| User | Comment |
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| Biggles |
I really couldn't say. I couldn't afford the basic upkeep of a pet, let alone additional vet's bills - that's why I don't have a pet. If I were able to afford a pet, I would be in a different financial situation, and I really couldn't guess what I might be willing to spend. |
| thecomic22 |
$250 would be as high as I might could afford or would want to. |
Melf    |
I can't ever see myself having a pet. Well, perhaps a lizard or something, but it's doubtful. |
| Enheduanna |
I don't really know. I think I would have to be in the situation, and I imagine if it came down to it, I would be willing to spend more than I think I would, not being in the situation. |
cerealkiller  |
Whatever it takes. Chronic conditions never are that bank-breaking. It's the major things that hit you, like $3000 to have a cat's teeth all pulled out once. He had stomatitis and his body was rejecting his own teeth. |
| Crayons |
I wouldn't be the one paying, that would be my parents. They were able to afford all of these renovations, however I find they have bad taste in decorating, I think they could go over 500. I think so. Nick the dog is real attached to my mom.
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Iseult  |
I don't have a pet. |
| dilfreak |
If the dumb pet is sick there's only one treatment worth curing its ailment: The receiving end of a blast from my double barreled shot-gun. |
| jettles |
i couldn't just give a dollar amount because although you can say, "the pet would be fine as long as treatment was maintained", there is always a toll to chronic disease....... so it would depend on more than the dollar amount. it would depend on the disease, the pet's age and strength, etc..... |
| jettles | | (reply to dilfreak) posted 8-Mar-2008 8:33am |
> If the dumb pet is sick there's only one treatment worth curing its
> ailment: The receiving end of a blast from my double barreled shot-gun.
>
VERY NICE, how do you feel about children?
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| dilfreak | | (reply to jettles) posted 8-Mar-2008 1:34pm |
Children are great. I can't wait to start a family. |
| ihatespiders |
If I had the money I would spend as much as I could to save my pet. |
| JessicaWoman99 |
My baby my cat is worth every nickel and penney to me |
| smurf | | (reply to dilfreak) posted 10-Mar-2008 5:01pm |
> If the dumb pet is sick there's only one treatment worth curing its ailment: The receiving end of a blast from my double barreled shot-gun.
Honestly, I agree with you a lot of the time. But I think your comment here is offensive, brutal, and thoughtless. I'm trying to work out how I feel about you wanting to have children one day, after that awful comment about how you would treat a pet.
Really disappointing. |
| dilfreak | | (reply to smurf) posted 10-Mar-2008 7:54pm |
I understand what you're saying. However, what you don't understand is my background with animals. I grew up in a rural farm community where that literally was the cure. In that kind of community pets are expendable, unnecessary, and expensive. On a farm, dogs would perhaps be the only exception. Still, if a dog is lame, it serves no purpose and if it serves no purpose... well you get the idea. Heartless maybe, but I don't think you can judge someones parenting by how they would hypothetically treat animals. Humans are a much different story. |
kcthedog  | | posted 14-Mar-2008 12:02am |
There is no limit!
Having said that let me elaborate, for me when I take on the responsibility of a pet I accept the responsibility of the life of the pet as if it were my own child. There comes a time when even a human family member is not expected to live with conditions that reduce the quality of life beyond the ability to appreciate the sense of being alive, artificial life support may not be merciful. I would do anything necessary to extend the life of my pet to the point of being merciful. 
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| RGirl | | (reply to dilfreak) posted 14-Mar-2008 7:23pm |
If I weren't such a nice person I might be tempted to call you a jerk to your face. |
| RGirl | | posted 14-Mar-2008 7:31pm |
It started with my Min Pin. She has hypothyroidism. She takes thyroid meds everyday. It is very inexpensive. Then it was Heidi the German Shepherd. She was having pain in her hips and takes Rimadyl and a supplement everyday. They are kind of expensive but worth. Next came Cujo, our Yorkie Poo. Dry eyes. His daily drops are expensive but the bottle lasts quite awhile.
But this is the one that really put a dent into our pocket book. Diabetes. Loki, who is a huge dog. I mean enormous. He gets an insulin shot everyday. Bottle costs about 30 something and lasts 3 weeks. Have to get the needles too. Also, got a glucometer, 200. And when the time comes it will need new lancets, control solution and strips. His stay at the vet was 200. His special food was quite a bit. He doesn't eat it though. He was so sick I was ready to have him put down but we started treatment and he is doing so well. We already have a nice schedule going. If he hadn't gotten better with the insulin that was as far as I was going to go because the next step was a bunch of tests to confirm he had an illness they didn't have a good treatment for. |
| dilfreak | | (reply to RGirl) posted 14-Mar-2008 10:57pm |
Well by all means go ahead and say it... don't let your kindness stop you. |
| Zang |
I've never owned a pet of my own. Assuming it were something like a cat or dog, because there's no way I'd spend money on a goldfish, I'd say upwards to $248.45 US. |
| Zang |
Incidentally, I know people who have spent thousands on vet bills...$2000, $5000...I think they're completely nuts. One of them was my neighbour, who in spite of the fact that he is on disability and can not afford this, spent $2000 on his cat in the couple of months before he had to have it put down. Another friend has spent $5000 on vet bills for her cat, but she makes a lot more money and at least the cat was still alive last I heard.
My neighbour has a little shrine in his apartment now, with a photograph of his cat and a little urn with the ashes...  |
