Originally Posted by cats_five:
“If only it were that cheap, but you are right that we all need to make sure there is a way we can pay for emergency treatment when our pets need it.”
We pay a tenner a month for our dog so I assume a cat would be a little less. I think if someone cant afford to get insurance or to pay for them when sick, then perhaps they should not own a pet, it is the responsible thing to do, no animal should suffer because of lack of funds.
I know that does not help the OP though, she already owns the animal, but it is up to her alone as the owner to make sure the animal gets treated today, if it is something serious the cat could be in great pain.
OP pets at home cannot give that kind of info out, if a animal is in distress then it needs treatment.it is irresponsible of them to tell you to wait.
Call you local vet, there will be one in the area that will have an out of hours service, you are in Manchester, so you should be spoiled for choice ,and get the cat to them pronto.