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My cat Binky is going to be 10 yrs old in April.
He's so far been healthy up until about a yr or so ago when he had a urinary tract infection which cleared up well.
Over the past month or two he has lost a LOT of weight.
He hardly ever comes out from under my bed, hardly eats, and when he does...makes a mess around his bowl. Yesterday, after not eating for days... he started puking, and when I went to pick him up... he howled and moaned pitifully. And that's how he's been for the past days...listless, and cries horribly when you go to move him.
He never drinks water from a bowl, and usually jumps up at the kitchen sink for a drink. Lately I've been carrying him over to the sink because he's too weak to get up himself. Too weak to move really.
Right now I'm unemployed and living at home. My mom only gets an SSI check monthly...and we've barely been making ends meet to survive.
We spent our last $50. bucks for the month today to take Binky to the vet. The vet examined him and said she couldn't tell what was wrong without xrays, bloodwork, etc. She found the hard spots in his stomach that I had found. She got her secretary to do an estimate, and it came to almost $600. bucks. I told her we couldn't afford that, so she said she'd try some medicine and to try to hydrate him. (he's painfully skinny and dehydrated now) That cost $150.. which they agreed to bill us till the 1st of the month. I talked with them and they said the were other alternatives, (meaning euthanasia) if we felt we couldn't afford treatment...so that he wouldn't suffer. She did a bunch of calculations of his 6 lb. weight, etc., and came up with a figure of $160. to put him to sleep. I told her that I am a recovering heroin addict, and asked if she was gonna OD him on primo China White Dope. And told her that I could kill my own 225 lb. self on 3 bags of Heroin for only $45 bucks.
I know this is going to sound horrifying and will get negative responses, and I am crying as I type this...but does anyone know of a cheaper, "do it yourself" method of euthanasia for a cat that's quick, easy, and not painful? It would break my heart, and I probably would wimp out at the last minute...but I don't want to see him suffer if this antibiotic doesn't take effect. But unfortunately my situation can't afford otherwise. I have no one else to turn to for the amount of money it would cost just to properly diagnose him...let alone cure him. (And that's IF he is curable after the diagnosis) He's lost half his body weight, doesn't eat, drink, or move...and does nothing but cry when touched. I have access to hypodermic needles because of a diabetic friend if that's any help. I am so devastated and broken hearted over this...but again don't want to see my little Binky suffer due to my bad situation.
Any advice would be extremely appreciated.
Thank you.
eddie
He's so far been healthy up until about a yr or so ago when he had a urinary tract infection which cleared up well.
Over the past month or two he has lost a LOT of weight.
He hardly ever comes out from under my bed, hardly eats, and when he does...makes a mess around his bowl. Yesterday, after not eating for days... he started puking, and when I went to pick him up... he howled and moaned pitifully. And that's how he's been for the past days...listless, and cries horribly when you go to move him.
He never drinks water from a bowl, and usually jumps up at the kitchen sink for a drink. Lately I've been carrying him over to the sink because he's too weak to get up himself. Too weak to move really.
Right now I'm unemployed and living at home. My mom only gets an SSI check monthly...and we've barely been making ends meet to survive.
We spent our last $50. bucks for the month today to take Binky to the vet. The vet examined him and said she couldn't tell what was wrong without xrays, bloodwork, etc. She found the hard spots in his stomach that I had found. She got her secretary to do an estimate, and it came to almost $600. bucks. I told her we couldn't afford that, so she said she'd try some medicine and to try to hydrate him. (he's painfully skinny and dehydrated now) That cost $150.. which they agreed to bill us till the 1st of the month. I talked with them and they said the were other alternatives, (meaning euthanasia) if we felt we couldn't afford treatment...so that he wouldn't suffer. She did a bunch of calculations of his 6 lb. weight, etc., and came up with a figure of $160. to put him to sleep. I told her that I am a recovering heroin addict, and asked if she was gonna OD him on primo China White Dope. And told her that I could kill my own 225 lb. self on 3 bags of Heroin for only $45 bucks.
I know this is going to sound horrifying and will get negative responses, and I am crying as I type this...but does anyone know of a cheaper, "do it yourself" method of euthanasia for a cat that's quick, easy, and not painful? It would break my heart, and I probably would wimp out at the last minute...but I don't want to see him suffer if this antibiotic doesn't take effect. But unfortunately my situation can't afford otherwise. I have no one else to turn to for the amount of money it would cost just to properly diagnose him...let alone cure him. (And that's IF he is curable after the diagnosis) He's lost half his body weight, doesn't eat, drink, or move...and does nothing but cry when touched. I have access to hypodermic needles because of a diabetic friend if that's any help. I am so devastated and broken hearted over this...but again don't want to see my little Binky suffer due to my bad situation.
Any advice would be extremely appreciated.
Thank you.
eddie
