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I have an orange tabby cat that is about 5 years old. Yesterday he started having issues. He began throwing up around 12-1pm. Now him throwing up is a pretty normal thing that has occurred from time to time over the past few years. Was never anything that really worried me as people told me "cats throw up...".
Fast forward into the day and he woke up from his sleep and again he started throwing up but this time it was like a white foam. I guess you can call it bile. He had eaten earlier in the morning but had basically not eaten again since he first threw up and then went to sleep.
He was also making some strange meow sound and would become agitated when you try to touch him in any way. I got worried and decided to take him to a 24hr clinic to check on what the deal was.
They took some X-rays and when the doctor came back she said it appeared he had a very large mass in his stomach. She said he may even have more then that in there but an ultrasound would be needed to see what exactly was going on. She said he would most definitely need surgery and when I asked how much was this all going to cost she bluntly and nonchalantly said thousands of dollars. I could barely afford the $600 for his X-rays last but am just shocked at all this. He was literally running and playing and being his normal self less then 24hrs before this incident.
So now IDK what else to do. The doctor was very blunt and was honestly ready to put him down last night. I was not ready to do that as he still seems fine. I took him home and he was still not his old self as of this morning. He wasn't eating, drinking, and he normally follows me to the bathroom when I shower but he just hid under the bed today.
I guess my question is now what do I do with this sick kitty? I do have a small bit of savings on the side but don't know just how expensive this can get. Should I get a second opinion? Any help with this is much appreciated.
Fast forward into the day and he woke up from his sleep and again he started throwing up but this time it was like a white foam. I guess you can call it bile. He had eaten earlier in the morning but had basically not eaten again since he first threw up and then went to sleep.
He was also making some strange meow sound and would become agitated when you try to touch him in any way. I got worried and decided to take him to a 24hr clinic to check on what the deal was.
They took some X-rays and when the doctor came back she said it appeared he had a very large mass in his stomach. She said he may even have more then that in there but an ultrasound would be needed to see what exactly was going on. She said he would most definitely need surgery and when I asked how much was this all going to cost she bluntly and nonchalantly said thousands of dollars. I could barely afford the $600 for his X-rays last but am just shocked at all this. He was literally running and playing and being his normal self less then 24hrs before this incident.
So now IDK what else to do. The doctor was very blunt and was honestly ready to put him down last night. I was not ready to do that as he still seems fine. I took him home and he was still not his old self as of this morning. He wasn't eating, drinking, and he normally follows me to the bathroom when I shower but he just hid under the bed today.
I guess my question is now what do I do with this sick kitty? I do have a small bit of savings on the side but don't know just how expensive this can get. Should I get a second opinion? Any help with this is much appreciated.