Lol never thought I'd hear you say you spent 3k on a cat in this lifetime, haha. But I see it was more a favour to the son than the cat. I missed what the cat has exactly.. sounds a bit harsh to not let a cat go if someone really isn't able to come up with 3k, I mean, it's a lot of money.

How can a vet prefer the cat suffering over letting them go peacefully, I wonder. I mean, of course they are 100% correct to first see if the owner can't come up with it after all, because surely many people will take the easy route (sadly) otherwise. But if your son wouldn't have such a cool dad to lend the money, would he really need to see his cat suffer for months without a vet helping to end this suffering? That's quite harsh to read..

I mean, even traumatizing for your son if it were to go that way. You saved him from that, and the cat in fact lol. You know I'm a cat lover so I get where your son is coming from, lol.