Please pray for my cat Tobias.
He has been sick the last week and a half to two weeks. I was told a visit to the vet was 50-60 dollars and held off getting him an appointment in hopes he'd get better.
I found Tobias on his little crinkly mat laying in his pee this morning.
I called the vet. Can't get an appointment until December and an emergency visit would cost me 167 (I don't know if this includes tax) plus a deposit of 400 dollars..... to which they'd subtract the cost of any medication and/or treatment and pay me back the difference... if there is any.
That's near 600 dollars I'd need for him to get an emergency visit.
Called another vet about a 30-40 min drive away. 312 dollars plus tax upfront and then the cost of any medication and/or treatment for an emergency visit. Other than that, I can go online and see about being put on a waiting list.
In other words.. I don't have the money for him to see a vet.
He is his usual, alert, cuddly self. He still walks up and down the stairs in my apartment, still jumps up on my bed at night for cuddles (he's asleep beside me right now) but there are issues like the laying in his own pee.. poop being found in places other than the litter box (sometimes it would get stuck to his fur or such so this isn't totally out of the norm) and when I took him outside the other day he pooped. He NEVER does that.. he didn't even squat he just.. pooped. Which in hindsight, probably was a sign.
On top of these (which are recent developments) he has been SUPER congested and has fits of fill body coughing (which are not as common as they were before). His nose is near constantly running. He wasn't eating much but someone suggested locking him in the bathroom with hot showers to help clear the congestion and giving him his food there and that helped for a bit. He may not have been eating cause he couldn't smell.
His eating is a lot better though. He's eating more and not making a mess like he was before but you can tell things are off still.
He still purrs every time I touch him or snuggle him.. but I know this doesn't always mean he's happy.. he could be in pain. Idk.
He is also going to be eleven years old in December so his age could be playing a part. I just feel absolutely horrible.
Just please.. pray for my boy. Here is a photo of him a few hours ago: