Honestly right now I'm just feeling miserable and looking for some advice.. any kind of help would be appreciated... Even if it's a kick in the butt.
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Roughly a year ago, I inherited a senior cat from a relative - when I say inherited I mean the woman's children were going to have her put down because no one wanted her. I hadn't been around this kitty much, but she's a sweet girl, so I took her without hesitation. She gets along fine with my resident kitty.
She's had chronic diarrhea as long as I've had her, and after asking around, I found out she'd had it for "a good long while" but no one cared enough to take her to the vet.
I've had her to my vet several times, tried various prescription foods, and a few meds (prednisone, pancreatic enzyme powder, probiotics, antibiotics, etc...) with no luck. She isn't getting worse, but she isn't getting better. Stool is absolutely rank, completely liquid, and she does strain sometimes - no mucus, no blood, color is normal brown.
My vet has done x rays and blood work. Blood work was perfect all around. X rays show no abnormalities or blockages. She's negative for parasites as well.
Unfortunately, I'm out of money. My CareCredit is maxed out and I spend as much as I can on her food and meds, but I don't have the money to take her treatments further. At this point our only option would be a trip to Virginia Tech, but I don't have enough money to even get through the door, much less any diagnostic procedures or treatment. I tried to take out a loan, but with my student loans in repayment, my credit is shot and I can't get approved for enough to do any good.
She's as active as any senior kitty, eats and drinks, but she has stopped grooming herself in the past two months. I keep her backside as clean and dry as I can and brush her daily to keep the mats down (she's a long haired kitty). She's also lost about a pound in weight.
I love her dearly. I love her as much as if I'd had her all her life... but I know sometimes that isn't enough. I'm considering having her euthanized... I don't have the money help her and I don't feel like it's fair to her to have to live out her last years in this condition...
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Roughly a year ago, I inherited a senior cat from a relative - when I say inherited I mean the woman's children were going to have her put down because no one wanted her. I hadn't been around this kitty much, but she's a sweet girl, so I took her without hesitation. She gets along fine with my resident kitty.
She's had chronic diarrhea as long as I've had her, and after asking around, I found out she'd had it for "a good long while" but no one cared enough to take her to the vet.
I've had her to my vet several times, tried various prescription foods, and a few meds (prednisone, pancreatic enzyme powder, probiotics, antibiotics, etc...) with no luck. She isn't getting worse, but she isn't getting better. Stool is absolutely rank, completely liquid, and she does strain sometimes - no mucus, no blood, color is normal brown.
My vet has done x rays and blood work. Blood work was perfect all around. X rays show no abnormalities or blockages. She's negative for parasites as well.
Unfortunately, I'm out of money. My CareCredit is maxed out and I spend as much as I can on her food and meds, but I don't have the money to take her treatments further. At this point our only option would be a trip to Virginia Tech, but I don't have enough money to even get through the door, much less any diagnostic procedures or treatment. I tried to take out a loan, but with my student loans in repayment, my credit is shot and I can't get approved for enough to do any good.
She's as active as any senior kitty, eats and drinks, but she has stopped grooming herself in the past two months. I keep her backside as clean and dry as I can and brush her daily to keep the mats down (she's a long haired kitty). She's also lost about a pound in weight.
I love her dearly. I love her as much as if I'd had her all her life... but I know sometimes that isn't enough. I'm considering having her euthanized... I don't have the money help her and I don't feel like it's fair to her to have to live out her last years in this condition...