Letters to the Editor
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$750 was too much for me
When my cat was 11 the vet told me she was healthy but should have a battery of tests that would check hormone levels, blood sugar, etc. When I asked why, since she was healthy, she said it was routine for cats her age to have the tests -- which would cost at least $750. I said I'd think about it. What I thought to myself was "WHAT? $750 to tell me that my old cat is old and getting older every day?" I took the cat home, and never went back to that vet again.
The cat is now 18 and other than being grouchy at times due to arthritis in her hips, she's done just fine without the tests. And when her health really goes, I will have her put to sleep. It will be a sad day for me, but she's a cat, not a human, and if she does have 9 lives then I might as well set her free painlessly to go on to whatever the next one is.