I came home today from errands to notice that my cat is limping a little. He's not crying out in pain and he's even really playful, and he doesn't mind me looking at his foot, there's no pain when I touch it so maybe his muscles are hurting him. Nothing looks swollen bloody or crooked.
So I did call the vet, only to find out an exam would cost about $70, which is money I don't have right now, and the lady on the phone said to wait maybe overnight and see if he's doing better in the morning.
I'm rather poor right now (I should have been saving up for vet emergencies but I was expecting money this month that hasn't come yet!) but I wonder if I should be homeopathic about this and just see how he handles it. If it gets worse yes I can take him in, I'm not going to let my cat suffer, but right now he doesn't look like he's in any pain, he's just sort of favoring his leg a bit.
It makes me feel like a horrible mommy that I didn't have a bit of money set aside yet for this.
That, and I tend to be homeopathic in my own personal health so I thought that I'd only need a vet in an extreme emergency.
But actually facing the idea of looking after my cat with a homeopathic treatment is a little daunting. :/
I feel so awful! D: I wasn't even home I don't even know what happened to him! Now I'll be scared to ever leave him alone!
So I did call the vet, only to find out an exam would cost about $70, which is money I don't have right now, and the lady on the phone said to wait maybe overnight and see if he's doing better in the morning.
I'm rather poor right now (I should have been saving up for vet emergencies but I was expecting money this month that hasn't come yet!) but I wonder if I should be homeopathic about this and just see how he handles it. If it gets worse yes I can take him in, I'm not going to let my cat suffer, but right now he doesn't look like he's in any pain, he's just sort of favoring his leg a bit.
It makes me feel like a horrible mommy that I didn't have a bit of money set aside yet for this.
That, and I tend to be homeopathic in my own personal health so I thought that I'd only need a vet in an extreme emergency.
But actually facing the idea of looking after my cat with a homeopathic treatment is a little daunting. :/
I feel so awful! D: I wasn't even home I don't even know what happened to him! Now I'll be scared to ever leave him alone!