Representative TANDEM Cat® case
Vanta’s stay shows why insulin decisions require real-time context.
Across a seven-day boarding stay, glucose, food intake, behavior, posture, and current condition were documented together rather than treating the home dose as an automatic command.
7-day stayReal-time glucose10 insulin events3 safe withholdsNo reported hypoglycemia
Current availability, rates, policies, and final care acceptance are managed by Cats in the City.
Insulin givenDocumented when indicated across the stay.
Safely withheldDecisions were not made by schedule alone.
Case snapshot
A schedule became a decision system.
Vanta arrived with diabetes, variable home readings, prior hypoglycemia history, appetite and vomiting concerns, pancreatitis history, and stress-sensitive handling. The care plan was established with guardian and veterinarian authorization before admission.
Primary Cats in the City case source
Read the full case, glucose chart, decision logic, documentation model, and 14-cat cohort context at Cats in the City.
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What shaped each decision
The glucose number never stood alone.
The published model links the reading to food, time, behavior, body state, prior response, and the approved safety plan.
Glucose
Current data before insulin
The protocol does not treat a scheduled injection as safe without a current reading and the rest of the decision context.
Food
Intake changes dosing risk
Whether and how the cat has eaten affects the safety picture and is documented alongside glucose.
Behavior
Somatic presentation is clinical data
Posture, activation, lethargy, engagement, movement, and recovery help reveal whether the cat is stable or changing.
Documentation
Every give and withhold is logged
Cross-shift records connect readings, meals, insulin, behavior, and subsequent response.
What guardians should bring
The protocol depends on a complete handoff.
Real-time discretion is safer only when authority, supplies, records, and decision boundaries are already in place.
History
Home glucose, insulin, food, and hypo history
Share dose, timing, meter or sensor context, food relationship, recent trends, and known low events.
Authority
Veterinary and guardian consent
Provide approved give, withhold, recheck, contact, and emergency boundaries before arrival.
Supplies
Complete and redundant equipment
Insulin, syringes or pens, meters, strips, lancets, food, hypo supplies, and extra quantities must remain identifiable.
Questions guardians ask
Clear answers before the request.
Care fit is confirmed only after Cats in the City reviews the complete profile and requested dates.
Was insulin given automatically on Vanta’s home schedule?
No. The documented case used current glucose, intake, behavior, and the approved TANDEM Cat® protocol to determine whether insulin was indicated at each decision point.
Did Vanta experience hypoglycemia during the stay?
The published case reports no hypoglycemic events during the seven-day stay.
Does one case determine care for every diabetic cat?
No. Vanta is a representative case within a broader reported 14-cat cohort. Every diabetic boarding plan still requires current veterinary and guardian authorization, supplies, history, and individual review.
Next step
Request diabetic boarding through the Sellwood care-matching pathway.
Share the dates, routine, health history, appetite pattern, medication needs, and room priorities. Cats in the City will review the request and confirm the appropriate location and pathway.