Our beloved mog (who's 12) has had hyperthyroidism for six months, and in the last two days has stopped eating, got very listless and unable to jump . This morning the vet has confirmed that she is in the early stages of heart failure. She is not in any immediate discomfort although she is totally not herself, is lying on the floor panting
We have the option to put her into a 24-hour clinic to see if they can stabilise her and maybe find a course of treatment. This will cost £400-500 for the weekend alone (we have no insurance but do have some savings) but could run into much higher figures if she needs ongoing treatment. Of course there is no guarantee that she would respond to treatment, and could mean that she dies in a strange environment this weekend. (She is very nervous and hates the vets)
Our other option is to have her put down at home this afternoon.
We are really devastated and not sure what to do. We cannot afford thousands of pounds of ongoing treatment, but could book her in for the weekend to see if she stabilises. But maybe it would be fairer for her to go comfortably at home, before she gets in any pain. The long-term prognosis is not great, basically at best we could buy her a few more weeks or months.
Please help, this is such an awful decision to have to make