16/05/2025
Dyer, IN
Jules is looking for a home
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Jules is very happy, silly girl looking for a home that can maintain her dietary requirements and her medicine schedule to keep her skin condition managed.
Jules is about 5 years old and is very sweet and smart. She will bring you toys to play fetch with and enjoys doing dog puzzle feeders. She loves to snuggle under the blanket with you or just hang out on or near you. She will sneak up on you and hug your leg and talk to you. Her favorite toys are springs, balls, and her big fish, as well as the laser pointer.
She will do well with other cats - she does play hard and can be aggressive, so slow, proper introductions and supervision initially is a must. She would also be fine as an only cat as long as she has interactive toys and someone to play with her daily.
She is spayed, current on all vaccines, and FIV/FeLV negative. She has perfect litter box habits and, per her previous owner, she will sometimes use the toilet.
Jules has a heightened immune/allergic response to some proteins. Because of this her home will need to ensure she only has access to her food and not other pet or human food. She is food motivated and will eat most anything, and a lot of it, if given the chance.
She currently eats 3/4 of a cup of hydrolyzed protein dry food a day and a bit of limited ingredient wet duck food with her pill. She gets 1/2 of an allergy pill twice a day in a gelcap in wet food and liquid medicine twice a day on top of dry food without issue. Now that her food has been sorted out and her medicine routine is established, she is doing very well.
About her condition:
Jules has Eosinophilic Granuloma Complex (EGC). On Jules it presents itself first with eosinophilic granuloma and then eosinophilic plaque on her body/torso. It is well managed by diet and medication.
There are two parts to her condition. First patches of her skin will become very sensitive and tender. It will be obvious she is uncomfortable when you pet her. Then bumps will form that burst a few days later. She will overgroom those areas because they itch. After that plaques (large scabs) will form in the area, and then shrink and disappear and her fur will grow back. She does have several bald spots on her hips that may not grow back. Larger flares can be managed with liquid prednisolone every other day, however it does make her very hungry This is why she is a bit pudgy now.
Food: Her skin has reacted to chicken, turkey, and beef from various brands and ingredient lists, including limited ingredient diets. She is not currently reacting to Koha limited ingredient duck wet food. She prefers dry food and eats Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets HA Hydrolyzed Feline Formula Dry Cat Food.
Jules will come with her allergy pills, gelcaps, liquid medicine, prescription dry food, wet food, toys, and a copy of her medical records.
Jules is an absolutely darling cat that is ready for her forever home. She is the perfect mix of Bengal energy and intelligence plus a hefty side of snuggles and lovr If interested fill out an application at greatlakesbengalrescue.com