#tw sick pet

[jellypawss]

I’m taking care of a newborn kitten that was abandoned by the mom and found in my friends garage injured, he won’t latch on to his bottle and I’m having a lot of struggle feeding him. I’m getting a 3ml dropper today to see if I can drip feed him kinda but I really hope this little fella makes it.

I have to wake up every 2 hours to feed this lil guy and I’m so tired but it is worth it! Send good vibes for healing and growing for this baby.

#tw injured animal #tw sick pet #kittens #cute kittens #catblr #I’m not naming him just in case :(

[mac-and-thefox]

Positive thoughts and vibes very much needed.

Old Man Cat is sick, he has a myriad of chronic health issues that I'm not going to go into here, but this week he has been...extra old, and has begun rapidly declining health wise. My partner is gone on a work trip, so I have been trying to manage things on my own as best as I can.

Any spare spoons or soft thoughts or positive intentions/ vibes are so... so appreciated.

#cw sick pet #tw sick pet #I'm just.... at the end of my rope. #i haven't slept properly in days #and my nerves are frayed #I'm sorry...

[hashtag-xolo]

Tzapo had to go in for an ultrasound due to some scary gastrointestinal issues that were not explicable by multiple disease panels or nutritional panels. A mass was found in his colon and has been sampled for biopsy. Fingers are extremely crossed that this is just a benign polyp and not cancer.

#tw sick pet #tw sick dog #tw cancer #i am very much not okay right now

[dreaming-in-seams]

Y’all know the sick cat scam going around on tumblr? I’ve seen a lot of advice —good advice!— on how to not fall for one of those scams

But

I also know a lot of my mutuals are good people with big hearts who easily feel guilt-tripped into believing someone’s seemingly heart-felt story.

So idk if my two-cents are any help, but as a veterinary receptionist I think I have a solution on how to approach a convincing“Sick Cat” plea:

Offer to make a donation on their behalf directly to the vet clinic!

Idk about every vet clinic around the world, but I know amongst the many clinics I have worked for/with, none of them would EVER turn down an anonymous donation to someone’s account for their sick pet! I take many of those calls. We LOVE them! Any money towards helping a pet get better is welcome money. I’ve taken $5 donations, $50, $1000 —I even dropped in a $20 from our spare change bucket once.

Think about it: the vet clinic doesn’t want this animal to suffer. But they also can’t do a procedure or treatment for free because they have hard working employees to pay, and veterinary care (in the US) is privatized (it’s the sorry reality but until HUMAN health care improves, animal health care just is where it is in this country)

Does the vet clinic care where the money for the procedure is coming from? NO. They don’t care if it’s your grandma’s credit card, $6000 in cash, or a bunch of random people calling to put $10-100 dollars on some random person’s account. Money is money to an office manager, and whatever is there to cover expenses for a sick animal is a weight off EVERYONE’S shoulders. (I may just be a receptionist, but even receptionists hurt when an animal passes away.)

So. If you have someone on your dash or in your inbox asking you to donate money to their Venmo or PayPal for their sick cat/dog/ferret, and you really don’t know if it’s legitimate but don’t want to blow them off in case it is…

Ask them the name of their vet. Look it up on google. And call.

The receptionist will ask for the owner’s last name and the pet’s name. If the “owner” is legitimate, they probably will give you some identifying information for the pet or the account. If they don’t want to (for internet safety) there are ways for the receptionist to narrow it down. I.e. the procedure, age of the animal, when their last appointment was, their doctor. And especially if it’s a pricey procedure that the owner has had difficulty finding funds for, SOMEONE at the clinic will know!! If the person in your inbox is legitimate, then they will probably WELCOME you calling their vet to make a donation!

(Tbh, if people call to donate for an animal, it makes a stronger case for the vet to cut costs on the procedure because it PROVES the owner is making a sincere effort to pay)

DON’T just take the phone number of the vet from the person asking for money without verifying it. The phone number could be theirs or a friend who is just gonna take your card info and run off happily into the sunset with it. Verify (via the internet) that the vet is real. If the info they gave you about their sick pet checks out on the vet’s end as all being true, DING DING DING it’s not a scam!!! Donate away!!!

But if it IS a scam, the scammer will probably try to convince you it’s easier to give money to their Venmo (it’s not), or that their vet doesn’t take donations (they do). If they are avoiding this option, and the other signs of scam hold up, then block them and walk away.

TLDR: if you’re not sure if it’s a “Sick Cat” scam, offer to call their vet and make a donation!

#animals #veterinary #vet care #tw sick pet #tw sick animal #please ask if you want more info on how this would work #happy to divulge information on how vet clinics work #the more you know the easier it is for everyone

[pastafossa]

Right. Old kitty is home.

Good news: he's only lost a pound, which is better than we'd feared; the vet felt no masses in his stomach; he felt good enough to growl at her; and she said if it is cancer then she's guessing he's still got time.

Downside: we're still not sure what it is, whether it's cancer or a stomach issue. She said it could maaaaybe be thyroid, but she's not sure.

He's got some bloodwork being done to see, and after that we'll have to decide if we want to try to ultrasound him to look for cancer. He's also got the beginnings of a respiratory infection so he's been put on antibiotics. Another wait and see. But at least there's no confirmation of cancer yet. I'll take it tbh.

#cats #cat #tw sick pet #so not great but not terrible #i'll take it

[kissingghouls]

Personal stuff update:

Doane (the cat) seems to be ok. We’ve been told to keep an eye on him, but it was likely nothing too worrisome. Unless you have more anxiety than bones and everything scares the bejeesus out of you ✌️

Here he is, pretending not to be interested.

#personal post #tw sick pet

[greenstudies]

One of my chinchillas is very sick and will be needing an operation so I might not be in the best supportive mood for the next few weeks. Please keep my tiny boy in your heart.

#personal #tw operation #mental health #tw sick pet #greenstudies

[dcb-z]

tw sick animal/pet death

being the resident adult having to weigh the "are they comfortable? how much is unreasonable to pay for medical treatment for a disease with such a short life expectancy? what's the QoL going to look like with aggressive treatment?" questions with a pet is one of the worst experiences. you want to go everything you can but you have to be mature and understand that there comes a point where there's no benefit QoL-wise for what you're paying and you have to let go. i wish i were still a kid so i could just be upset with my parents feeling like they're not doing enough instead of feeling guilty at myself feeling like i should be doing more even though i know im doing way more for him than my parents ever would have

he's still alive but his breathing is distressed (70p/m sometimes) and he doesn't go in to the vet until tomorrow morning. he's still eating but during the day he only really wants to eat out of my hand. sometimes he'll play for a little bit. i don't think he's in pain but i know he can't be comfortable with the dyspnea. i don't know where to draw the line on "he's suffering and i need to make the final call" and "he's a little uncomfortable but still has time left with palliative care." i don't want him to hurt but i don't want to be without him either and im scared of calling it too soon and taking away years that he maybe could've lived.

i hate having this kind of responsibility on my shoulders because i love him and i want to do everything i can for him but it's super irresponsible to put myself into debt for a senior animal whose QoL is only going to decrease with aggressive care, especially since the stress of that care will exacerbate his disease. i hate being in this position and i wish he could just be fixed with pills. i wish i could just have a sign that would light up telling me when it's time to give up so i know im not making him suffer or taking his life too soon. i hate it i hate it i hate it

and i wish i didn't feel so gross asking for kofi donations since i haven't written in forever and i wish i didn't feel so gross when my friends offer to give me money. i haven't accepted it because she has a baby on the way and her husbands father is dying and i just can't accept a loan when they're going through that. but i really wish i could because the financial stress of a sick cat is awful

#dcb me #vent #tw sick pet #tw animal death #i don't know if i want to talk to anyone directly but at the same time i can't keep it bottled up anymore #ive been crying all morning about this

[kilgorezouzou]

Kilgore gave us quite a scare - he had to have a week-long stay in the hospital due to undiagnosed asthma and subsequent pneumonia. He's back home now and recovering well. We have some photos under the read more because he's sick and there's a few hospital shots, but rest assured he's doing a lot better now:

He had some breathing issues off and on the past two months. The vet couldn't find anything on xrays, ultrasounds, or a blood test. Pain meds cleared up the problem every time, so we figured it was pain. However after the third time with worse symptoms we took him into the emergency vet.

He was in bad shape so tests progressed from least to most invasive. After a few days of testing and cultures it was determined to be pneumonia caused by an underlying asthma problem. Asthma in cats is quite rare, and pneumonia is also quite rare. If your cat has mysterious respiratory issues, ask your vet if you can get a tracheal wash test to determine the issue sooner rather than later! It may be expensive and invasive but it's what finally determined the culprit.

He turned the corner and started getting better on Thursday. Antibiotics and steroids finally started clearing his lungs and he was back on solid food after days on IV. He started charming the vet techs as well, so we knew our little baby was getting better.

He's back home with a feeding tube mostly for meds, as he's having no issues with solid foods but he's quite the fussy cat when it comes to meds. A few spots shaved bare from tubes and xrays, but they'll grow back. His sister Zouzou is a little bitter that she has to share the space again but she'll get over it.

It was a tough week but we're so happy to have him back home.

#cw sick animal #tw sick pet #sick pet #sick animal

[adaginy]

My husband found a bunch of old pictures and videos, from three or four phones ago -- including a video of Alvin having the zoomies soon after we got him, just under a year old. And then doing the cough. The cough that was initially identified as kennel cough and then, as it continued sporadically his entire life, just residual from that. The cough where we'd say Alvin got so excited, he gave himself an asthma attack. The cough that was later ID'd as heart failure. He'd done it the entire time.

I was frustrated when I went to the Special Vet and asked and they agreed that, yeah, at our dog's level of heart murmur the local vet could have sent him in a year earlier. But apparently we could have known from the start and, i don't know, always had him on a lower-salt diet or something, something where he would have taken longer to develop enough damage and strain to start passing out, if that vet (different vets) had really looked into it.

#addie talks #tw sick pet #tw pet death

[handsomegentlebutch]

There's nothing else that can be done according to the vet. I think im saying goodbye today. I keep thinking I'm prepared for it but then I think about it and start to lose my mind. I don't want to lose my baby :(

#butch speaks #tw sick pet #tw dying pet #my poor little bubblegum #:(

[hashtag-xolo]

He was seemingly doing really well yesterday but today he is too weak to walk steadily which is why it needs to be today. He's not hurting but he's weak. Once he realized I had some scrambled egg and ice cream for him though he was excited to move. This boy is so happy to have his favorite foods still.

#tw sick pet #sick pet #tw sick dog #sick dog #tw pet death #pet death tw #tw dog death #dog death

[limescars]

emergency vet bills !!!

Our kitten Shrimp had an emergency and almost went into cardiac arrest yesterday. He's slowly recovering and is spending two nights at the vet's, as they believe it may be pneumonia, but he's so little that they can't run the usual tests.

Now that he's in good hands, we've been focusing on raising the money needed for his bills. We need $4000 overall, so anything helps, and all support is appreciated, whether it be donations or just liking and reposting. Thank you so much <3

#gofundme #mutual aid #mutual assistance #vet bills #bills #help with bills #help with money #help needed #please donate #donate if you can #donations #donations are appreciated #thank you for reblogging #interaction appreciated #pls interact #tw sick pet #tw sick animal #tw sick cat #cw sickness #ily if u interact #mutual funds #go fund me #funding #funds needed #money needed

[idledoll]

Guess whose turn it was to go to the vet today?

As I've mentioned plenty of times, I barely see Croak these days except on the camera mounted in his cage, but he popped out of his nest just as I was getting ready for bed earlier this week and when I got a look at him, I noticed he was breathing harder than normal. Since respiratory tract infections can get bad very quickly with hamsters, I didn't want to wait and see, so off to the vet we went.

Luckily, the vet didn't hear any clicking or squeaking and he certainly wasn't acting sick when he was giving them hell during the exam! But I was sent home with antibiotics just in case, since it's almost the weekend, so I have them on hand if needed.

Unfortunately, it just appears that Penny, Seamus, and Croak have all decided to start showing their ages all at once. Which is I suppose what happens when you make a habit of adopting middle aged/senior pets only. Especially when a lot of those pets have such short lives to begin with.

#The Hambones #Croak #hamster #dwarf hamster #hybrid dwarf hamster #tw sick pet #tw sick animal #petblr #hamblr #rodentblr

[kissingghouls]

I don’t generally post personal stuff, but

If you guys have any extra positive vibes or thoughts to send this way I’d appreciate it. My elderly cat got really sick this morning and tbh I’m in a panic about it.

He’s a handsome little man and a very good baby.

#tw sick pet #familiars #personal post

[qsmp-live-posting]

Just want to apologize if I'm slow at answering asks or replies.

My cat is extremely ill and most likely will have to be put to rest by the end of the month and I love her so much but due to bad breeding practices it's most likely something she was born with.

I love qsmp and am trying to keep up the distractions by just reblogging that and watching the tubbo subathon but Tumblr won't let me reblog things all of a sudden?? Or edit posts????

Yeah just letting people know cause things are slow and my emotions are everywhere so feel free to send asks but I may be slow at responding

#qsmp #qsmp liveblogging #qsmp liveblog #tubathon #personal #tw animal death #cw animal death #tw sick pet #cw sick pet