When care becomes coercion, love pays the price.
Sue, a long-time Crew member and ER nurse, shared these photos and her story so that others might be spared the same heartbreak.
She brought her 12-year-old calico in for a simple nail trim.
On October 20, 2025, the vet pushed a rabies shot she didn’t need.
Within two days, Sue’s vibrant companion grew weak and stopped eating.
By the second morning, her organs had begun to fail.
Sue wrote:
“I knew, and I let them do it anyway. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to forgive myself.”
Before the visit
(healthy and curious — her favorite window spot)
After the shot
(held with love in her final hours — just two days later)
From Chris:
Sue’s calico wasn’t “just a cat.”
She was family — trusting, innocent, and caught in a system that mistakes policy for care.
Sue’s courage in sharing this moment turns grief into protection.
Her story will spare others.
From Tony:
“The vet had one job — care for the living thing in front of him.
Instead, he sold fear.
That ain’t medicine. That’s sales — with a switchblade.”
We stand with Sue — and every Crew member who’s lost someone to medical pressure.
(Private Crew page. Not indexed. Shared with permission.)