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So today I got the bad news of my girl being in renal failure. She's down to about 20% kidney function. The hard part is that this is a major issue because her low white blood cell count caused a problem with her paws, causing them to swell up and blister. Because of her low kidney function, the wounds are having a hard time healing and the vet wants surgery to fix the paw, but she wouldn't survive surgery because of her kidneys. So she wants a $1200 hospitalization to maybe make her well enough for another expensive surgery which will only deal with the issue of her paw. I don't have that kind of money for that kind of just maintenance care. The vet has put her on a diet to help improve kidney function, but there's a low hope that will fix the overall problem.
This is my first time going through this with a pet and it only am I kind of having the challenge of being put in the position of not being able to financially take care of this animal I took in and claimed responsibility for, I don't know the steps I need to take? When do I call it quits? What can I do at home to maybe help? What is acceptable to ask the vet? Because even the check ups on her twice a week and paying for the bandage changes is racking up to something I can't keep paying.
I would love any tips or advice on what I can do for at home care, and where it's acceptable to stop the vet from charging me and saving myself money to spend on care I can't give myself for a fraction of the price.
This is my first time going through this with a pet and it only am I kind of having the challenge of being put in the position of not being able to financially take care of this animal I took in and claimed responsibility for, I don't know the steps I need to take? When do I call it quits? What can I do at home to maybe help? What is acceptable to ask the vet? Because even the check ups on her twice a week and paying for the bandage changes is racking up to something I can't keep paying.
I would love any tips or advice on what I can do for at home care, and where it's acceptable to stop the vet from charging me and saving myself money to spend on care I can't give myself for a fraction of the price.