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I'm 100% sure my cat is on the brink of death. We're poor and could never afford animals (you can read my other threads in which everything has gone to hell again). Our eldest cat (she's about 13) suddenly developed a lump on her lower breast/nipples ~2-3weeks ago. We tried to call the lowest cost vet near us and they said they don't deal with that area of the cat (ASPCA animal hospital).
It upset me and for weeks I let this continue as my parents also did nothing since we cannot afford any of these places. She rapidly began to lose weight and make these wheezing sounds I didn't understand since it didn't start in her lungs. She kept trying to eat but would often feel weak after doing so. After using the bathroom she would lay in the litterbox... Or just go to the litterbox to lay down.
Today she is the skinniest I've seen her and she developed an awful smell. I think she may have urinated or defecated on herself. But my dad said the smell seems to be coming from the wound..it started to bleed REALLY BAD ~3 hours ago and we stopped it with cloth for now but idk what to do????? I took a shower so we could potentially take her to the vet to be put down. The emergency vet nearest us that does payment plans has an automated system that tells you to bring in the animal. No option to talk to a human to see if they do cremation services or euthanasia.
I dont want her to die alone without her family and then be disposed of like nothing. She's been with us forever and she was perfectly okay and then suddenly... She seriously doesn't deserve this.
I don't know if we should risk moving her to the carrier and opening the wound again and take her w/o knowing what will happen. Or wait until morning when we may be able to call in since representatives are available for appointment scheduling (meaning we may be able to talk to someone and immediately bring her in after).
I feel like in a way it's my fault and that she will die because I didnt call around enough or try to go through with just taking her and trying to get a payment plan.
It upset me and for weeks I let this continue as my parents also did nothing since we cannot afford any of these places. She rapidly began to lose weight and make these wheezing sounds I didn't understand since it didn't start in her lungs. She kept trying to eat but would often feel weak after doing so. After using the bathroom she would lay in the litterbox... Or just go to the litterbox to lay down.
Today she is the skinniest I've seen her and she developed an awful smell. I think she may have urinated or defecated on herself. But my dad said the smell seems to be coming from the wound..it started to bleed REALLY BAD ~3 hours ago and we stopped it with cloth for now but idk what to do????? I took a shower so we could potentially take her to the vet to be put down. The emergency vet nearest us that does payment plans has an automated system that tells you to bring in the animal. No option to talk to a human to see if they do cremation services or euthanasia.
I dont want her to die alone without her family and then be disposed of like nothing. She's been with us forever and she was perfectly okay and then suddenly... She seriously doesn't deserve this.
I don't know if we should risk moving her to the carrier and opening the wound again and take her w/o knowing what will happen. Or wait until morning when we may be able to call in since representatives are available for appointment scheduling (meaning we may be able to talk to someone and immediately bring her in after).
I feel like in a way it's my fault and that she will die because I didnt call around enough or try to go through with just taking her and trying to get a payment plan.
They gave us her pawprints. I really hope they're hers. When the woman took the box she didn't even say anything to me. I hope they do good things with the ashes of all of those animals...
