In order to avoid confusion and hurt feelings.......

[14+kitties]

......may I offer a suggestion?

When posting a question concerning a potentially fatal outcome could you please.... make sure you give all pertinent information. Age of pet; spayed/neutered; health records; whether said pet has been to a vet lately; what the outcome of that visit was; what was done at that appt re bloodwork, urinalysis, fecals; what the outward signs are with the pet; what you suspect; what led up to you posting about it; what behaviours the pet is displaying; and everything else you feel may be pertinent to your question being answered correctly and politely.
Oh yes, let's add whether there are other pets in the home, what ages they are, s/n, etc, etc. Even knowing such info as whether this is your first pet is helpful. It lets us know if we are dealing with a member who is a newbie to pet ownership or not.
When you make a new thread and make such comments as: my cat is peeing inappropriately, my dog is attacking my cat, my cat/dog is dying and I have no money for the vet, and end these threads with comments about taking said pet to a shelter or euthanizing said pet because you see no other way of getting out of this situation you are in please know that we may take things as we read them and respond accordingly. I am not saying we will respond negatively. I am saying we will look at the words that have been typed and will give our information based on those words.

[Rgeurts]

And in my case, nothing will be said because it most likely would not be polite

[marko]

These are hard threads for sure. I agree that the more information that's given at the outset the better. Basically members share their experiences here and offer advice based on that experience. Of course the advice given will change as more facts become available and it makes the most sense to provide as many facts as possible, especially most of the basics mentioned above.

We appreciate members not posting when they lose their cool, so thx for posting that comment Rgeurts.

And it's a sad truth but we can't help all pets and all pet owners especially when it comes to emergency vet care. These types of threads are always closed. As always though Mods and I can add info to a closed thread if it can help the OP so feel free to PM us.

Thx!
marko

[14+kitties]

It is sometimes so difficult to try to answer/help some posters. They come back with answers that are so completely off what they originally started with I have to reread from the very start to make sure they actually said what I thought I had read. I know other members feel the same. And that is what starts the anger and confusion.
It's been said time and time again here. This is the internet. We read the words written and base our answers on that.
Thanks Marko for allowing this thread to remain.

[joeysmama]

Well said. Maybe this should be a sticky??

May I add my two cents? Sometimes we read about an animal who is having a problem and we get an update or two but then the OP disappears and we're left wondering what happened. It would be nice if we had an update on whether or not the poster found an apartment that allows pets, if treatment worked, or if they decided to adopt from a shelter, to spay or neuter..whatever the situation. We're out here hoping for the best !

[luckypenny]

Originally Posted by joeysmama

It would be nice if we had an update on whether or not the poster found an apartment that allows pets, if treatment worked, or if they decided to adopt from a shelter, to spay or neuter..whatever the situation. We're out here hoping for the best !

Wouldn't that be ideal? I, too, would love to see more updates...I often wonder about certain posters and worry about their pets. I'd love to hear happy endings most of all though.

[mastifflover]

Originally Posted by Rgeurts

And in my case, nothing will be said because it most likely would not be polite

I hear you sometimes my filter does not work between what I think and what I say