I've had him and the other cat that showed up at my door for about 7 years. I love my cats but they've been living with my parents since Hurricane Katrina destroyed my house.
Anyway, a few months back one of them (the really fat one) stopped eating and it took some time and money to figure out the problem and treat him. He has fully recovered, although his weight is not going down like the vets would have liked. Anyway, I spend around $1500 on him.
Now, for the past month or so, my other cat has barely eaten anything. I boarded him at a vet's office over the holidays for two weeks. They tested him and he never hardly ate anything. Cost of boarding + tests + teeth extractions = ~ $1000.
I brought him to a specialist yesterday for more testing. She called me today with this information. All signs point to a liver problem. Cost to biopsy = $1000 and he also needs a feeding tube to get food and medicine in him. He may have to have that for up to two months. The cost of them keeping him and feeding him through this tube and taking care of him would be $27/day. If it went on for two months, that would be $1600. Anyway, that's a lot of money and I don't know if I should go through with it... I love my cat and have been hoping to have them back in my house when I finish rebuilding it in a few months. This is tough.
Edit: How much would you spend to try and save your pets?
Update (2/13/07): He's still on a feeding tube but he's making progress!
Update 2 (3/13/07): I got him out of the hospital last week. He's home and doing well. But... final bill for this vet when I picked him up: $4,000! Ouch!
Anyway, a few months back one of them (the really fat one) stopped eating and it took some time and money to figure out the problem and treat him. He has fully recovered, although his weight is not going down like the vets would have liked. Anyway, I spend around $1500 on him.
Now, for the past month or so, my other cat has barely eaten anything. I boarded him at a vet's office over the holidays for two weeks. They tested him and he never hardly ate anything. Cost of boarding + tests + teeth extractions = ~ $1000.
I brought him to a specialist yesterday for more testing. She called me today with this information. All signs point to a liver problem. Cost to biopsy = $1000 and he also needs a feeding tube to get food and medicine in him. He may have to have that for up to two months. The cost of them keeping him and feeding him through this tube and taking care of him would be $27/day. If it went on for two months, that would be $1600. Anyway, that's a lot of money and I don't know if I should go through with it... I love my cat and have been hoping to have them back in my house when I finish rebuilding it in a few months. This is tough.
Edit: How much would you spend to try and save your pets?
Update (2/13/07): He's still on a feeding tube but he's making progress!
Update 2 (3/13/07): I got him out of the hospital last week. He's home and doing well. But... final bill for this vet when I picked him up: $4,000! Ouch!
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