prognosis.
Beans seems to be more like a puppy than a cat, he gets very excited to meet new people and wants all the attention. Playfighting and chasing toys are his favourite activities and meeting new foster kittens is quite exciting to him. Beans has 24 toes!
Keep up with Beans and his friends on Instagram! If you would like to donate to his care please click here.
*Beans is not available for adoption and will live out the rest of his life in his foster home under the care of SCAT.
About Me
Sex: Male
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Colour/Pattern: Grey and white bi-colour
Birthday: March 23, 2020
Likes: The catio, other cats, playing
Dislikes: Nail trims. Who has that kind of time?
If you are interested in adopting please click here to fill out an adoption application, or email contact@streetcat.ca if you want more information on this or any other available cat