Woman Takes Pet Cat To The Vet Because Of An Emergency, Gets Called Incredibly Selfish For Not Asking Her Partner Before Doing So

"I called my family because I needed to vent a bit, and they told me I'm incredibly selfish for making decisions without telling my partner."

Sophia

• Published in Interesting
• September 17, 2022

Anyone who has had a pet or who still has pets know how traumatizing it is to experience medical emergencies and scramble to go to the nearest vet as fast as they can, no matter what time of the day it is.

We just love our companion animals and it is truly heartbreaking to see them suffer from something that's sometimes unknown to us, so it's pretty understandable that the first thing we would decide to do is to take them to the nearest professional care available, right?

Well, apparently, that doesn't sit right with some people, because according to them, you have to inform your partner first before doing such important decisions. And by "them," we mean the family of this certain Reddit user who vented on the AITA sub-community for "taking my cat to the vet without telling my partner first."

When we are in the middle of an emergency, we aren't exactly thinking clearly about things, and rushing to get help would always be at the top of our list, no matter what. Who would want to wait for someone to pick up a call when someone's (or an animal's) life is literally on the line?

Take a look at OP's dilemma and the comments that followed...

A Reddit user by the handle u/tangiblecabbage shared her dilemma on the AITA Reddit sub-community, asking if she was in the wrong for bringing her cat to the vet without telling her partner first.

Her cat was vomiting blood and its mouth was already foaming so she decided to take the poor feline to the vet instantly.

Apparently, the cat must have eaten something strange and OP had no idea why she was vomiting and spitting out blood. She did try to call her partner but she was unable to reach him because he was in a meeting.

And so the cat underwent surgery, because it seemed like the condition was already critical. However, when OP called her family to vent, she was met with an incredulous accusation that she was "selfish" for making decisions alone.

Now, she's asking the community if she was indeed TA in the whole thing.

A few updates from OP before we get into the comments:

The cat ate a wire, but they are still unaware where it came from.

It seems like the feline's fine now, fortunately!

Well, that just sucks.

Anyway, her partner had no problems with her bringing the cat to the vet so all was good between them.

Here's what the people of Reddit have to say:

Aaand here goes the sarcastic comments!

It was a life or death situation already.

True, though.

It's an emergency, isn't that reason enough?

So many checks right here.

There was nothing wrong with what OP did, honestly.

Yep, certainly not their business.

Pets > money always.

Because they think too much of themselves, maybe?

Ha!

We all hope.

We hope her family gets to understand this, too!

Have you ever been in a similar situation? Or what would you do if you were in OP's place?

We are sure thankful that the feline seems to be okay after all of this, but hey, it seems like OP's family also needs some reality check, right? Kidding (but not really)!

Comment down your thoughts, or share this article for all your family and friends to see!

Sophia