About 2 years ago we took in a stray cat, she looks very old maybe close to 15 or so years. She was in our yard and loved to be around us so we started feeding her and I remember walking outside at night and seeing her sleeping in a standing position and my heart broke. I brought her inside and I knew she was old and maybe wouldn’t live long but I promised her to feed her and take care of her. She’s a very nice tame cat so we thought she had a home and they abandoned her. We weren’t really sure how long we would keep her but She ended up getting super attached to me so I kept her and boy has she added so much laughter and joy to my life. I’ve never felt that kind of love and I feel like she was sent for me because I was going through a hard time in my life and she was like my companion through it all.
To be honest 2019 was a hard year and it was impossible for me to get a job I had no money and I did get a job in September . I worked from September until July 2020 and then lost my job because Of Covid. I basically had all my family’s finances that I was responsible for( rent, bills, grocery’s, cat expenses) and I had to take care of 5 cats. I really wanted to take the stray to the vet but I was counting every dollar just trying to live and not have my parents worry about bills. The stray does look like she has some health problems, she drinks a lot of water and pees a lot . By gods grace I was able to save a decent amount to take her to the vet with my other 3 cats. Also last year I was in and out of the vet with my sick cat and there was always an expense I was dealing with. My other cats go yearly which is costly but i had to skip last year, I was able to save my tax return to take everyone this month.
But now I feel horrible. I keep thinking what if she had a health concern and I could of helped her. Idk what to expect when I take her in and I can’t go through the heart ache of losing another cat( lost my 13yr old to cancer). I want to help her with any medical need she may have and I just want to give her a good life one she never had. I just can’t help but think what if she needs surgery or has tumors, what if she’s dying, things like that. I know cats can hide symptoms very well, she eats and does everything like normal but looking at her you can tell she has hypothyroidism or some health issue. She’s my world and we are so attached to one another, I can’t imagine like without my old lady. Did I wait to long to carry her in?
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