I realize I should've explained more, I was just too devastated at the time. I was 8 months pregnant, my cat of 9 years had suddenly started urinating on everything. After a little while, he'd started... Read More
I realize I should've explained more, I was just too devastated at the time. I was 8 months pregnant, my cat of 9 years had suddenly started urinating on everything. After a little while, he'd started peeing blood and meowing in pain. Money was extremely tight because I'd just moved from another state, found out I was pregnant, and we'd had to replace my car's alternator. Finally, my poor cat's cries of pain were just too much. At 3am, we brought him here to try and get any sort of help. At this point, he was leaving drops of bloody urine everywhere. I had to hold a tissue to his crotch or follow him around with tissues. We had no money, maybe a couple of dollars, but that was it. Vet saw us without copay, so there's that, but he didn't really look at my cat. We told him the issue, he saw that my cat was bleeding and said he would need surgery for $2000. That the problem would just come back later since there was no cure. We decided we'd have to put him down so would no longer suffer. They wanted $200, again, we had no money. The only option they gave was to surrender him to the place and they'd put him down later. I asked if I could at least have his body back, but no, once I surrendered him, he was no longer mine. We were powerless, we couldn't borrow money, couldn't do payments or pay later, no amount of begging mattered. Just, "Oh, no money? That's too bad. Sign these and give your cat to the receptionist on your way out." This cat had been such a great friend to me for years. Always cuddled up to me no matter where I was laying or sitting. Animals aren't just pets and are very close family members to many. It is devastating to lose them. It seems those working at that time have forgotten that. If we had had money at the time, we would've spent it to at least be there in his final moments! I honestly debated hanging out for the next few days to wait for them to dump the dead bodies of pets into their dumpsters...I know that's what some clinics do with them. Whether they do or not, I don't know.
Absolutely no sympathy here. They only want your money, they couldn't care less if your pet dies. Read Less