How does your nparent view pets?

How does your nparent view pets in their lives? My nmom does not think that they need vet care for some reason. Even when they are detrimentally sick, she will look up remedies and think she knows better than the vet or actual research.

Recently, our family cat started to poop outside of the liter box. There was no seeing if another liter box/litter would be better. There was no taking him to the vet to see what could be causing it. It was just “I’m tired of him doing it so I’m going to put him down”.

RIP Buttons.