UPDATE: My momma came home today and said we will take him in Monday cause she heard one of his fits last night. She claims she's never heard it before, but i know she has. Oh well, at least we are going!!
Ok, my animals (12 chickens, 3 dogs, 3 cats, and 2 cockatiels) are like my children. I love them so much and would be brokenhearted if anything happened to them. Heck, im broken hearted when i see an animals run over on the side of the road (I am putting my love of animals to use by becoming a vet when i get to college)
Lately my cat Oscar has been having sneezing fits, and coughing and hacking fits on and off for about a week or a little more. And I am terribly worried. Sure, it could be allergies or something, but it could also be something like heartworms or an upper respiratory infection, or something even more serious that he can pass on to my other cats. I keep on telling my mom and telling her and telling her we NEED NEED NEED to take him to the vet. At first, she agreed, reasoning that he needed a worm pill anyway. But then when i reminded her the second time, she got all angry asking the usual, "Do you have any money!?" And, yes, I do. Hardly anything to sneeze at, $67 saved from my job. I was hoping to put it towards a cell phone, but that can wait while my baby is in need. I have no idea if that will cover the vet bill or not, but my sister Amy also offered to send some money to us for it. So, I tell my mom that I will try and pay for it if she will take him in to the vet Monday. And she just got mad and rolled her eyes at me! What the ****? She complains that the money is the problem and then when that problem is solved, she still is resistant! I dont understand at all. I cant drive, so i cant do anything about it cause i live in the middle of nowhere.
Ok, i can partly understand. She grew up poor on a farm where cats just ran around wild and took care of themselves, so she probably feels its ridiculous to spend so much money on a cat. But thats not us now, and i dont understand how she can watch him be sick and not take some action. I mean, once before my cat Gracie got her belly ripped open by one of our stupid dogs (I only like one of the dogs) and she actually paid $550 for the surgery and medicine and whatnot (which surprised the **** out of me!) Now, its not even her money.