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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you've exhausted the options that PPs have suggested (talking to your vet, seeing if you can get coupons) and it's still costing you more than you can afford per month, then IMO it's time to euthanize your cat if she is affecting your financial stability.

Just to be hard-nosed about it -- do you have an emergency fund? Do you have any credit card debt? How secure are your jobs? Do you struggle to make rent/mortgage or pay utilities? Have you started saving for college? It is one thing to cut luxuries like eating out, but if you have debt, struggle to pay bills, and/or don't have an emergency fund in savings, then you really can't afford $1200 to $1300 a year for cat food.[/quote]

That's the problem. We no longer have an emergency fund and things are so tight that I have too scrimp and save to keep us out of credit card debt. I got out of it ten years ago and I am trying my hardest not to go there again. We are stuck in this situation for two more years most likely.

On the prescription food the cat stays healthy but spends probably 22 hours a day asleep. She likes to eat a lot and frequently. I've recently noticed another uptick in her urine output. It had increased years ago but stayed stable until recently. Every month I think she's going to rapidly decline and it will be "time." But she keeps on going. I admire her and she's a great cat but I feel like this has become a hardship. We really had our lives turned upside down financially and are doing what we need to do but it's going to take time to fix our situation. [/quote]

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