My brither IM's me and says he is dying, and that they aren't taking him to the vet because "its his time." The cat is about 6 years old and he was born wild, so i understand that he will have a shorter life span then a domestic cat, but that doesn't justify not taking him to the vet. I would take him if i was home....this really pisses me off.
My cat back home is dying, AND NOBODY IS TAKING HIM TO THE VET!!!
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Gooberlx2
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Jesus Christ! Sorry but your family sucks. I thought I was going to read that the cat was like 15 or something. 6 years old!!?! That's not even middle aged for a well kept cat (even if it started off feral)....oh wait, it must not be well kept.
Could be something simple that antibiotics could take care of. Hell, if they don't want it so much and are gonna pawn the illness off as "it's his time to go" then atleast take it to a no-kill shelter.
This makes me wanna punch your brother in the face.
Could be something simple that antibiotics could take care of. Hell, if they don't want it so much and are gonna pawn the illness off as "it's his time to go" then atleast take it to a no-kill shelter.
This makes me wanna punch your brother in the face.
Seriously, that's like saying a person who was born in Rwanda is going to die younger, even though he moved to the US at 1 year old.
DrPizza
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Hmmm... I don't want you to feel bad about your cat, but we had a cat that we wanted to save.... around here, feral cats have an incredibly high rate of feline leukemia.
Our local quack vet vaccinated our cat for it. When it was sick, our local quack vet couldn't figure out for 3 days (ka ching) what it was (but ruled out feline leukemia because it had been vaccinated) We had to transfer the cat to a regional veterinary center (ka ching) where they finally diagnosed feline leukemia. They found a tumor in an xray (ka ching) that was blocking the thoracic duct. The cat could have lived, but it'd have had to go through painful needles every other day to remove fluid from the thoracic cavity. We finally decided to end it's life humanely (another ka ching). In the end, it cost almost $800 for all the bills, but the outcome was the same - it was the cats time.
I love my animals. I'll gladly pay for routine visits, treatments for what ails them. But, when it's their time, it's their time and I won't pay to prolong the suffering.
Oh, and for several above, the average cat's lifespan born in the wild, at least around here (southwestern NY), is considerably shorter than other cats - feline leukemia being but one reason for it, regardless of their care later down the road.
Our local quack vet vaccinated our cat for it. When it was sick, our local quack vet couldn't figure out for 3 days (ka ching) what it was (but ruled out feline leukemia because it had been vaccinated) We had to transfer the cat to a regional veterinary center (ka ching) where they finally diagnosed feline leukemia. They found a tumor in an xray (ka ching) that was blocking the thoracic duct. The cat could have lived, but it'd have had to go through painful needles every other day to remove fluid from the thoracic cavity. We finally decided to end it's life humanely (another ka ching). In the end, it cost almost $800 for all the bills, but the outcome was the same - it was the cats time.
I love my animals. I'll gladly pay for routine visits, treatments for what ails them. But, when it's their time, it's their time and I won't pay to prolong the suffering.
Oh, and for several above, the average cat's lifespan born in the wild, at least around here (southwestern NY), is considerably shorter than other cats - feline leukemia being but one reason for it, regardless of their care later down the road.
Are you sure that is the reason? Because that does not make sense. Perhaps it's monetary or something.
Thats sad, when I was a kid my parents spent tons of money on our cat when he was sick, and he was really old.
hey next time your brother needs to see the doc, just tell him you think his time is almost up and you see no reason to spend all that dough on antibiotics
No, my parents can easily afford to take the cat to the vet. And even if some how money was a problem, i already offered to pay myself. I dunno, this is really bothering me and i don't really know what i can do...i am gonna have a long talk with my mom in the morning.
It doesn't sound like the brother... If anything, the brother is trying to help by informing the OP about the situtation.
Time to get thee home and take care of the cat yourself.
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