My Cat Riley Finn is in the Er

Hey everyone. On Saturday morning I found my cat Riley laying down, half lifeless, only able to look at me with his amazing green eyes. He was in so much pain that he couldn't stand or walk. I had to rush him to the ER so I could do my best to save his life. He is still there and won't be coming home yet. He needs tests every 4 hours until he is in the clear and can come home... He gets to come home if he reaches 50% recovery.

If you could read this, check out the video and pictures, help out, share, whatever, it would be a huge, huge deal to me.

Last two months have hit us hard. Car repairs, bees decided our home was the home for them to build 7 honey combs, had to fix our entire front hard, our A/C unit went out, and now Riley is in the ER. I just feel so run down and I've been trying to keep it together but I'm honestly failing.

Anything you can do, prayers and support, too...would be incredible.

Thanks all. <3

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Wishing you and Riley the best! Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

Wishing your sweet kitty a swift recovery.

Prayers for your Riley!

Hang in there Buffy! Best wishes to you and your little guy

I'm sorry to hear about the string of trials, especially with Riley.

oh no so sorry to hear about your kitty. wishing him prayers

In facebook news, things have turned up. Not out of the woods, but he ate.

Keep it together BG.

I was happy to see that he ate a bit yesterday. Hope he continues on the upswing.

Aw, hope he gets better, one of the worst things about pets getting sick is that they can't tell you how they feel

I'm glad to hear there is some improvement! What I am about to post is done with a love for animals and responsible practice with them. I hope my effort to offer suggestions on a go forward basis is not construed as malicious. I don't want to cause pain, but offer some insight on when you have an animal that is dealing with it, and dealing with it yourself emotionally.

I work with animals. It's never easy when things go poorly even if it isn't a personal member of my family. We set "endpoints" to take the subjectivity out of some decision making. You do this BEFORE reaching a point of having to make a decision. It should be based on quality of life. For example "If animal X cannot do 1, 2, or 3, then we must humanely assist them in death". Basically setting an endpoint recognizes when death is inevitable and all you're doing is helping them go peacefully. Not only is this stewardship the responsible plan for the animal, but it removes some doubt as to whether you acted as best you could in a bad situation. Make the decisions based on objective milestones BEFORE you need to, when you can. If you're at a point where the battle is being lost, the loss you feel and want to avoid may make it harder to put the animal's welfare ahead of your own.

Again, I hope he pulls through. I'm just offering some thoughts to help you if things don't go as I'm sure everyone wants them to. Set the endpoints to keep yourself in check for his sake. Fingers crossed, keep the good news coming!

Sorry to hear about your cat. Hope he gets better soon. My best wishes to you both.

Prayers sent Buff. Riley will be home in no time.

I'm glad to hear Riley is back home. I can't imagine what you've been through, I honestly just cannot. If my cat got sick I would bankrupt myself, ruin my credit, sell my car, do anything to make it better! She is my one best friend in the whole world.

Hang in there, it will get better!