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[quote=Anonymous]This is what you signed up for, even though you perhaps did not realize it at the time when the cats came into your life. But when you bring an animal home, you know that unless there's a euthanasia-level issue... the "milder" ills need to be managed. I don't know what you mean by "more than you expected with cats". ??? Any pet can have lifelong medical issues. My friend has two young cats and one of them has regular medical problems.

I get that it's a total time suck and emotional drain. I currently have a 7 year old dog who has had intestinal issues for months and needed two hospital stays. It's not fun for him, or me, to shower his hindquarters with the garden hose 4 times a day (the diaper doesn't work well on his long, dense fur). I've had other pets who got sick at the same time, plus work and kids not doing well, and it's HARD when everyone comes at you at the same time!

But this is life. Troubles pile up at certain times and there's nothing you can do about it except tell yourself to keep breathing, stay healthy yourself, and that this won't last forever.

Hang in there.

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