Ilmenite is a sweet low key lady. Her favorite thing to do is sit in the sun getting pets and chin skritches. She will roll over on her back to greet you and wait for the petting to start. She might not like being picked up but she loves to be with her humans.

Ilmenite was transferred to Valley Humane on 5/19 from Stockton Animal Services. She had been found stray. Ilmenite weighs 6.3 pounds and is estimated to be between 1 and 4 years old. 

We suspect Ilmenite has a condition called plasma cell pododermatitis. This is a foot pad disease of cats that is fairly classical in its appearance yet its significance is poorly understood. Plasma cell pododermatitis literally means foot inflammation involving infiltration by plasma cells. At this time, the treatment of choice is oral doxycycline. While doxycycline is an antibiotic, it also has immunomodulating properties and we believe it is these properties that are effective in treating plasma cell pododermatitis. Approximately 50 percent of affected cats will show a good response after two months of therapy. When the condition is in adequate remission, the doxycycline is continued for several months further before discontinuing and seeing if the condition recurs. Ilmenite is currently not on doxycycline as we think her condition has stabilized. 

Have you fallen in love? Ready to adopt? Get started at the following URL: https://valleyhumane.org/adoption/adoption-inquiry-form/ (copy and paste into your browser address bar). 

Once you have submitted your Inquiry Form, an adoption counselor will reach out via telephone to give you more information about the animal. Animals posted to the website are ready to go home with their forever family and applicants are typically called the same day as the Inquiry Form is received. If the animal is the right match for you, the adoption counselor will schedule an adoption appointment for you, your family and the animal at our facility in Pleasanton. Adoption appointments are typically scheduled within 24 hours of the phone interview; applicants should be ready to bring a new pet into their home. We do often receive multiple inquiries per animal; all applicants will be contacted by Valley Humane, if not by phone, then email. If you have questions on your application status, please call us at 925.426.8656. 

https://valleyhumane.org/adoption/