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Ethical/financial pet question

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BB73;903535; said:
Nice welcome to the household present.
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As far as our kitty, she seems to be doing much better sice we've been administering antibiotics. She's resumed eating, albeit much less than she used to and is acting pretty normal. We'll be giving her antibiotics for 2 more weeks and I guess we'll see how she is after that.

I'm very glad that it seems to be turning out. The wife and I have talked a little bit about any 'final' decisionas and she's in agreement that we'll put Montana to sleep if she crashes again. :(
 
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Best Buckeye;901513; said:
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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I see your point, however others would argue the kitten you "adopted" is your responability and if something happens it's your duty to make things right...

In between the two sides is where the "best" answer lies imo...
 
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gbearbuck;904330; said:
I see your point, however others would argue the kitten you "adopted" is your responability and if something happens it's your duty to make things right...

In between the two sides is where the "best" answer lies imo...
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And I have always handled my responsibilities, whether it is handled with a chop behind the head or seeing how long the cat can last in the river is the only question :wink2:
 
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Well, Montana got sick again this week. Started getting lethargic, stopped eating, etc. We took her to a different vet hospital and after taking a chest radiograph, determined she had fluid in her lungs. After extracting something like 20ml of fluid out of her lungs, they placed her in an oxygen cage over night. Testing on the fluid indicated it could have been something wrong with the lymphatic (?) system. Yesterday morning, she seemed better, so they took her out of the cage. Unfortunately, she got much worse at that point and they called my wife to come to the hospital. She decided to have her put to sleep and by the time I got there, she was gone.

Yesterday was much harder than I ever thought it would be. We decided to bring her home and bury her under the lilac tree in our side yard. It was no easy task digging a 2.5'-3' grave in single digit temps, but there was really no way I wasn't going to do it - it's what my sweetie wanted. After we laid Montana to rest, my wife wanted to fill in the grave. I think that gave her some sense of closure.

RIP Montana - you were a great cat.

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FCollinsBuckeye;1068287; said:
Well, Montana got sick again this week. Started getting lethargic, stopped eating, etc. We took her to a different vet hospital and after taking a chest radiograph, determined she had fluid in her lungs. After extracting something like 20ml of fluid out of her lungs, they placed her in an oxygen cage over night. Testing on the fluid indicated it could have been something wrong with the lymphatic (?) system. Yesterday morning, she seemed better, so they took her out of the cage. Unfortunately, she got much worse at that point and they called my wife to come to the hospital. She decided to have her put to sleep and by the time I got there, she was gone.

Yesterday was much harder than I ever thought it would be. We decided to bring her home and bury her under the lilac tree in our side yard. It was no easy task digging a 2.5'-3' grave in single digit temps, but there was really no way I wasn't going to do it - it's what my sweetie wanted. After we laid Montana to rest, my wife wanted to fill in the grave. I think that gave her some sense of closure.

RIP Montana - you were a great cat.

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Sorry, it's always hard losing a friend like a pet.
 
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FCollinsBuckeye;1068287; said:
Well, Montana got sick again this week. Started getting lethargic, stopped eating, etc. We took her to a different vet hospital and after taking a chest radiograph, determined she had fluid in her lungs. After extracting something like 20ml of fluid out of her lungs, they placed her in an oxygen cage over night. Testing on the fluid indicated it could have been something wrong with the lymphatic (?) system. Yesterday morning, she seemed better, so they took her out of the cage. Unfortunately, she got much worse at that point and they called my wife to come to the hospital. She decided to have her put to sleep and by the time I got there, she was gone.

Yesterday was much harder than I ever thought it would be. We decided to bring her home and bury her under the lilac tree in our side yard. It was no easy task digging a 2.5'-3' grave in single digit temps, but there was really no way I wasn't going to do it - it's what my sweetie wanted. After we laid Montana to rest, my wife wanted to fill in the grave. I think that gave her some sense of closure.

RIP Montana - you were a great cat.

:sad2:
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Sorry to hear that, FCB.
 
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I'm sorry to hear this.:( I went through this almost 2 years ago with my dog whom was almost 18 years old. Now I have the greyhound & the Newfie/Border Collie mix & they are awesome!
I'm sure Montana is much better off now there is no longer any pain for the cat to suffer.
 
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