hello i'm new here. my name is cheryl. my cats name is boots.he has goten sick for the first time.he can't hold down his cat food and i'm very worryed about him. i have had him ever since he was 8 wks and now hes a year old.u see hes like a child to me becuse i can't have any kids of my own.i love my cat boots very much and would be lost with out him.i guess u could say hes a mamas boy and very shy. when ever people come over to visit he runs and hides untill thay are gone.i'm lucky if i can buy him cat food and litter every month.i'm on a fixed incomme and can't get him fixed or his shots. he does go out side but only on a leash.this is the first time he has ever gottn sick and i'm worred.hes gray and white with green eyes and white paws thats why his name is boots. hes a very good cat and i love him very much.i don't want to lose him hes like a child to me.if theres any one out there that has ever lost a child u know where i'm comming from.its not that i don't want to get him fixed or his shots i just can't afford it not on a fixed income like mine.so please help me and my cat boots by saying a prayer for him. thank you very much.cherboots73.p.s. i do the best thst i can with what littel money i have.