Originally posted by wolfsoul
im not allowed to take her to the vet,
Huh??!!? Maybe you should show your mom these posts and she will agree to a vet visit. How can someone "forbid" taking a cat to the vet for crying out loud. If that doesn't work, try what Cataholic suggested about taking out a loan. Or maybe there is some chore around the house that you can do to "work off" the vet bill.

And most cats don't chew their food much anyway so if she is eating her hard food, that indicates to me that she's not in any pain while eating, so I would continue with the hard food - forget the chicken bone thing - until you can get her to the vet.

Good luck and let us know how this all turns out.