First of all, I want to say that English is not my first language and I live in developed country, especially in poor area where we made about $150 a month.
So, I have 5 cats, 1 cat was abandoned by her owner, 1 cat was a feral kitten that abandoned by its mother and three cats which were the children of the first cat.
I need some advice for my cats. First of all, about spaying. None of them have it yet, and want to do it. At my area, the cost for spaying is $50. So spaying for all them cost almost 2 months of my salary.
But it's okay, I think I can manage it, probably. But that's not the main problem. The problem is the vet. I still can't find any reliable vet in my area yet.
Let's me contribute for more detail. Currently, I knew 2 vet that lives in my town. But after I asked my friends reviews, they strongly against to bring my cat to any of those vet. Why? So, my friend had 7 cats which infected by cat flu. After she brought them to the vet, 6 out of 7 cats died. Not just that, another friend of mine asked for her cat to be dewormed, the vet gave the cat anesthesia instead. His reason because he didn't have dewormed tablet so he administered anesthesia because it seems to made the cat puke the tapeworm. And you know what? He administered too much of it and the cat died didn't wake up ever again.
Another vet also has the same problem. My friend cat was slashed by someone and she brought it to vet for surgery. It looks okay before surgery. Eventhough its wounded, the slashed was not deep enough. But the cat condition become worse after surgery and died after a few hours. And that's not the only problem. My friend who also brought his cat to be spayed lost his cat because a malpractice, the vet accidentaly took the bladder instead.
When I consulted with my brother, he also against my plan to spayed my cats if I didn't want to lose any of them, because by the looks of it, it's very high chance that most of my cats won't make it to the end if I choose to spay them with those vet. In his defense, my brother who works at animal husbandry once has a work together with that vet. But the vet always anxious and he's too scared to do his job with the cows that my brother and his friends did it instead.
tl;dr, Vet cost is too expensive for me. In addition there are no reliable vet at my area where I can confidently spend my hard-earned money either. What should I do for my cats and for the future if they sick or other similar problem arises? I really love all of them and I can't bear to lose any of them. Thanks and sorry for long post.
So, I have 5 cats, 1 cat was abandoned by her owner, 1 cat was a feral kitten that abandoned by its mother and three cats which were the children of the first cat.
I need some advice for my cats. First of all, about spaying. None of them have it yet, and want to do it. At my area, the cost for spaying is $50. So spaying for all them cost almost 2 months of my salary.
But it's okay, I think I can manage it, probably. But that's not the main problem. The problem is the vet. I still can't find any reliable vet in my area yet.
Let's me contribute for more detail. Currently, I knew 2 vet that lives in my town. But after I asked my friends reviews, they strongly against to bring my cat to any of those vet. Why? So, my friend had 7 cats which infected by cat flu. After she brought them to the vet, 6 out of 7 cats died. Not just that, another friend of mine asked for her cat to be dewormed, the vet gave the cat anesthesia instead. His reason because he didn't have dewormed tablet so he administered anesthesia because it seems to made the cat puke the tapeworm. And you know what? He administered too much of it and the cat died didn't wake up ever again.
Another vet also has the same problem. My friend cat was slashed by someone and she brought it to vet for surgery. It looks okay before surgery. Eventhough its wounded, the slashed was not deep enough. But the cat condition become worse after surgery and died after a few hours. And that's not the only problem. My friend who also brought his cat to be spayed lost his cat because a malpractice, the vet accidentaly took the bladder instead.
When I consulted with my brother, he also against my plan to spayed my cats if I didn't want to lose any of them, because by the looks of it, it's very high chance that most of my cats won't make it to the end if I choose to spay them with those vet. In his defense, my brother who works at animal husbandry once has a work together with that vet. But the vet always anxious and he's too scared to do his job with the cows that my brother and his friends did it instead.
tl;dr, Vet cost is too expensive for me. In addition there are no reliable vet at my area where I can confidently spend my hard-earned money either. What should I do for my cats and for the future if they sick or other similar problem arises? I really love all of them and I can't bear to lose any of them. Thanks and sorry for long post.
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I'd entrust be wary of the vets you describe too. Spaying and neutering are different to the issues your friends' cats had though, so it might be worth at least going to meet these vets, and maybe asking if you can talk to other cat owners who've used them for this type of surgery (or if they have any reviews). I do know that cat flu can go bad, especially in kittens and elderly cats, so your friend's losing six of the seven sick cats may not have been the vet's fault. It's always worth getting multiple opinions on a vet before using them, in any case...no vet can save every animal, or make every owner happy. I'd steer clear of the one who removed the cat's bladder instead of her womb though 
