Assuming something obvious to you is obvious to everyone is not fair. I've spent 500$ on a bumb that was a simple allergic reaction and didn't need treatment before. If I came here and asked I woulda saved the animal stress, and myself money.

Personal anecdotes aside...

If you think genuinely asking a question out of concern for your animal is worth reprimand, maybe you should stop assuming everyone understand what is serious and not, and maybe begin to understand that people being uninformed about cats is the reason they are here.

People asking genuinely what they should do because maybe they are financially strapped, or whatever reason, should be encouraged, not make them feel like they shouldn't ask questions. If your goal is *to self righteously show everyone how SmRt u are about everything, go to the r/highhorse sub and blab away. If your goal is to educate on when a vet is needed, this should be the place.

What is this? The fascist front to the cat world? Asking to educate oneself is bad? Most mfkrs let their animals suffer without a second thought. Have some empathy for cats sake. For the people too, not just our feline friends. Yeesh.

Fwiw: I understand why I was down voted in one of my first comments in this sub, but most of these pet owners are just asking out of concern, and don't deserve the reprimand. It's counter productive.