In this case about $300. My cat Bauldy, aka Butthead, had to go to the vet. His front right leg was all swollen. About twice normal size. His left foot is already gimped, probably from the dogs. He is almost 19 years old. I could have left him and let nature take its course. But if he was in pain or something I'd feel bad. Of course the vet suggested a xray so he could really tell what was going on. More money... Results in, and he has some kind of cat degenerative heart disease. Something myopia. Basically his heart...
Well A few weeks ago I woke up and found Totem could not walk. He stopped and laid down twice and only got halfway from the back of the yard. I went and carried him the rest of the way inside. I took him to the vet that morning and he had a completely torn cranial cruciate ligament, or the human equivalent of the ACL. Great now I have a lame dog who needs surgery. Nukka, Totem's sister has a partially torn CrCL. She can walk, but limps after she gets up from sleeping and occasionally you...