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Hi everyone,
I'm here asking for support or advice or anything. Apologies as it has been an extreme roller coaster of emotions and my first thought was to ask here. Also, I don't know how to keep a story short.
So here's the story. My cat Leia is 3yo and is being treated for triaditis. 5 days ago (Sunday) i noticed she didn't have any appetite for her regular foods but she was still up for playing and and rolling around to show her belly to us. That was odd since she has always been a big eater, and would steal food from our other cat, Charlie - it didn't strike to us as odd that she never grew fat all this time. The next day Monday, she greeted us at the door and then immediately after, went to hide at a corner. We served her dinner and she refused. We asked a family member to check up on her while at work on Tuesday and she is still hiding at the same spot. So we took a half day off work and took her to the vet for a blood test.
The vet told us to send her to the hospital immediately cause her liver count is high beyond his meter - I can't remember what the unit measurement is called but it was at an astounding 830 at the hospital. She was hospitalized tuesday night with triaditis after blood tests and ultrasound scan. Wednesday we went to check up on her and she was chirpy and tried to roll to show us her belly - despite having a feeding tube and drip on. So we're getting hopes up. Thursday (yesterday) the vet called up and told us her liver is getting worse. It was up to 4,000. That's just unbelievable. They're putting her on more meds, trying to control and alleviate the inflamation on her liver, gall bladder, pancreas, GI tract etc. Basically she's under support care.
The cost is mounting by the day. As of now Friday night, it's at $4,200 - it's only been 3 days. She went from normal to sick in a matter of just 3 days. They're trying an anti-inflammation for the liver since wednesday and could take a couple of days to see if it's working. As the cost is mounting almost $1,000 each day. I wonder if it is realistic to hold on to hope.
She's the sweetest girl any parent could ask for. And it took a lot of heart to raise a traumatized 5-month old kitten to a confident 3yo cat and it's hurting to know if we'd loose her cos we can't afford her medicals. Me and my wife are too emotional to think, and we're also looking for cheaper hospitals. We had one other hospital vet tell us that at that levels, and she doesn't improve after a week - we should let her go. But that would mean spending over $10K before letting her go.
Again sorry for the long story. You guys have been a great help before for Charlie. I'm hoping you can help with Leia. I need to know if it's worth sacrificing my financial stability and come out of this with a healthy enough cat. Or am I just being too idealistic..?
Thank you in advance for reading.
I'm here asking for support or advice or anything. Apologies as it has been an extreme roller coaster of emotions and my first thought was to ask here. Also, I don't know how to keep a story short.
So here's the story. My cat Leia is 3yo and is being treated for triaditis. 5 days ago (Sunday) i noticed she didn't have any appetite for her regular foods but she was still up for playing and and rolling around to show her belly to us. That was odd since she has always been a big eater, and would steal food from our other cat, Charlie - it didn't strike to us as odd that she never grew fat all this time. The next day Monday, she greeted us at the door and then immediately after, went to hide at a corner. We served her dinner and she refused. We asked a family member to check up on her while at work on Tuesday and she is still hiding at the same spot. So we took a half day off work and took her to the vet for a blood test.
The vet told us to send her to the hospital immediately cause her liver count is high beyond his meter - I can't remember what the unit measurement is called but it was at an astounding 830 at the hospital. She was hospitalized tuesday night with triaditis after blood tests and ultrasound scan. Wednesday we went to check up on her and she was chirpy and tried to roll to show us her belly - despite having a feeding tube and drip on. So we're getting hopes up. Thursday (yesterday) the vet called up and told us her liver is getting worse. It was up to 4,000. That's just unbelievable. They're putting her on more meds, trying to control and alleviate the inflamation on her liver, gall bladder, pancreas, GI tract etc. Basically she's under support care.
The cost is mounting by the day. As of now Friday night, it's at $4,200 - it's only been 3 days. She went from normal to sick in a matter of just 3 days. They're trying an anti-inflammation for the liver since wednesday and could take a couple of days to see if it's working. As the cost is mounting almost $1,000 each day. I wonder if it is realistic to hold on to hope.
She's the sweetest girl any parent could ask for. And it took a lot of heart to raise a traumatized 5-month old kitten to a confident 3yo cat and it's hurting to know if we'd loose her cos we can't afford her medicals. Me and my wife are too emotional to think, and we're also looking for cheaper hospitals. We had one other hospital vet tell us that at that levels, and she doesn't improve after a week - we should let her go. But that would mean spending over $10K before letting her go.
Again sorry for the long story. You guys have been a great help before for Charlie. I'm hoping you can help with Leia. I need to know if it's worth sacrificing my financial stability and come out of this with a healthy enough cat. Or am I just being too idealistic..?
Thank you in advance for reading.