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Got back from the vet a couple of hours ago, had to put my oldest cat down, Gidget (I didn’t name her). She was 16 years old and got very sick about a month ago, she just started throwing up all over the place, so much so I had to buy one of those Spot Bot’s to clean the carpet. She was a barfer all her life, she was feral and would hide and when no one was around she would run to her food, gorge herself and sometimes throw up afterwards. She was always pretty fat but she lost weight which I thought was good but then got skinny and couldn’t keep any food down so I took her to the vet two weeks ago. So here is where I feel guilty..... The vet really pressured me to put her down. He kept saying he couldn’t make the decision for me but really pushed/hinted for me to put her down and that if I wanted to treat her I would have to “go hard” with the treatment and diagnostics that would cost thousands of dollars and most likely would have the same end. I went through this with her brother 4 years ago, he just swelled up like a balloon and then would leak water like a bucket spilled, my local vet and the other expensive pet hospital in Reno did all kinds of tests and couldn’t tell me what he had. He then stopped eating and I force fed him for a few days which people said I was wrong for doing and then had him put down. He just refused to eat a single bite and no one could tell me what was wrong with him. With Gidget I had them hydrate her, give her some kind of vitamins and anti-vomiting drug then do some tests which again revealed nothing and I took her home, that cost me $400, money I really couldn’t spend right now but did anyways. She got worse, fur and bones, she barely ate so I had her put down today. That was another $200 because I paid an extra $100 and had her cremated, like her brother. I’ll get the ashes in a few days. Am I bad for just wanting to try SOMETHING and going against the vets recommendation before putting my pets down? Am I needlessly putting them through unnecessary pain and suffering because I want to just give them some sort of shot at surviving in hopes they will “bounce back”? If the vet said 100% they knew what was wrong I would have NOT hesitated in putting them down. I just wanted to give them some sort of shot after a diagnosis of “No idea, maybe Cancer, lets put her down.”...
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Thank you Slugworth very much. I just feel like poo poo, she looked so bad when I took her in today and I just keep asking myself if I waited to long to put her down. Thanks again for your kind words, they mean a lot. I’m just kinda a wreck right now, this is always the worst part of being a pet owner.
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Jul 24, 2018 08:49
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Doorknob Slobber posted:Bummer about your pet It works amazing! Even on old stains it works great on. One of the best investments I've made. If you can find one on sale get it. It took out every stain I could throw at it. Thank you everyone for your kind words. Gidget was a feral cat and kept to herself but 16 years you kinda get used to them being around. Her brother was more outgoing. My Mom actually got the whole litter, their Mom hid them inside of a hollowed out cactus tree. My Mom and her friend caught the whole litter plus their Mom and grandpa, my Moms friend took them all to her farm and adopted them out and the ones that didn't get adopted lived their lives out on the farm. Sadly Gidget was the last of her line. I got her ashes today, here she is next to her brother:  It's a $100 but I just couldn't have them throw them away in the garbage. Cremating them was a reasonable price, they do it in Reno at a place that specializes in cremating pets. I know, it's just a shell of what they were but it just feels better that their remains aren't thrown away to me.
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