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    Our Cat Is 15 Yrs Old, Has Lost 1/2 Her Body Wgt In The Last 3-4 Months, Has Sneezing Fits With Blood, Does Not Clean Herself, Does Not Play Anymore, Slobbers, Junk In Eye, What To Do?

    Our cat just seems to be deteriorating, beside the symptoms above she just sits in one place most of the day and is very inactive. She does eat and go the bathroom, but she seems to have lost what made her our cat. We can't afford to go to a vet and are contemplating euthanizing her, but it is a tough decision. Do the above symptoms sound like anything specific, or just the case of her getting old very fast? Help please!

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    harka

    It sounds like she has the feline symptoms of dementia. If she is unhappy, then I think you will be making the correct choice.

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    footsie

    She is old but I would take her to the vet, if she is that sick the best thing to do is put her to sleep and not let her suffer, my vet told me that was the reason he was a vet and not a human doctor, he could help people make the decision not to let their pets suffer. I have lost five cats and I cried each time but just pick up another stray, and I am 67.

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      VirtualMe

      I know that money is tough, but health care is important. That is a rather quick time to lose so much weight. Unfortunately there is no easy or simple answer.

      The blood from the nose could be a foreign body (such as grass blade), irritated tissues (from repeated sneezing), or something more serious like a mass (tumor) or heartworms (which is more of a respiratory disease in cats than cardiac).

      If there was other discharge before the blood, it could be a respiratory infection that is causing problems. If animals can not smell well, some will not eat. She is eating but not enough. If there was no other discharge, and with the other symptoms, it could be that there is a mass in the nasal cavity. Any coughing or laboured breathing? Then could be asthma or heartworms.

      I have nothing against euthanasia. I think it is a wonderful gift that we can give our pets so that we do not have to prolong suffering. It may be easier though, to at least have the vet check her out so that you can at least know if it is something simple or if it is truly a huge medical ordeal.

      Either way, you can see if Care Credit is available in your area. It is a service that helps finance health care bills that you may not otherwise be able to afford. The easiest thing is to call your vet to see if they accept or have it. But if you want more information on it, the website is www.carecredit.com

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      I just had an almost 17 year old male cat euthanized in February, and am now faced with euthanizing my nearly 18 year old female.

      I would bring a list of your cat's symptoms to the vet. I know it's tough moneywise, because I'm in the same position, but the vet can check your cat over to see if anything can be done for her, if not she can be humanely euthanized.

      My female cat is now half the size she used to be, but her weight loss was more gradual. She has no other visible symptoms, other than the weight loss, but I know that her quality of life has diminished.

      With all that's going on with your kitty, she doesn't seem to have a quality life anymore. As far as the money, I would also research on the net to see if there are foundations that will help pay for vet bills. With so many people owning pets now, they realize there will be people who have problems paying for vet bills. Good luck, my thoughts are with you.

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