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Hello all.
I could use some help with something that has been weighing on my mind ever since I brought my cat to the vet today. He's four years old and the sweetest little thing in the world. I love him more than life itself. However, he has been dealt a tough hand in life. About six months ago my cat had 15 teeth removed due to a degenerative gum disease which took a lot out of myself and my fiance who have owned him since he was a couple weeks old. The past year we found out he has fluted which is a urinary issue. He was put on medical food that works some days and others it causes him to become sick. Well, he was in really bad shape today and we took him to the vet and it turns out he had a blockage in his urinary track and if we didn't bring him at that moment it could've been fatal. They are holding him for a few days at the vet and putting in a catheter. They said if he doesn't improve with this and the new food they give him then they will need to do surgery that will really mess with his innards.
I just wonder: what type of quality of life is this? I just want him to not feel pain anymore and I wonder if I'm being selfish by allowing him to go through all these horrible hurdles life keeps throwing at him. Any advice would be appreciated as I just don't want to see my little man struggle.
Thank you everyone <3
I could use some help with something that has been weighing on my mind ever since I brought my cat to the vet today. He's four years old and the sweetest little thing in the world. I love him more than life itself. However, he has been dealt a tough hand in life. About six months ago my cat had 15 teeth removed due to a degenerative gum disease which took a lot out of myself and my fiance who have owned him since he was a couple weeks old. The past year we found out he has fluted which is a urinary issue. He was put on medical food that works some days and others it causes him to become sick. Well, he was in really bad shape today and we took him to the vet and it turns out he had a blockage in his urinary track and if we didn't bring him at that moment it could've been fatal. They are holding him for a few days at the vet and putting in a catheter. They said if he doesn't improve with this and the new food they give him then they will need to do surgery that will really mess with his innards.
I just wonder: what type of quality of life is this? I just want him to not feel pain anymore and I wonder if I'm being selfish by allowing him to go through all these horrible hurdles life keeps throwing at him. Any advice would be appreciated as I just don't want to see my little man struggle.
Thank you everyone <3