Forgive me if this is not the right sub. My husband and I are low income this year (I have a chronic illness and wasn't able to work most of the year, for the first time ever.) Unfortunately our cat got really sick (also for the first time ever) over the past few weeks. We have taken her to 2 vets for multiple visits and spent over $1900 on vet visits alone (I am not asking for money, don't worry...)
Since we live in NYC and don't have a car, we have also taken several Ubers to get to the vets which is adding up. We want to go to the ASPCA next but the RT Uber ride will cost us another $85 or so (not including visit) bc we are about 10 miles away...so I wonder if there is a place to find animal lovers (perhaps retirees) who wouldn't mind driving us to and (if possible, albeit unlikely) back from the appointment. The two vets we've already taken her too both say they've never seen a case like hers before, so it's like we're back to square one and I'd love to get her in to see a vet with a different organization.
If you know of any organizations like this, or individuals who wouldn't mind driving a friendly couple and their cat to the vet (perhaps a few times), please let me know! I appreciate any advice. *If it's relevant, my husband and I don't have driver's licenses - we've lived in NYC for a long time....
Since we live in NYC and don't have a car, we have also taken several Ubers to get to the vets which is adding up. We want to go to the ASPCA next but the RT Uber ride will cost us another $85 or so (not including visit) bc we are about 10 miles away...so I wonder if there is a place to find animal lovers (perhaps retirees) who wouldn't mind driving us to and (if possible, albeit unlikely) back from the appointment. The two vets we've already taken her too both say they've never seen a case like hers before, so it's like we're back to square one and I'd love to get her in to see a vet with a different organization.
If you know of any organizations like this, or individuals who wouldn't mind driving a friendly couple and their cat to the vet (perhaps a few times), please let me know! I appreciate any advice. *If it's relevant, my husband and I don't have driver's licenses - we've lived in NYC for a long time....
But I never thought to ask local churches. I shall try this, a great idea, thank you!!! I also didn't know about the Cat Lounge forum or that it was the most popular, I will post there too, thanks so much!
