When your cat suffers from an incurable disease, will you do whatever it takes to find a way to cure it?
A cat owner said on social media that his 11-year-old ragdoll cat "Meow Meow" suffered from hyperthyroidism two and a half years ago. Doctors said that the disease cannot be cured locally and the cat only has one to two years left to live. Unless it is brought to the United States for treatment, it will have a chance of survival. Mom resolutely decided to mortgage her house and take out a loan, quit her job and take Miaomiao to the United States for medical treatment to change her fate.
She adopted Meow from a shabby pet shop 11 years ago. When she graduated from college, she learned that the cat had been abandoned and she felt pity for it: "I fell in love with it at first sight. It reached out to touch me in the cage, so I immediately convinced my brother to take it home with me."
Meow, who was less than one year old, was already frail and sick, but still healthy. Later, Clare was going to work in Japan for a year and left her beloved cat in the care of her family. At that time, she would video chat with Meow Meow every day. Unexpectedly, when Clare returned to Taiwan, she found that the cat's temperament had changed drastically. She often barked and became very excited. Later she learned that the cat had hyperthyroidism.
At that time, doctors said that the disease could not be cured locally and could only be treated with medication or surgery. However, it could also die from other complications. It was estimated that the cat would only have one to two years to live, and the only cure was to undergo radiation therapy in the United States. In order to treat her cat, her mother decided to mortgage her house, quit her new job, and accompany her cat to the United States for medical treatment to fight against fate!
My mother said she has never regretted treating her beloved cat: "It has been with me through different ups and downs. It has long been my family. How could I give up on it."
Recently, a mass was found in Meow Meow's right lung, which may require surgical removal. The risk is very high. However, my mother firmly stated: "I will do my best to treat it. I know that this time it will not be the same as before. I have a choice whether to cure it or not, but I just hope that it will stay healthy, have a good quality of life, and stay with us for more time. My biggest dream is to bring it back to the United States to settle down."