Emergency Vet <PERSON>
Hi all,
I am in a bit of a tough spot. My cat (male, 1yr old) was having trouble breathing so I took him to the emergency vet. They did a bunch of tests and it turns out he has 6 fractured ribs, one of which scratched his lung. I have no idea how this happened. I would NEVER and have never touched my cat with anything but gentleness and love. I do have a roommate who has fed him a couple of times, but he wouldn't hurt my cat either. 961
He had a respiratory infection when he was really little before I adopted him, I wonder if that's made him more susceptible to stuff like this? It is absolutely heartbreaking to see him like this.
In any case, I took him to the emergency vet around 10am yesterday and he's been there ever since. It looks like he'll be there through tonight too, and I'm getting really worried about my finances. Getting care for him has been really expensive (I've spent about 5k) and I don't have much money left. It looks like it's going to be about another 2.5k to keep him here tonight, and I don't know what I'm going to do. I can't take him home and let him be in terrible pain, but I can't bankrupt myself and my parents and partner have given all they can. I'm really scared. Do I have any other options? Are there programs to help people out in these situations? Any and all advice would be extremely appreciated. 961