So my cat, Tito, is 6 months old. He was having a hard time breathing, so we took him to a vet. The vet said that he can't determine anything without an x-ray (which will cost a lot). The next week, we gathered up the money although it was very hard for us. Yesterday, our vet found out that Tito could possibly have the wet form of FIP. His lungs are surrounded by an unknown fluid and will drown him. He recommended putting him to sleep because surgery and everything else will cost too much.
My family is completely against putting him to sleep so that's not an option for me, even though I know he is suffering. The vet said just to keep him in area where there is lots of clean, fresh air flowing. I called my vet and he said taking out some fluid and sending it off to the lab will cost us $600, and there is no discount. We cannot afford it. The vet also said that sometimes, the lab won't really know where it came from, so it could be a waste of our money. And even if they do, anything else and surgery would add up to about $3500.
I am really worried about my baby and I always cry myself to sleep, knowing one day I will wake up and not find him by my side. What do I do :'( Tito means a lot to me and he helped me somewhat recover from my depression and made me happy again. Seeing him wake me up everyday begging for food makes my day brighter. We've never had a cat like Tito, and us not affording to help him is so suffocating.
My family is completely against putting him to sleep so that's not an option for me, even though I know he is suffering. The vet said just to keep him in area where there is lots of clean, fresh air flowing. I called my vet and he said taking out some fluid and sending it off to the lab will cost us $600, and there is no discount. We cannot afford it. The vet also said that sometimes, the lab won't really know where it came from, so it could be a waste of our money. And even if they do, anything else and surgery would add up to about $3500.
I am really worried about my baby and I always cry myself to sleep, knowing one day I will wake up and not find him by my side. What do I do :'( Tito means a lot to me and he helped me somewhat recover from my depression and made me happy again. Seeing him wake me up everyday begging for food makes my day brighter. We've never had a cat like Tito, and us not affording to help him is so suffocating.