Hi everyone!
My six year old Kitty Omelette was seen by a local vet who is 20 miles away from me.I am 63 and on S.S.I. I have no transportation and a very tight budget. Omelette has pleural effusion which is fluid on or surrounding the lungs. The vet took an X-ray, and said she might not live the night.He gave her a shot of Lasix to help drain the fluid. I was given tablets to give her twice daily.That was on Dec.28. She is still alive. She will not eat on her own. I hand feed her. She drinks on her own.I give her Nutra-Cal to boost her immune system.She ate a little bit of dry food the other day, and a tiny bit if wet food today.I am feeding her.I have tried all day to find funding for help to save her life. This started on Christmas Day when I noticed her heavy breathing.I knew this was a disaster.This condition came about so suddenly.The day before she ate as usual and was acting normally. The vet said these things present when this disease has already progressed very far along. He is sure she has a tumor somewhere but it could not be seen because of the fluid. I can not afford any further vet help. I live in Orange County New York,the vets around here do not do charity work. There are no animal teaching colleges around here. In fact this place is very limited in resources of any kind. I can not get Care Credit,because I won't be able to pay the monthly fees I am deeply in a financial disaster. I did not see this coming. Omelette was a rescue from people who were in less condition to treat her right,and they were told by the landlady to put her out into the street.I could not see this.I took her in.She was pregnant but I did not know this. I took the best care I could of her. She had 6 healthy kittens. She was a wonderful cat mommy. She has given me 4 wonderful years of love and affection and now this. I want to try to save her life even though the vet said it was pretty hopeless. I will not give up.I do not know where else to turn.If it is cancer I know the costs can run into a few thousand dollars with no sure cure. Even though I have had many kitties who have passed with similar conditions it does not become any easier to see a beloved pet suffer and die.I love her with all my heart and am hoping for a miracle. Thank you all for reading this.
My six year old Kitty Omelette was seen by a local vet who is 20 miles away from me.I am 63 and on S.S.I. I have no transportation and a very tight budget. Omelette has pleural effusion which is fluid on or surrounding the lungs. The vet took an X-ray, and said she might not live the night.He gave her a shot of Lasix to help drain the fluid. I was given tablets to give her twice daily.That was on Dec.28. She is still alive. She will not eat on her own. I hand feed her. She drinks on her own.I give her Nutra-Cal to boost her immune system.She ate a little bit of dry food the other day, and a tiny bit if wet food today.I am feeding her.I have tried all day to find funding for help to save her life. This started on Christmas Day when I noticed her heavy breathing.I knew this was a disaster.This condition came about so suddenly.The day before she ate as usual and was acting normally. The vet said these things present when this disease has already progressed very far along. He is sure she has a tumor somewhere but it could not be seen because of the fluid. I can not afford any further vet help. I live in Orange County New York,the vets around here do not do charity work. There are no animal teaching colleges around here. In fact this place is very limited in resources of any kind. I can not get Care Credit,because I won't be able to pay the monthly fees I am deeply in a financial disaster. I did not see this coming. Omelette was a rescue from people who were in less condition to treat her right,and they were told by the landlady to put her out into the street.I could not see this.I took her in.She was pregnant but I did not know this. I took the best care I could of her. She had 6 healthy kittens. She was a wonderful cat mommy. She has given me 4 wonderful years of love and affection and now this. I want to try to save her life even though the vet said it was pretty hopeless. I will not give up.I do not know where else to turn.If it is cancer I know the costs can run into a few thousand dollars with no sure cure. Even though I have had many kitties who have passed with similar conditions it does not become any easier to see a beloved pet suffer and die.I love her with all my heart and am hoping for a miracle. Thank you all for reading this.