9-year-old cat off balance, vomiting

Hi.. My Cat is only 9 years old.. for the past 6 months he has been vomiting, walking side to side, falling off the bed, sneezing, not cleaning himself, walking into walls, trying to crawl into dark corners.. He paces around and walking into his food, get into his cat box for no reason, and keeps staring at walls... He is not responding to his name, shakes, and only purrs, when he is in bed for no reason.. All these symptoms do not look good, and I have no way to pay for vet bills.. Can anyone help with suggestions other then putting him down at the humane society..? He just paces to no end, won't jump, or eat any food..

Jack,is there a way you can borrow money? Or look into Care Credit? Use a credit card? Find a vet that takes financing options? I'm sure others on here will have some other options to offer. Cats can get life-threatening issues from not eating, and your kitty sounds like it has a few issues going on. I hope you can find a way to help your kitty soon. Good luck.

Jack Gfeller said:

Hi.. My Cat is only 9 years old.. for the past 6 months he has been vomiting, walking side to side, falling off the bed, sneezing, not cleaning himself, walking into walls, trying to crawl into dark corners.. He paces around and walking into his food, get into his cat box for no reason, and keeps staring at walls... He is not responding to his name, shakes, and only purrs, when he is in bed for no reason.. All these symptoms do not look good, and I have no way to pay for vet bills.. Can anyone help with suggestions other then putting him down at the humane society..? He just paces to no end, won't jump, or eat any food..

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Awwwww, poor baby kitty. It sounds like he seriously needs to see a vet as soon as possible. This seems very urgent. You can try to pay through Care Credit, or I'm sure that you may be able to work out a financing plan with your vet. Most vets are flexible and allow patients to pay in monthly payments if they cannot afford to pay for veterinary care. If he won't eat for a long period of time, this is a very dangerous situation and could possibly lead to a more serious condition called hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease). My cat who had kidney cancer, Candy, had these exact symptoms...I urge you to get your kitty to a vet as soon as possible. God bless you and your kitty. I hope all is well.

kittylover23 said:

Awwwww, poor baby kitty. It sounds like he seriously needs to see a vet as soon as possible. This seems very urgent. You can try to pay through Care Credit, or I'm sure that you may be able to work out a financing plan with your vet. Most vets are flexible and allow patients to pay in monthly payments if they cannot afford to pay for veterinary care. If he won't eat for a long period of time, this is a very dangerous situation and could possibly lead to a more serious condition called hepatic lipidosis (fatty liver disease). My cat who had kidney cancer, Candy, had these exact symptoms...I urge you to get your kitty to a vet as soon as possible. God bless you and your kitty. I hope all is well.

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Thank you very much kittylover23. GOD Bless you, your family, and pets with good health and happiness. 3 years ago, Ashes was bitten by a opossum. He was taken to an Animal emergency where he got his shots for rabies, and stayed a few days to recover. He came home with a hole in the side of his right cheek which was later sutured shut. He got well soon, after he came back home, when I noticed a large lump underneath his chest. Thinking the lump was due to the effect of the bite and wasn't brought up by the Vet staff, I let it go. He had no discomfort from the lump. Around 2 and a half years later, Ashes started vomiting his food. He started sneezing. He would not stop sneezing and had a runny nose. He caught fever soon after and was sick. He started vomiting without eating and pacing to no ends crying all the time. I tried to keep him comfortable and hydrated, for he stopped eating. He only begged to go outside of the house, which I would not let. He would walk into the closet and try to get into tight places. Ashes started to get weaker and stopped getting into high places. He would not drink water or eat and was losing weight. He would not play. He wouldn't groom his coat. He would pace around and stumble over things and walk into his plate of food. He would jump in and out of his cat box for no good reason. I noticed one ear had lost hearing, and he was no longer able to judge distances. I took the time to think about his sickness. I told myself if Ashes was terminal. I would have to let him go. On 01-01-2013 I took Ashes to Eagle Rock Veterinary Hospital, where I waited to see if Ashes could just be a little sick or was terminal. The news came back badly. Ashes had gone blind and couldn't hear from the left part of his ear due to Brain Disease he had developed some how. The night before, I said my good bye to him all night. Naming his Mother and family cats. While I was already getting ready for us to part, I noticed the lump was no longer their. It must have been something Ashes contracted after the bite 3 years before and moved from one part of the body into his right part of the brain which was no longer curable. I was with him while he was on the Vet table. My heart beating fast and Ashes purring, he stopped purring and was pronounced deceased. While our last moments where very difficult for me, as my heart pounded out my chest with tears in my watery eyes', the only thing I thought about was holding him for the first time as a baby kitten. Naming him "Ashes 2 Ashes Dust 2 Dust" for good luck, and all the happiest and bad times we shared together which will last a lifetime. My last words to Ashes was "See you in 100 years Papa!"

I am so sorry!! This broke my heart to read. So glad you were with Ashes. I am sure he was comforted by that.
Much comfort to you while you deal with his loss.