I don’t know what to do.
My cat, Zoe, turned 16 in December. I’ve had her since I was four years old. I went away for college in 2019 and had to return home early 2020 because of the pandemic. When I came home, it was evident that the cat I left behind had turned into a older, more sickly version of herself. I expected this to come with age.
Last year, she began having health complications, which is obviously normal with aging cats. Inflammatory bowl disease, some issues with constipation and a hard time using her litter box, hip dysplasia/arthritis, weight loss — you name it. All of these things are treatable, but only short term with what my family can afford.
We honestly can’t afford to get her the vet attention that she needs on a regular basis. Her latest vet trip put us back $700 we don’t have. It’s heartbreaking because all of her complications aren’t anything that are life-or-death scenarios, but I feel like I’m watching her deteriorate before my eyes because we simply can’t afford to get her health where it needs to be. It hurts so badly watching her suffer and not being able to do anything. Today has been a really hard day for her.
I guess, the point is, I’m wondering if I should ask the vet about putting her down. Which is heartbreaking to think about because she’s just an old kitty — there isn’t really anything that’s wrong enough at the moment, but it’s honestly getting to be too much watching this happen to her. I don’t know what to do anymore. Is it fucked up that I would rather put her down than go through this cycle of continuously bringing her to the brink of health and watching her crumble? I don’t know what to do.
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