Having a hard time mentally coping with cat with UTI and pancreatitis atm
Hey everyone! Haven't had to come on here for awhile, but here I am. I had my first cat, Biff, for about a year before he passed at age 3 from a urinary blockage that never got better and a history of UTIs. Was honestly one of the most heart wrenching things I've had to go through. A couple months after his death, I adopted my current lil guy Lucifer, age 4. Super spunky, sweet, and loving. I've had him about 8 months now, no huge complications, but had to take him to an emergency vet yesterday due to unusual behavior and him showing discomfort. $1k later, he is diagnosed with a UTI with crystals AND pancreatitis. He's been home for around 24 hours now and had two really good pees and then strained a couple times not too long ago, but did eventually get a decent amount out. I already called the vet and they are having me continue monitoring him since we are only two rounds of antibiotics in and he is still getting pee out. He also hasn't pooped yet so stressing a little about that too 🤦♀️ I do thankfully have pet insurance with Fetch that I got the day I adopted him, so I don't see any reason for what's been going on to not be covered by insurance. I am just feeling so anxious that this will be a repeat of what happened with my first cat and/or I am going to go into immense debt if for some reason insurance denies my claims. I am especially scared if he gets a blockage bc that will be one step closer to what has already happened before. Does anyone have any advice with experience with their cat going through something similar? Experiences with insurance for claims like this with no preexisting conditions? I'm just spiraling rn and need some words of support or information if y'all have any 🫶