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The neighbor I cat sit for has started giving her cat homeopathic medicine. 😓

@venndiagram

Wow

Maybe let her know she should give her money for those products to you, let you take care of the cat and heal it, and actually provide it some care

@ThatDamnCat well, I mean, I can't heal her cat's heart disease.

@ThatDamnCat I do sorta want to tell her homeopathy is lies but... Then she might stop paying me for cat care

@venndiagram

I can understand. It's a tough place to be in and knowing the pet will likely end up suffering is super tough.

It's good you care.

@ThatDamnCat actually there's every possibility the cat won't suffer except inasmuch as she suffers when someone gives her a syringe of water to swallow. She is also being treated by actual veterinary medicine, so I'm not immediately worried for her health.

@venndiagram oh no. :/

As an addition to traditional meds it shouldn't hurt the cat, but if that's all she's using that's super dangerous.

Oh, man. I should clarify that the fake water meds are NOT the only medication the cat's on. I also give her real medicine prescribed by a vet. There's no neglect here, just bad understanding of science/medicine. @Sparrow

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