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Ethical/financial pet question

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As it has already been said, once the liver is involved the outcome can't be too good.

FC, I am sorry you guys are faced with this decision but from the sounds of things (dehydration, lethargy, etc) her quality of life has already taken a drastic turn for the worse. I think you and your wife would know your cat better than any diagnostic test or vet would, therefore, I'd take a good look at how she is acting and base your decision on that... sometimes the right decision isn't an easy one but keeping anything alive (person or animal) simply to be able to have them around doesn't preserve their comfort and dignity.... you will know when the time is right to put her down, it won't be an easy decision but if it comes to that, you will know when she has had enough.
 
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FCollinsBuckeye;900579; said:
I like the cat and all, but seriously - how much should we spend to try and halp a 12 y.o. cat?
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The bottom line is that you'll pay whatever the hell your wife wants to pay.

It's her cat.

Whatever it costs will be far less than what you'll end up paying (in domestic tranquility foremost) if you don't give her full reign on this one.

Shut up, smile & sign the check.
 
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Due to the age and probable condition I would set a limit with your wife in regards to future care. If this was a young kitten with a full life ahead, different story (we spend a couple grand on one of our kittens a few years ago... I can tell you if the same treatment needs performed when the cat is 12+ the answer will be no... too much money for a couple of years left on the cats life)...
 
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gbearbuck;901508; said:
Due to the age and probable condition I would set a limit with your wife in regards to future care. If this was a young kitten with a full life ahead, different story (we spend a couple grand on one of our kittens a few years ago... I can tell you if the same treatment needs performed when the cat is 12+ the answer will be no... too much money for a couple of years left on the cats life)...
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If the cost of the repairs is more than the cost of a 2 dollar kitten plus vacinations I wouldn't waste the money. You will become attached and "love" the new one soon enough. I am not a cat lover but the wife is and that is what I tell her when she asks me your question. What are you going to do next year when the cat needs another thou dropped on her?
 
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In April, our 7 year old pure bred Bengal started experienceing the same symptoms. The vet wanted run a dozen really expensive tests, but I said lets xray the chest first. We did, the cat had congestive heart failure. He then continued to push really expensive tests and medications, knowing damn well that Simba was a dad cat walking. We put him down at OSU that night. There is nothing to save them from congestive heart failure, but the vet was trying to run up our bill as much as he could. We since have gotten two new kittens, and that asshole will never see them.
 
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My girlfriend is a vet and I ran this post by her. Her response was basically that without seeing the blood work she couldn't tell you a whole lot more than the emergency vet did (obviously). The advantage of doing the ultrasound is that it will tell you whether it's Hepaticlipidosis, aka fatty liver, (many times it's reversible just by feeding), or it could tell you if it's something more serious. If it is something more serious, or if they still can't tell, then you have the peace of mind of knowing that you did what you could, and don't look like a cheap ass in your wife's eyes.
 
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[recruiting forum]Any news on kitty?[/recruiting forum]



You can rest assured that there PLENTY of other cats out there that need a good home if you end up euthanizing her and want a new one. A stray showed up at the Katt household Sunday morning and stuck around for the last two days even though we didn't feed him a bit. Mrs. Katt spent several hours on the phone trying to find any shelters that would take him and no one would without euthanizing. We took him in to the vet today to make sure he was healthy and got him vaccinated while we were in there. And we'll be getting him neutered very shortly. The Katt household is now one member larger than yesterday. Welcome home, Steve! (short for Stevens :p)!
 
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