Mystic is gone! :(

[luckies4me]

Please forgive my errors on punctuation and spelling, it's just stress. I'm not really that stupid.

[aly]

Could you please PM me your address?

I don't want your cat in pain and I can donate some money for his care. I have a car and I don't have a baby and I feel so bad for you so please let me help.

[luckies4me]

Thank you so much, I have sent you a PM.

[toughCookie]

DON'T GIVE A PET TYLENOL, IT CAN KILL THEM!

luckies4me, I am so sorry.

[Nomilynn]

Cassandra if I could help I really would!! I wish I could do more that offer my support. Feel free to PM me if you need anything, and I'll do my best.

[shais_mom]

Sounds to me like you need a financial plan.
I think at the first of the year you need to prioritize your spending. If only one of you is working maybe you shouldn't have so many pets. It would kill me also to lose my furbabes but you have a child to think about. If you can't afford to take your cat to the vet, and are scraping $3.00 to pay for gas. You need to do something different. This comes from a person who has done the same thing, trust me. I have scraped money together to the penny to put gas in my car or food on the table. And since noone will lend you any money, you have GOT to figger it out.
You say you have 18 year old college kids as neighbors, go out and ask them to watch Dylan for a couple hours a week while you work. Tell them you will pay them when you get paid. It doesn't have to be for a long time. And you have a computer connection, you find money for that. Believe me, when I was going thru a tight time, that was one of the first things that was gonna go, but I managed to budget it. I know you love your animals, I am certainly not questioning that, but part of the responsibility of taking care of your animals is vet care as they can't take themselves. If Dylan fell and broke his arm, would you wait to get it fixed. I doubt it.
You have the knowledge, splint it yourself. Take a popsicle stick and tape that baby up. A friend of mine had a cat that broke her leg and since we are xray techs we took her pic saw the break and splinted her with a finger splint.
I am certainly not making fun of you, or knocking your way of life, so please don't think that. But it sounds to me that you need some sort of help.

[wolf_Q]

Ok I'm really not trying to sound rude or harsh here. But please explain one thing to me:

You can afford to have and breed all of these exotic pets....but you can't afford to pay for help with a broken foot? Believe me, I don't have much money either, and I really know that it is hard. Vet bills are very expensive! But if you can't pay for the vet bills, maybe you should not have this many pets....

[zippy-kat]

I have to agree with Staci and WolfQ. I'm far from being Miss Moneybags but it seems like you've got more on your plate than you can handle!

I would like to think that "where there's a will, there's a way" -- surely SOMEONE would be willing to watch the baby for a few hours a week, maybe even for free!! Tug at some of the local cat clubs' heartstrings... maybe a member will be willing to donate some baby sitting time.

Good luck, keep us posted!

[moosmom]

I agree with Wolf_ Q, Shaismom and Zippy as well. I WAS going to say exactly what they put so well, but I was afraid of offending anyone. I will send what I can as I am no Ms. Moneybags either, and my cat Casey is still having problems with his nostrils.

Kassandra, you need to get your priorities in order. I don't mean to preach but I wouldn't have the number of cats that I do if I didn't think I could manage it financial-wise.

At 24, I was a single parent of an infant as well and was also struggling, working 2 jobs to make ends meet, along with what little child support my ex-husband sent me. I didn't have any pets at the time.

They have non-profit consumer credit counselors that will work with you to help you get on the right track. Please look into this. You have a child to think about. One question I DO have is...why isn't your boyfriend working???? If it were me, he'd get an ultimatum - either get a job or there's the door, no if, ands or butts about it.

[COCatMama]

I have a dog, I live alone and pay everything myself (okay my mom buys me a little stuff but not much) If Juneau (god forbid) was injured or sick I'd be screwed! but I do have the magic OVERDRAFT so I would max that out.

I don't agree she could get rid of her pets because she has fallen on hard times, UNLESS she can find a good home for them. My belief is when you get a pet you are responsible for them for life.

[Cataholic]

Yikes, I hate to join the bandwagon, but, I, too, was going to post this earlier....Didn't you just celebrate Dylan's first birthday? Complete with presents, etc? And, if your boyfriend isn't working two jobs- there is a problem. You need to work at night, then, while he is watching Dylan. If you can't afford to care for your family, and animals, something needs to change. Now. Get with a credit counseling service, do something. DO NOT go broke buying each other and your son presents for Christmas..not if you can't make ends meet. It is time to buckle down. I found myself wanting to send you money, too. But, that isn't the solution. You have to decide this is not the way you want to exist- for your benefit and your childrens....I am not being judgmental, but, I think you need to speak to someone about finances....

[AdoreMyDogs]

I am afraid I am with the others' here. I think you should consider selling or surrendering some or all of your animals to good homes or to the Humane Society. If you can't afford to take the proper care of them, then I think that you should hold off having them until you are financially stable. I can't imagine having to live with a broken bone and not have any medical treatment for any amount of time! That poor cat must be becide himself with pain. I ache to think about what extreme pain he is in now and he has to wait, suffering, until you take him in. Please consider taking him to the Humane Society and explaning the situation.

I broke my finger once when I was a little girl. It was just a finger bone, but my gosh was I in tremendous pain. I could not even think straight. It hurt SO bad. To have to spend the night in that kind of pain without going to the doctor, and getting perscription pain killers, I would have flipped out. I know you love your kitty, but I find it hard to read about his tremendous pain and your inability to care for him. Maybe you should consider selling off some animals or surrendering them to the Humane Society. Please don't inject him with steroids that you bought at a feed store!

I know it's hard and I know you love your animals, but for practical purposes, it does not sound as if you are in any way financially stable enough to take care of them. I just don't think it's fair to the animal.

I am sorry for sounding harsh. I do like you and I am concerned that you are that broke and have so many animals and a small baby. I think it's time for you to do some soul searching and determine what the best thing to do for yourself, Dylan, and the animals is. Surrendering your animals to the Humane Society would lift a huge financial burden because you would no longer have to pay for food, and hopefully they would go to homes with people who could afford all of their care, both standard and emergency.

Again I am so sorry to sound harsh. It is really hard to read about the make shift care you are giving that poor animal. It hurts my heart.

[moosmom]

I am not being judgmental either. Is there a way you can get free internet and eliminate the monthly cost? I did it for three months through free aol disks that seem to be EVERYWHERE. It saved me alot of money. Any place else you can cut back???

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by Lalania
My belief is when you get a pet you are responsible for them for life.

I whole-heartedly agree.

But there comes a time when you have to *really* look at the lives of the animals. If you are unable to provide for them, find an untapped resource or find a new forever home. There is no doubt in my mind that Cassandra loves her animals and provides what she can for them. She has stated that she is at the end of her rope financially and in my humble opinion, it's time to consider the kitty's health. I can't imagine the pain Mystic is going through. I broke my arm in May of this year---I went to the hospital only a couple of hours after it happened and (now) couldn't imagine going thru that incident again w/out painkillers and a cast/splint/etc.

[luckies4me]

Ok well thanks for starting my morning off good.

You guys have no idea what is going on or how my situation is. There is NO ONE, I repeat NO ONE t baby sit Dylan. I am not going to leave him with college pot smoking idiots (and yes they ALL smoke pot!), not to mention they go to school all day long. I have NO family here, they are in another state! Dans family works ALL DAY, and his mom won't even watch him for more than two hours. You thinkI don't want a job or haven't tried to find somenone????? I have been trying forever!!!!! We are not poor, we are just in a tight situation right now. Every winter the company slows down and we have to deal with it. My step mother just DIED and I had to send my dad money because he cannot work, he has cancer and his wife took care of him! He didn't even have a Thanksgiving!!! He lives in a small trailor. I am prioritizing!!!! And my father is a priority! We cannot budget because we have nothing to budget!

As for internet connection I have to have this, this is the only communication I have with my family. We have no long distance so I can't call them and well, if I didn't talk to them I would go insane. Do you know what it's like to be stuck in the house ALL DAY? Well it downright sucks!

I DO NOT have TOO MANY PETS! I have enough that I can manage, but I just so happen to be having a hard month. Can you not understand that? SOME people have hard times, and that's it. It is not going to be like this forever. Like I said, if anyone read it closely in one of my first posts, I said that when WE get our taxes ALL that money will go to childcare expenses. We do not go out and spend money on fast food or new clothes, expensive jewerly etc. We prioritize and spend it on what we NEED. Diapers, baby food.

As for Dylans birthday, we DID NOT buy the cake, DID NOT buy the presents, DID NOT do anything! We bought him a few presents the month before his birthday because we knew the winter months would be hard.

As for if my son gets hurt, yes he will go to the doctors because he has insurance through the state of Oregon. You can go to the hospital if you are injured and THEY WILL treat you, and send you a bill. It DOES NOT work that way with animals. You think I like to see Mystic like this? HELL NO I don't! It breaks my heart. Next month will be different because there will be a lot more business for the new year. Like I said, we are always fine until November or December, this just so happened to come at a bad time.

As for my pets, they have advantage, eat good food, are clean and dewormed on a regular basis etc. My rats have food which I made in bulk that last two months!!!!! You think that is not prioritizing??? I DO not have too many pets, and you guys do not evenknow what has happened in the past months or weeks. I don't have as many animals as you all think I do. Most don't even live here! I found homes for most of my rats because I could not afford it at this time. I will start up again once I have the money and a job. I know what I am doing. I did not come here for a lecture. I came here for sympathy because my cat is hurt. I know what I am doing.