Cat vomiting (have already seen vet)

Cat vomiting (have already seen vet)
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Poor baby. Vets have a way of making us feel like bad animal parents if we don’t pay through the nose for tests. My dog has lived longer than the vet projected she would when I got her 15 years ago but they won’t give her pain meds for her sore hips without expensive blood tests. I don’t want to invest anymore money to prolong her life a month or two I just want her to be comfortable. If the pain meds kill her she has lived a long full life and she won’t be hurting. 10–30 years ago you wouldn’t have to feel guilty saying “she’s a cat, not a person. I won’t spend that kind of money on her. I would ask the vet what he would want to do if the ultrasound found an obstruction. If he says surgery then ask how much that would cost. If you’re not willing to pay the cost of surgery PLUS the cost of the ultrasound then getting the ultrasound is pointless. I would tell the vet this and tell him the only alternative is a food change and you would like his recommendation.
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