Your cat needs vet care; ask them if you can work off the bill. It appears to be very sick, and withholding vet care even if you don’t have the money is a criminal act.

Or you can rehome it – talk to the vet. You shouldn’t have a pet if you can’t care for it. Sorry but true.

You have to get this kitten to a vet NOW – no-one else will be able to help her get better. It sounds very much like cat flu, which is fatal.

There are finance options at the vet – talk to them. At the end of the day, if you’re not able to look after a kitten properly when it’s sick, you should sign it over to the authorities. Anything less than this or going to the vet is totally irresponsible, unfair on the kitten, and you risk serious penalties – which would no doubt cost more than going to the vet originally would!

I’m not sure what is wrong with your kitty, but I have some suggestions on finding out.
If you search around, either online or in a phone book or elsewhere, you can find places in your area that will check your cat for free or will check her for a small donation.
Also, if you enter your kitties symptoms on this site [ ] or google, yahoo, wikipedia, etc. that is also a good way to find answers.
I wish you luck with your kitty and I hope you figure something out.

I’m sure your mother, being a nurse, knows an illness cannot be treated unless you know what the illness is. People and cats have very different systems and what works for us can very well kill a cat. Don’t give your cat anything without vet approval and have her checked by someone who knows what they’re doing (a vet). Remind your father that denying medical treatment to an ailing pet is a crime. A cat who isn’t eating or drinking and is lethargic is sick and needs a vet.