How much money to spend on sick pet?

[CDC Mail Guy]

My wife just asked "if our cat was sick, would you spend $600.00 to treat her?" I said "No", now I'm an a$$hole! Just out of curiosity, how much would you pay to have a pet treated if it was sick.

P.S.- Our cat is not sick, and does not require this...yet

 

[DeepBlu]

How sick? Like dying?

 

[BigJ]

Depends how close the pet is to the family.

EDIT: In a relationship, you always want to answer with what you think she wants to hear. Otherwise expect to sleep on the couch.

 

[notfred]

$250. I don't know.

 

[quakefiend420]

depends on how much i like the animal...like if it had been the family pet for 10 years, had saved my infant from drowning once...stuff like that i would spend 20 bucks or so to help it out...

 

[rgwalt]

It depends on how old the animal is... Spending $600 on an animal that is only a few years old and has a long life ahead of them is one thing, but spending $600 on a cat that is 18 is something entirely different. There comes a point in an animals life where the owner has to be willing to let them go.

Really you need to think about the quality of life for your pet. If $600 could fix a cat or a dog that was young, and there would be no complications later on, I would spend it in a minute.

It also depends on if I had the money to spend.... Paying bills, rent, and buying food is more important for me (and a hypothetical family) is more important, and if I had to make the choice, I would go with keeping myself fed with a roof over my head.

R

 

[nutxo]

If you can afford it and dont spend it then your pretty worthless as a person.

An animal is like a child. You took responsibility for that life when you brought that pet into your home.

 

[imported_xaguynamedguyx]

my parents adopted a cat that was "my" cat and he was the coolest cat ever and he ate a lot of string that he found in my mom's sewing kit and it like knotted around his colon and we had to pay like 1000 dollars for the operation

 

[ssvegeta1010]

For my dog right now, I would spend at least $2000 dollars on him. We're really close.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Pet insurance, you noobs.

- M4H

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Pet insurance, you noobs.

- M4H

does is cover if they get stolen?

or vandalized?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

How much does it cost to give it euthanasia?

 

[Fiat1]

$5000.00 dog with cancer....

 

[Ime]

Originally posted by: CDC Mail Guy
My wife just asked "if our cat was sick, would you spend $600.00 to treat her?" I said "No", now I'm an a$$hole! Just out of curiosity, how much would you pay to have a pet treated if it was sick.

P.S.- Our cat is not sick, and does not require this...yet

Idiot! That was one of those loaded questions like: Does this make me look fat?

I've been married long enough to know the minefields!

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

True to all. Lots of variables to think about. Once again, my cat IS NOT sick or dying, and I WOULD spend money to help it if needed. I'm just asking how much other people would be willing to spend on an animal...that's all. I LOVE our cat, she is part of our family, just looking for diffeerent input.

 

[Pepsei]

$1000, that's how much I can afford now, maybe more ... if I sell some stuff.

 

[stnicralisk]

Id get half off...

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: CDC Mail Guy
My wife just asked "if our cat was sick, would you spend $600.00 to treat her?" I said "No", now I'm an a$$hole! Just out of curiosity, how much would you pay to have a pet treated if it was sick.

P.S.- Our cat is not sick, and does not require this...yet

id pay as much as a new one cost...if that wasnt enough id buy a new one

but im not attached to pets. my sis spent $1500 on her dogs broken leg, dog cost $350....thats enough for 3 dogs and shots/food for a while, screw that, i say get a new pet.

 

[cavemanmoron]

I spent about $500 on a dog I really did not want,
at the Vet's;over a 6 month time period.

Besides dog food,and replacing ruined schtuff around the house.

 

[tec699]

eat the pooch! :shocked:

 

[ElFenix]

my dog went through radio therapy.

that didn't stop the cancer

 

[FoBoT]

$5

ok, maybe $25

but i grew up on a farm where you shot your pets/dogs when they got sick and if the cat had kittens, you put them in a gunny sack with some rocks and found a pond somwhere to get rid of them

paying $ to a vet is reserved for farm animals, like cows

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: nutxo
If you can afford it and dont spend it then your pretty worthless as a person.

An animal is like a child. You took responsibility for that life when you brought that pet into your home.

Thank you. :thumbsup:

 

[cjgallen]

Our cat had cancer. We paid hundreds of dollars in x-rays, having fluid removed from his lungs, etc. We had him put down about 3 weeks later when he got worse again, but I know what we did made it less painful for him and let him live for just a little longer. It was worth it. I really miss that cat.

It depends on how much you love your pet.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Probably not over $50.