I found a broken cat this evening :/

It's a real shame the cat was put down, but I do have something to add to show the owners might not be total demons:

A few months ago, a gorgeous ginger cat started hanging around our house. He was uncastrated and spraying, was upsetting our cats. I saw that one day he had a really sore looking bit under his chin - it looked like he'd been in a fight. I managed to catch him (he wasn't happy at all!) and took him down to our vets. The RSPCA paid for the antibiotic injection he needed - it turned out the bite wound on his neck had formed an abscess which had burst and got infected.
He wasn't chipped, so I put him on a lost/found pets Facebook group. Within a couple of hours, the admin for the group got in touch - she was almost certain it was her cat. I had to catch him for her the next time he was around (took me 4 attempts) and she came down with photos etc - it was definitely him. And the real surprise? Diesel had been missing from 3 miles away for FOUR YEARS. They had given him up for dead years ago.
She took him home, had him castrated and chipped. He went missing again about 3 weeks later. He's been back around here recently, she's taken him home again twice and he won't stay. He's just too used to being by himself and outside.

The point of my story is that they might not have had him put to sleep as he was uncared for. If he'd looked unloved, neglected, then who knows how long he'd been missing. They may have stopped insuring him a long time ago. You also don't know how old he was - he may not have had the strength to recover from it.

I absolutely love my cats to bits, and have spent hundreds and hundreds on our little lady Poppy (she has a lifelong autoimmune disorder which is no longer covered by our insurance as we didn't go for the platinum option when she was a kitten - we've learnt our lesson there) - I guess I just would like to believe that his owners wouldn't have made the decision lightly :(
 
any pet owner worth their salt wouldn't let it come down to cost,


my staffs insured but if for whatever reason treatment wasn't covered id sell ever single possession I own before I let her be put to sleep :(
 
AS others have hinted at, don't jump to conclusions about the owners. The vet's may not have been too clear over the phone. Maybe it was going to be a half dozen surgeries and a lot of pain and may never have recovered. Cat maybe had a pre-existing condition that meant they weren't expecting it to last too long even if it recovered from this.

Sometimes a painless end is better than a drawn out painful one where it's likely stuck in a cage for months on end. Maybe they did do it due to cost.

Either way, you did a good thing, much better the cat died in peace feeling safe than on it's own, defenceless out in the open. Either the cold at night, shock, dehydration or quite likely another animal getting it would have been a much more horrible way to go.
 
Captain Planet said:
We've spent over £200 alone on several surgeries for one pet rat. Another rat has cost us £120. It's frightening how much we have spent on something that could cost us less than £10 to replace. That isn't the point though, I think if you are willing to take on the responsibility of a pet animal, you are willing to take on the potential costs.
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That's pretty weird. Rats are filthy vermin. I used to shoot them for my farm neighbours. I could have saved you so much money.
 
This right here is why my theoretical future cat will live indoors. It only takes one thoughtless asshat or one collision with a car to maim a cat.

I honestly don't see why anyone lets their cherished fuzzy buddy go outside at all. Kitty doesn't understand our urban world and the dangers therein. They often react in the worst possible way to an oncoming car, for example - I've personally seen a few mown down in front of my eyes.

And the increasing number of clowns who happily attack animals these days is also something to consider carefully. We've all seen it. Kids kicking baby seaguls, etc, because it makes them feel good.
 
That is rather sad.

On the plus (if there is such a thing) being I don't have to imagine the cats face as it was in pic one, exhausted, alone, mouth wide open out, in pain and begging for help. At least it is out of its misery and at peace.

What ever has happened you should be commended for removing the cat from that particular situation, providing some relief and ultimately limiting its suffering. +1 to OP
 
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