What do you do when you're short on money and your cats teeth start to rot away?

i recently was able to capture my cat, i gave her a bath, clipped her nails, and cleaned her ears and when i was getting to her teeth i realized one of her fangs was missing, her gum was swollen, and she wasn't eating as well, i am short on cash and believe me i am willing to do anything to get her to a vet ASAP, but i have to wait till the end of the week when the check comes in, or is there any other way to get her to a vet and pay back later? does banfield [[however u spell it, animal hospital in petsmarts]]have any programs to suit my situation?

What do you do when you're short on money and your cats teeth start to rot away?
Banfields does not have a program to suit your situation, but you can check out your local animal shelters. Here in Jacksonville, both our Humane Society and Animal Control provide low cost vet care to the financially disadvantaged.
Reply:Get her to the vet. Many will bill you later if you have been a good client in the past (if you don't pay the bill timely they won't give you the benefit next time so don't goof around and wait when they send the bill). Or use a credit card if you can. But your cat is hurting so don't wait.
Reply:Call around and describe what is wrong with your cat, ask if you can be put on a payment plan or defer payment. Your cat needs to be seen as soon as you can get her there so she doesn't lose wight from not eating.
Reply:If you do not have the money you borrow it, but you do not put off saving an animal which is your responsibility from pain.
Reply:Call your local humane society and ask if they have a list of vets or different groups who will help you work out some sort of payment plan. Many times the ASPCA will do it for free or very little cost.
Reply:Explain to them what you have said here. If necessary, go to a check-cashing place (where you can write a check, they give you cash, and hold your check until the time agreed on) to get money. Your kitty needs to have her mouth checked out and get antibiotics for the infection before it gets worse!!!





If you are established with a vet, he/she will likely set up a payment plan with you. Get your cat to the vet TODAY!!! In the meantime, give your kitty soft food from a can or pouch to eat.





Good luck!!
Reply:get her to a vet Or since your short on cash you can go to a local vet place and buy a kitty toothbrush and special cat toothpaste. my cat had really bad teeth but now their great since I started to use the toothbrush and toothpaste
Reply:OK, she needs treatment. It is a sad thing indeed that health care is so expensive. The teeth will fall off. I go for alternative medicine because I don't have the bucks or rather the bucks I had where taken away to blow missiles at people I don't even know, anyway, whether you go for alternative or regular, the bad condition has to be sorted. I don't know what to tell you. When I really need money it shows up. All the best.
Reply:Yea, she'll need to see the vet, and you need to be sure she eats (soft canned food until the problem is fixed?). We took in a cat that has seen some better days, and he now has NO teeth. They were removed in 3 separate operations. The cost was never too horrible. He had his main fangs removed in the first visit, and one was already gone so they cleaned out the socket so it wouldn't be red and swollen anymore. He's a tough cat... he must have been like that for a year or so. All the cats we have tolerate pain so well. Almost too well. Just wanted you to know that as long as you fix it as soon as you can, it 's not the end of the world for ms. kitty. They're tough. Just keep an eye on her.
Reply:you can call a vet and tell them what is going on they may let you pay on time good luck with your kitty