I have came in here before about my cat Gigolo that was diagnosed with kidney disease in October. You have all been wonderful with your help! My cat has tried the prescription diets, but hates them all and I also tried some of the non prescription kidney friendly diets and my cat hates those as well. My fill in vet (my regular vet is on maternity leave with twins) is adamant that he stays on the prescription diet and is now giving me a new med for nausea with hope that will get him to eat it. My fill in vet was hoping to keep him on the can prescription only and not the dry. He is underweight and needs to be eating all I can get him to eat. All the prescription diets are so expensive. I am finding out they all cost around $300 a month. With his litter that I have to change every three days because he is urinating so much due to the kidney failure, his $60 a month steroid for his asthma and now his anti nausea meds and finally frequent vets visits it is well over $400 a month. I am having such a hard time and I don't know what to do. I am so stressed, I am behind on other bills. I have heard people say to other people, well, you should not have gotten a pet if you cannot afford it or you should have gotten pet insurance. To be fair, my cat was 8 years old when I adopted him from the shelter and once I got him home I found out he was FIV postive. Insurance for a 8 year old cat with FIV was through the roof. My cat is almost 16 and my husband has since passed away suddenly from cancer and life is very hard on one income let alone having a sick pet who by the way I love so much that it hurts so bad that he is older with all these problems. I do have two other cats besides Gigolo, but my cats bring me so much comfort as it can get lonely now that my husband is gone. Is anyone else feeling the pain of prescription diets? Does anyone know if there is help anywhere for something like this?
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