The Bionic Cat

A while ago we noticed that our former 'fat cat' had lost a lot of weight, we took that as a sign of old age (she's 13). It wasn't until we saw her closing her eye a lot that we realised there was an issue. She turned out to have a thyroid problem that requires medication for the rest of her life. The vet gave us eye ointment. Unfortunately the ointment was too late, and yesterday India went to a feline opthamologist (who knew there was such a thing) to have an operation to remove a painful growth on her eye. The cost ended up being almost double the quote that our original vet gave us, so we paid out $1100. In the 10 years we've had her she's never been sick, so really if you average it out over the years it's not so bad. Some people have mentioned that it's a lot to spend on a cat, and I agree that it is, but she's a member of the family, and there's no way that I could have a cat put down for a non-terminal eye problem, nor could I let her go on in pain, so really there was no choice.


Oh, and our diabetic cat is not responding to human insulin, so we're now on the $90 per bottle insulin, but heck if it stops her screaming for food every moment of the day, then it's going to be worth it.