Thanks CG.taxy, I bet pets are priceless to all of us. But at some point you have to consider how a costly procedure for a pet impacts your own financial life. Even at $1800. I'd have to think long and hard about an expensive treatment for our 13 year (or so, she could be older) kitty. Then again, you weigh the benefits of the cat's impact on your life and what it would be like if Shreddy wasn't in it. Our own cat is terminally dumb; we're surprised she's still alive with some stuff she's done. She better not get TOO sick 'cuz on a bad day her value could be a buck-eighty-five!
(((hugs)) to you both!
I would have thought long and hard about $1,650. But, once I realized it was about the same as a year's worth of the danged, stupid, expensive, thyroid treatment cat food, it was an easy decision.