hellolucy
Member Since 2017
Hi all - as an extreme lover of our fur babies like all of you, I am struggling very much with the cost of my Lucy's ER bill which continues to climb. For anyone who was giving us support and advice on the other medically related thread, I appreciate everything. I am not sure if this is the right forum for this, but am really struggling with the financial aspect of this, am dealing with it alone, and really just trying to gauge emotion vs. reason for anyone who has been in a similar experience.
Initially on Sunday, we brought her in to the urgent vet, they sent us home with some outpatient care. Brought her in to ER Sunday night as she was doing horribly, they sent us home with her Monday morning. For frame of reference, that piece alone was just over $4K. She was not doing well at all so was brought back in Monday afternoon. It is now Thursday night and she is still there. Just spoke with the ER vet and this is sounding like it will be LEAST another 48 hours assuming she starts eating. For some medical context, these seems to be pancreatitis and an infection. They put her on a nasal feeding tube today because she had not been eating for several days.
The cost of this bill is so far is absolutely mind boggling (I mean years of repayment just at this point) and thinking of adding days to this is just something else. She is definitely getting better, and I have been visiting her 2x a day so can confirm that seeing her in person, but the fact that this could need several more days is almost too much to handle. I feel like we have already spent this much and to 'cut the cord' in terms of ER care, making a hard decision (especially when she is improving), etc. would make everything not worth it. I could absolutely not live with myself knowing I didn't do everything I could even though she is a much older baby.
If anyone feels comfortable sharing, I would be open to any thoughts on this. I realize everyone's financial situations are different.
Side note: the vet said she clearly has been a very well taken care for diabetic cat and looks amazing (all current issues aside) for her age so that made me feel like all of my efforts have been worth something this past decade! I absolutely owe a ton of that to this community.
Initially on Sunday, we brought her in to the urgent vet, they sent us home with some outpatient care. Brought her in to ER Sunday night as she was doing horribly, they sent us home with her Monday morning. For frame of reference, that piece alone was just over $4K. She was not doing well at all so was brought back in Monday afternoon. It is now Thursday night and she is still there. Just spoke with the ER vet and this is sounding like it will be LEAST another 48 hours assuming she starts eating. For some medical context, these seems to be pancreatitis and an infection. They put her on a nasal feeding tube today because she had not been eating for several days.
The cost of this bill is so far is absolutely mind boggling (I mean years of repayment just at this point) and thinking of adding days to this is just something else. She is definitely getting better, and I have been visiting her 2x a day so can confirm that seeing her in person, but the fact that this could need several more days is almost too much to handle. I feel like we have already spent this much and to 'cut the cord' in terms of ER care, making a hard decision (especially when she is improving), etc. would make everything not worth it. I could absolutely not live with myself knowing I didn't do everything I could even though she is a much older baby.
If anyone feels comfortable sharing, I would be open to any thoughts on this. I realize everyone's financial situations are different.
Side note: the vet said she clearly has been a very well taken care for diabetic cat and looks amazing (all current issues aside) for her age so that made me feel like all of my efforts have been worth something this past decade! I absolutely owe a ton of that to this community.
