You need to sit down with your. Mum and have a quiet serious talk with her that the cat is your cat and if she's not well the sooner she goes to vet the cheaper the bill.
You need to sit down with your. Mum and have a quiet serious talk with her that the cat is your cat and if she's not well the sooner she goes to vet the cheaper the bill.
You need to sit down with your. Mum and have a quiet serious talk with her that the cat is your cat and if she's not well the sooner she goes to vet the cheaper the bill.
Both of you made the same point I've been trying to make with my mom, her counter argument being that it could turn out to not be serious at all.Some cats are just more accident prone than others. I have cats that have only ever been to the vet to be spayed and have their vaccines, I have others that need to be taken in every few months.
Tell your Mum that the vet's bill are usually a lot less if you can take the cat in as soon as possible. Once an injury has been left to get infected or an illness has gone beyond the initial stages the cat needs more medication, sometimes even needs to stay at the vets overnight. It's best to nip these things in the bud.
Hope everything goes well at the vets with Peony.
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Peony, I am so extraordinarily sorry that you're stuck in this situation. This won't be easy to hear, but I think you need to stand up to mom and explain that putting an animal with a treatable condition to sleep is abuse. She sounds like a real piece of work and if I were you I'd pull out every manipulative tactic possible to save this cat's life. Cry, beg, tell her that if she doesn't treat your cat with respect she doesn't respect YOU- because your pet is an extension of you. By proxy, she's actually harming you when she refuses to help your beloved pet. Loving parents don't pull this BS. If she cares about you, she will care about your pet, period.My mom just wants to put her to sleep without a visit to the vet.
She's eating fine, but I don't think she can use the litter very easily. Her stomach is sort of hard, but she doesn't seem in pain, except that when I pick her up she meows somewhat pitifully.
If my mom doesn't insist on putting her down, I'll be taking her with me to where I'm staying while my parents are gone.
Please don't assume your cat has a chronic illness; so many different conditions share symptoms and mimic each other. Peony needs evaluated by vet, and it's better for her to get into a foster home that can make that happen rather than let her suffer, or worse, let your mother have her euthanized. Sometimes being a pet parent means making difficult decisions that are in the animal's best interests. It's not fair to you to be placed in this situation; on the other hand, it's not fair to Peony that she can't get the care she needs. She needs you to woman up on this one, hon.If she has a condition thay needs prolonged treatment than my parents have told me that they are not willing to pay for it. We originally got Peony to be an outdoor cat but then the christmas after we got her she was allowed in the house.
There is no way I'll be able to sway them, we finally let her in only after I had been begging for months and she had run in the house and hid at every given chance.
I've found a link that practically describes what she's going through.
http://www.cat-world.com.au/hyperadrenocorticism-cushings-syndrome
I haven't seen all of the symptoms but a lot of them are, or at least seem, spot on.
Around here, it's $200-300 (including cremation). I know a couple of country vets that offer a slightly reduced fee, but you'd have to take the body to the crematory yourself, which is an additional expense.As of now, my parents are in Texas while I'm staying with relatives. @Handsome Kitty, I dont regard my cat on the same level as my family and anyway, I'd never do that to my parents unless I didn't have the money..
Two of my neighbors are crazy dog people, and there was a cat lady here about five years ago. She also had a dog.
My mom did send a signed check with me but she told me it was only if Peony's condition gets too bad and we have to put her down.
By the way, my friend said euthanizing is expensive. How much does it cost?
Sorry @Peony, I have an odd sense of humor. I actually regard my kitties on a level with my kids when they were younger. If I didn't speak up for them, no one else would.As of now, my parents are in Texas while I'm staying with relatives. @Handsome Kitty, I dont regard my cat on the same level as my family and anyway, I'd never do that to my parents unless I didn't have the money..
Two of my neighbors are crazy dog people, and there was a cat lady here about five years ago. She also had a dog.
My mom did send a signed check with me but she told me it was only if Peony's condition gets too bad and we have to put her down.
By the way, my friend said euthanizing is expensive. How much does it cost?