Advice for my sister's cat.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Now please my sister love's Max but they can't afford to take him to the vet right now. They have spent over a month just this year in the hospital and are focused on getting her better. I have talked to them about it and you can tell it is not because they don't care, Lore is the priority. I would offer to give them money for him but I am afraid they would take that wrong."Oh you will give us money for our cat, how about giving us money for our little girl?" Kind of a tough situation. Has anyone heard of this lip thing? It is like it is slowly reseding. But it is raw looking. I know this has got to be from lack of attention. He used to be the center of it.

Pet parrots and dogs do this too when they feel bored and neglected. Licking/grooming/chewing themselves raw. So sad, and so frustrating and difficult to cure.

I totally understand that their top priority is their sick daughter, and that's as it should be.
But the cat must be suffering and in pain. If they won't/can't take it to a vet and can't give it enough attention...then I have to ask- maybe they should re-think owning the poor animal?