I am SO PI$$ED RIGHT NOW!!!!!!! *UPDATE POST #10 with PIC.

[rg_girlca]

Sorry guys, but I just have to vent before my insides explode. My sons ex-girlfriend called saying that she thinks her 15 year old cat is dying. He wasn't moving and he wasn't breathing right. I asked where her Mom was and she was in bed sleeping. So I told her to wake her up and get her cat to the emergency vet ASAP!!!!!
She called back to say that her mother got up, saw what was happening and REFUSED TO BRING THE CAT TO THE VETS!!!! She leaves her daughter there, ALONE with her cat possibly dying, and GOES BACK TO BED!! WTF!!!!!! What kind of mother is THAT!!!! My son, Eric went over to be with her. He has called me a few times and each time the cat seemed to be recovering. I told him to get a syringe and try to give him some water.

UPDATE: My son just called and said that the cat ate about a fork and a half of wet food, took some more water and seems to be back to his normal self. It sounds to me like the cat might have had a seizure or a mini stroke. I told him that she HAS to bring her cat to her regular vet tomorrow to get checked out. NO IF, ANDS OR BUTS ABOUT IT!!!!!!

Okay, I feel better now, but my stomach is still in knots over the so called mother.

Thanks for listening.

EDIT: I've been calling the cat a he, when in fact it is a she.

[jazzcat]

Poor kitty. I sure hope he gets to see a vet tomorrow.

I just don't understand some people (well actually a lot of people).

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear this. There are so many people with animals that just don't have much of a bond with them. She probably thinks it's just a cat and not really a member of the family.

We're all different here in that our cats are like our children and are considered family members. I wish that everyone felt like this about their animals. The world would be a much better place.

I hope that she'll be okay and that she'll get the medical attention that she deserves. Please continue to keep us updated.

[G535]

Unfortunately some people just don't care.

It upsets me terribly too but more so when I can't do anything about it.

I hope she can get her cat to the vet's soon.

[Laura's Babies]

ARrrrrrrrg! Some people!I would be fuming too!

[Medusa]

It seems to be the way of the world. Fortunately, there's Pet Talk. When my first official rescue, Peeka, came back home w/her tail stripped of all its fur, her "mom" said "Hey, it's an outdoor cat. Those things happen" and she refused to take her to the vet. I asked if I could have her and she and her bro Boo came to live w/me after she had her tail removed, that is. People can be heartless, to be sure, but there are plenty of "us" out there. You had to vent and this is the place to do it. I hope this cat gets the good vet care she deserves.

[Anikaca77]

I hope she gets him to the vets. I can't believe her mom wouldn't take the cat to the vets. Poor kitty.

[Catty1]

Thank goodness for your son - he was raised right!

[Pawla]

Some people should be banned from having animals! What scares me is to think that idiots like this have children! I just don't understand things like this. My Squeak IS my child, and I know that everyone here feels the same about their fur children. Too bad for so many animals this is not the case!

[rg_girlca]

I just got a call from my son's ex in regards to her cat Mittens aka NouNou.

She said that Mittens was doing better this morning, but then took a turn for the worse this afternoon. She called and spoke to the vet and he told her that it sounds like her organs are shutting down, since she hasn't eaten for over a week. I was like "WWWWHHHHAATTTTT!!!!!" She didn't mention that to me last night. So they are on their way to the vets to have her PTS as she is in a bad way. I told her how very sorry I was and that I pray that her mother never gets another cat or animal and she agreed.

Here is a picture of Mittens/NouNou


RIP dear Mittens. I'm sorry that you got an owner who thought you were "Just a cat."

[jenluckenbach]

and and at human stupidity.

[Catty1]

Oh, NO...poor Mittens...

That stupid woman!

I am hoping against hope that the vet tries some fluids...but it doesn't sound good.

My condolences to NouNou's meowmie, and that her kitty has a peaceful passing.

[catmandu]

Sadly There Are A Lot Of People Who Will Give Up And Will Just Get Another Cat!
To Them One Cats The Same As Another. Thats Sad That The Years That She Spent With Mittens With All The Love And Good Times Seem To Add Up To Nothing.
Thats Very Sad Indeed.
Prayers Are Coming For Muffin.

[Medusa]

OMG, how needless! Such a shame that poor cat had to go through that. This woman should be reported for animal neglect!!!! This is infuriating! I'm sorry for you and those involved but not for that brain dead, emotionally bankrupt woman! Her day is coming. If possible, could they try to revive the cat by giving her fluids and see if she rallies first before having her PTS? If she's already shutting down, though, it doesn't sound good. How sad and needless, truly.

[rg_girlca]

I am hoping against hope that the vet tries some fluids...but it doesn't sound good.

If it was one of us Candace, yes we would go that route, but not this woman and plus we wouldn't even think of letting one of our precious babies go without eating for over a week, let alone a day or two.

A precious life lost for no good reason, except from ignorance and stupidity.

I feel sorry for her daughter because of the long hours that she works, she is a nurse, she only noticed a few days ago that Mittens didn't seem herself, but her mother would just say, "Oh, she's okay." She didn't even have the decency to tell her daughter that Mittens wasn't eating.