I'm Weeping Over A Cat I Don't Know

[pastafreak]

I look in on Facebook to see the posts of the rescue I got Toby from.
I've mentioned frequently that they do wonderful work...but sometimes there are animals yhry can't save. This was one, a case that's been on going for several months...
a boy with mysterious and unknown allergies that they decided to get specialist help for. But it wasn't enough...he was so itchy that he repeatedly tore his cone off and would never heal.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1090810858402102&id=100024195933574&_ft_=top_level_post_id.1090810858402102%3Acontent_owner_id_new.100024195933574%3Astory_location.4%3Astory_attachment_style.photo&__tn__=%2C%3B

Meanwhile there's the road accident victim found in a tree...possible loss of eye, shattered jaw, fractured hips...on the road to recovery.

[Mamyalynne]

His pain is at an end, poor lad.

[pastafreak]

It's one of those nights...and reading that was like having a rug pulled out from under me.
Yes, as you say, he's now free of pain.

[lankeela]

I'm involved with various rescues both here and abroad, and I am afraid my feelings may be somewhat at odds with many people. I honestly think that some rescues use money trying to help hopeless cases that could better be spent on those who can be helped, whether it is physical or emotional eg extremely nervous animals. You can't help them all, so why not concentrate on those with a good chance of a decent life?

[Mamyalynne]

When you're at a low ebb Pasta things seem to feel sharper, take care.

[lankeela]

I wrote my previous answer before reading the link - and all I can say is "I rest my case". Poor boy suffered for a week longer than he might have done had she taken the advice of the skin specialist. Who knows how much he had gone through in the previous months - in my opinion far better to have let him go much sooner and prevent suffering. We had a recent case locally of a foal that was badly burnt in an arson attack, and lost a lot of his skin. After months of painful and difficult treatment he recently lost his fight - what must he have gone through in all that time? There is a reason it is called 'putting them out of their misery'.

[pastafreak]

I've only just seen this lankeela. I think I do understand what you are saying. I suspect this cat's degree of sickness wasn't fully understood until it was apparent that no-one quite knew what was wrong. I guess many would hope he at least experienced a degree of loving care in his last weeks.