Feline pawrents leave the vet with staggering $6000 bill after their black cat decided to take the "die" in "diet" too literally: 'And I don't regret a second of it!'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Apr 13, 2026 4:45 PM EDT

"Get a cat", they said. "They're a low-maintenance, cheap pet", they said.

Any sort of child, be they one with two legs or four, is a very expensive investment. For hooman kids, you have to pay for diapers, babysitters, school, and more meals than you ever imagined until they're at least 18-years-old. For a cat, you have to pay for bags of food, more litter than you ever imagined and those emergency vet visits you never planned for. And trust us, those vet bills are always much higher than you wish they would be. 

Hopefully, they don't happen very often, but every pet pawrent has had to rush their pet to the emergency room because of something they did. Purrhaps they ate something they weren't supposed to, they stopped eating entirely, or something else that would send any of us into a feline frenzy while worrying about their health. If you're a first time pet pawrent, you're much more likely to rush to the vet if something is wrong, but don't take it too hard - it's natural! It's your first time caring for another living being, and you worry that every little thing might be the end of the world. The more pets you own, the more you understand what a real emergency is.

Whether or not it is a real emergency, you get charged life-saving fees regardless of if your cat needed its life saved. Sometimes, you pay thousands of dollars just to find out that your cat is mad that you left them alone for a few days, or in today's case, you learned that you need to child-proof your trash can to avoid your food-motivated black cat from rebelling against their diet. 

Cats do have a tendency to be dramatic, so if there was any animal that would take the "die" in "diet" too literally, it would be cats. Well, they didn't succeed, but after a $6000 vet bill, this feline is alive and kicking. His pawrents' bank account, however, is not.

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    The $6000 face you make after you go into the trash because you don't like your diet

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    "His name is Tullamore and he's my buddy."

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    Clueless-Destiny 6k? Ouch!
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    Intense_Judgement $6000 Scrunge
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    Over-Reflection1845 Yep. I've also spent thousands to have Vets remove parts of my cats. ie: leave me with less cat. Worth it.
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  • And you will spend thousands more! But instead of thinking about it in terms of losing money, think of it like this: how great it is that there are people skilled enough to save our cats if they are in danger, no matter how much it costs. How amazing it is that we have access to this all the time!

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    TrumpLester "And I don't regret a second of it!"
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    MacaRonin It was a considerable amount of plastic wrap, that came with a pork roast; the picture doesnt show it but hes a fairly big guy with big legs, and he can, as we realized, stand on his hind legs and be about chest high with our old trash can.
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    ArtrexisLives Pet insurance. Absolutely worth it. It eased the pain a little bit when I lost my void M'aiq last October.
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    Meowlyne
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    "My void Sammy did the same thing. Ate part of his litter mat and foam padding from a shovel handle."

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    biolochick r/bootswiththefurr
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    pashed_motatoes Aww, his little nekkid arms and pooch! I'm glad he's feeling better, even though it was an expensive lesson to learn. Hopefully he will avoid the trashcan next time!
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    BronzeAmzn Oh now he has the boots with the fur!!! My voidy bae had those before. Cute void
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    Technical_Ship_1298 Someone looks pretty proud of themselves
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    Ok_Security_4714 Looks like he's laughing
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    StormofRavens Child lock the trash can
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    MacaRonin We have a trashcan with a lock on it now! I had to go to 3 stores to find a trashcan that wasnt opened by a foot pedal haha
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    Just-Chocolate 85 How did Tullamore nearly lose his life from trashing the garbage?! | had an expensive cat, Jamie, who got hit twice! Once by a street sweeper and once by an ambulance! Totals were a tad over $12,000. He lived to 23! It was worth every penny!
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    "This was Jamie's favorite sleeping spot!"

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    Firm Awareness_6235 SO THAT'S WHAT you get for ya six grand huh 090300 He . And expensive is ADORABLE too. Glad he's still here.
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    MacaRonin It was an intestinal blockage, plastuc wrap from a package of meat we bought earlier!
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    Panem-et-circenses25 You got off cheaper! Our void did the same thing and it was $7900!
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