Kitty End-of-Life Need
Jun. 9th, 2022 02:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
peristaltorFor those in the greater Seattle area, I have a desperate request.
My poor old cat——we don't know how old, but the evidence is mounting that she is very old, probably pushing 17——is dying. Slowly and painfully dying. She is all but paralyzed, unable to move more than a twitch in four days.
I thought it would be easy to call up our vet and arrange euthanasia. Not so much. They need me to make an appointment; and they are booked up for a week. Getting in earlier would mean "emergency" charges (more on that later).
I called around, did local searches. There are in-home vets that will help peacefully end your pet's life; but damn, they are expensive. (And, for some unknown reason, the one that called me back had "no availability;" I have no idea what that could mean. I suspect I sounded poor.)
And right now, due to some shit timing, this is an expense I cannot afford. In mid-March, I had an on-the-job accident; since then I have been reduced to 60% of wages until I return to work.
Last week, I had reconstructive knee surgery; I cannot walk on, let alone put pressure on my knee, let alone kneel on it to even pet our poor suffering kitty. Given the reduction in wages, my savings will be all but depleted by the time my knee should be able to let me work again… and that's without the cost of helping kitty die peacefully.
Does anyone know of affordable euthanasia (my limit right now is $200) in this blighted, cruel, God-forsaken area?
Addendum: Kitty finally rests in peace… no thanks to the veterinary community that added 6 painful days to her suffering.
My poor old cat——we don't know how old, but the evidence is mounting that she is very old, probably pushing 17——is dying. Slowly and painfully dying. She is all but paralyzed, unable to move more than a twitch in four days.
I thought it would be easy to call up our vet and arrange euthanasia. Not so much. They need me to make an appointment; and they are booked up for a week. Getting in earlier would mean "emergency" charges (more on that later).
I called around, did local searches. There are in-home vets that will help peacefully end your pet's life; but damn, they are expensive. (And, for some unknown reason, the one that called me back had "no availability;" I have no idea what that could mean. I suspect I sounded poor.)
And right now, due to some shit timing, this is an expense I cannot afford. In mid-March, I had an on-the-job accident; since then I have been reduced to 60% of wages until I return to work.
Last week, I had reconstructive knee surgery; I cannot walk on, let alone put pressure on my knee, let alone kneel on it to even pet our poor suffering kitty. Given the reduction in wages, my savings will be all but depleted by the time my knee should be able to let me work again… and that's without the cost of helping kitty die peacefully.
Does anyone know of affordable euthanasia (my limit right now is $200) in this blighted, cruel, God-forsaken area?
Addendum: Kitty finally rests in peace… no thanks to the veterinary community that added 6 painful days to her suffering.
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Date: 2022-06-10 01:44 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-06-10 06:56 pm (UTC)The shelter here does euthanasias for the community, so that's a possibility. Feral Project is closed till Monday but maybe an option if it gets to that point. Also maybe the low cost vets? I think there's still one by Central Market.
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Date: 2022-06-10 09:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-06-10 11:47 pm (UTC)