My friend has 2 cats. One of them grew horribly ill a few days ago, vomiting & hiding & not letting them touch him. The other is still healthy, but obese.

They took the sick one to the vet & are now 00+ in debt for his treatment of kidney/liver failure.
I can’t know what caused this health problem, but they never leave water out for their cats. The cats only have toilet water to drink out of, and the litter box only gets cleaned out every month or so.

I feel bad because she’s now mourning the loss of a dear family member, and in debt because of his illness. I don’t want to add an unnessecary sense of guilt to her grief, but they still have another cat… and still not putting out fresh water or cleaning the litter box regularly.
I’m torn between my concern for my friend’s mental health (she has been prone to depression) and my concern for the health of her other cat.
Do I tell her now?
Do I wait to talk to her about my feelings regarding her animal care?
Do I keep my mouth shut?

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My cat, the love of my life, is not doing well and I have to make the horrible decision of whether to put her down or not.

She’s old. Her age is unknown (adopted 2 yrs ago) but it’s estimated to be around 14. She has kidney failure and has been receiving treatment for about 9 months. The kidneys are really bad and the treatment has not “fixed” it but it has been effective in the sense that kidneys have been stable.

Problem: about two weeks ago, her right eye started getting bloody. The doctors said it’s due to high blood pressure. After all the treatments, the eye got worse and now my poor baby has developed glaucoma. The blood pressure came down a little but it’s still high.

Decision

Option 1: Removing the eye: given her physical condition, her chances of surviving the surgery/recovery are 50/50 %.
Her vet said she may have about six months to live after the surgery.
Option 2: Putting her to sleep.

I cant decide. Please help, SOON.
What makes it hard for me is that she’s still eating and enjoys her tummy rubs and purrs when I hug her. If she was in a lot of pain she would stop eating and go hide is some corner….I keep asking what if she were to live another year or more if I do the surgery? Kindney failure is actually not painful; it’s more like a silent killer. It’s just the surgery may have complications. But it may not. I just don’t know what to do.
I have got 4 opinions. Glaucoma in cats is not treatable like it is in humans especially when the cat is already blind (mine was blind when I adopted her). The eye has to come out because it’s pain if it doesn’t. So it’s either risk the surgery or let her go.
My problems is that I do know if SHE is ready to leave. I’m willing to do whatever she wants only if she could talk and tell me. I would never keep her alive if she is suffering and I know she would tell me if she was ready to go. I don’t she’s ready to go yet because she’s eating, purring, using her litter box…it’s just that the outcome of surgery may not be good.
Oops, I meant "my problem is that I DON’T know if she is ready to leave"…

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My beloved 14 year old orange tabby, Sunshine has been diagnosed with the early stages of kidney failure.
#1 Is there anything that a vetinary hospital could do for treatment even dialysis or a transplant or is that just outrageously expensive and he’s too old?
#2 They recommended KD prescription canned food but he hates it. I’ve tried many canned foods and he likes Fancy Feast best especially the kind for kittens, is this okay???
#3 He’s received about a dozen cortisone steroid shots over his life for a severe skin allergy. Did this cause his kidney failure? He also is gettinig VERY bad sores again from his allergy and the only thing that helps is the injection (topicals do NOT work), could it be fatal to give him another injection at this point?
THANKS so much for taking time out to read my questions and answer. It is a very heartbreaking situation. Luckily, he doesn’t appear to be suffering yet. He is just very skinny and he has those sores from biting at his skin from his allergies. He does still purr a lot and seems very sharp. He is shedding like crazy though, is that common with cats with this condition???

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So my Gray cat Monte , had sugery on Monday , he will be coming home This thursday an He is going to be on a special Diet (persciption Food for his Urinary Track) due to his Kidney Stone , Now My cats (Brother & Sister) have Always Shared a food dish , How do I go about keeping his sister out of his food ? In the past we have tried 2 separate Dishes , But they always eat together out of the same dish , any suggestions on what i can do ???
Great Answers Already , thanks SO much guys !!! this is really Giving me Ideas I never thought of !!!!

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My hubby & me think that our 2 year cat has kidney stones but not sure..he is an indoor/outdoor cat & for a week not he has not ate or drank anything but has thrown up about 3 or 4 times now & he also has not peed or had a bowel movement since he’s been like this & he will not get up & move around or anything like that

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