How Far Should We Go

Medically speaking, most of the diagnostic aids or therapeutic techniques available for us can be used on cats. Vets routinely use ultrasound, endoscopy, and imaging apparatus to make diagnoses.

They have the skill to use advanced surgery, including transplantation, to treat felane illnesses. The availability of this vast array of equipment and knowledge raises the question of how far cat care should be taken.

Cost of care is a financial considers: what a cat owner will spend is a personal decision. More important is what the patient gains from the procedure.

The long-term quality of a cat’s life should be the most important consideration, not the medical challenge to the vet or the emotional stress the cat’s owner is suffering.