How much money to spend on sick pet?

[Phoenix15]

I've spent more money on my dogs than on computer hardware this year.

My boxer got hit by a hit and run driver (dirty mother fvcker). I just happened to see him laying in the ditch when I was leaving for work. If I hadn't of seen him he would have died. That vet bill was around $1200. My german shepard nearly cut his foot off because he is a tard and tries to attack the lawn mower. That vet bill was about $1400. I had to put my wifes cat down because she had cronic liver failure and there was pretty much nothing the vet could do. That sucked REALLY bad and my wife is still not over it. I gave her that cat when we first started going out, she was around 12 years old.


So yeah, I will spend some cheese on my animals. I agree with the above poster that said when we brought them into our homes we promised to take care of them. Whats that old saying "We give our dogs food, shelter, and protection. In return they give us there everything. IT is the best trade ever"

 

[dxkj]

When I was a kid I had a cat named mittens. She was sick and had to have like 50 dollars of treatments and she still wasnt doing better. My mother told me if she died she would give me the money back that I spent on her, so when she got even more sick, and I had no money nor did my parents to make her better, I told my dad to put her to sleep. To this day I still feel bad about it, and I wonder if I made the decision partly about money, or what. I was like 12 or 13 so I dont remember exactly, but for some reason i always blame myself and make myself think I did it to get the money back.... memory sucks, especially when it twists around the facts.

 

[Phoenix15]

Originally posted by: Hammer
i bought some pet insurance. its about $10-15 a month, but you won't have to pay vet fees again. it's actually saving me money and i don't have to worry about huge charges if my dog gets sick.

Any info on said insurance? HWat company do you get it from? We looked into one company but they wouldn't insure our boxer.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: sp80
Most of you people are pathetic.

If you dont love your pet you are an a$$hole and you dont deserve the privilige to have one.

For my dog, I would spend upwards of $5000+ to save him...

So, you recognize a financial threshold but condemn anyone whose threshold is lower than yours?

 

[Saint Nick]

my cat got hit by a car one year one month ago and had his leg amputated... now it is a tripod and it cost tons of money... can't remember how much

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: sp80
Most of you people are pathetic.

If you dont love your pet you are an a$$hole and you dont deserve the privilige to have one.

For my dog, I would spend upwards of $5000+ to save him...

So, you recognize a financial threshold but condemn anyone whose threshold is lower than yours?

I don't think it is the monetary threshold but the attitudes of some.

 

[Phoenix15]

Originally posted by: jndietz
my cat got hit by a car one year one month ago and had his leg amputated... now it is a tripod and it cost tons of money... can't remember how much

My aunt has a persian that had it's leg amputated after it was attacked by a dog. That fvcker is still as fiesty as ever though. He hops around like there's nothing to it!/

 

[Amused]

My cat is a very close part of the family. I would spend whatever it takes to help him, so long as the prognosis is decent.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: sp80
Most of you people are pathetic.

If you dont love your pet you are an a$$hole and you dont deserve the privilige to have one.

For my dog, I would spend upwards of $5000+ to save him...

So, you recognize a financial threshold but condemn anyone whose threshold is lower than yours?

I don't think it is the monetary threshold but the attitudes of some.

Yeah, I see that now...


I just took my two dogs to the vet and spent $700 for a routine visit - including 6+ months supply of meds... I'd spend $1000 on one without even blinking...

 

[maziwanka]

yes. he is a member of our family.

 

[Saint Nick]

Originally posted by: Phoenix15

Originally posted by: jndietz
my cat got hit by a car one year one month ago and had his leg amputated... now it is a tripod and it cost tons of money... can't remember how much

My aunt has a persian that had it's leg amputated after it was attacked by a dog. That fvcker is still as fiesty as ever though. He hops around like there's nothing to it!/

oh hell yeah man! my cat can STILL somehow jump up on the couch (about 1.5 feet) and he's a quick fscker!!! granted he weighs 19lbs

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: SilentZero
My dog has been medicated (he has hypothyroidism and other skin problems) since he was a puppy and I spend $300 a month on him for the past 5 years ( upwards of $18,000 thus far) for medicine and vet bills, and will keep doing so. I see it not as a pet issue, but a life issue. He is part of my family and I would gladly spend any amount to make sure he has a pain free long and happy life. So in my opinion $600 is not a lot to spend for the health of your pet. I would even go so far as to say if my dog required a $50,000 treatment to survive, he would get it. But you also have to consider the age of the pet. If the pet is a year or two shy of his life expectancy, then of course things would be different. But if its mid-life or lower, then money isn't a object.

I find that appalling. It's a dog, A DOG!!!! You could have fed, sheltered, and sent a whole village in a 3rd world country to college for that. Disturbing...

Yeah, wtf! For that much he could have rescued many dogs from the local pound/rescue shelters and fed them, etc...that is just fvcked up.

I don't think it's fvcked up at all. It's called "priorities".

1.) Fvck 3rd world countries. They're 3rd world countries for a reason. What did they ever do for me? They're not my problem and certainly not my responsibility.
2.) Fvck the animals at the pound. They're at the pound for a reason. What did they ever do for me? They're not my problem and certainly not my responsibility.

It's my responsibilty to take care of me and what's mine first.
If there's anything left after that, I'm willing to share, but the 3rd worlders and pound critters are going to have to come and ask for it.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: CDC Mail Guy
I grew up in a house where we spent a couple hundred dollars on a sick cat. The NEXT DAY, she ran in front of a car and died. My dad said "never again" would he spend money on an animal. A couple years later, another cat had kittens, and my dad drowned the litter. He did it when we weren't around, but we knew what happened. To this day, I am scarred by what he did to those poor innocent animals.

Your family were the dumb FVCKS for letting the cat out doors.


If you dont want your cat/dog dead, keep them in a yard/indoors/supervised at all times.


I would spend very little keeping an outside cat alive, but an indoors cat hundreds. A dog... i dont know who would let their dog run free where they can get in traffic....

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: shilala
My dog just hurt his foot. I don't know if he has to go to the vet yet.
I'd mortgage the house if that's what it takes. It's because I love him like my kid, and he loves me back.

Cats lack personality. I like them, but they aren't family. They're pretty much dickheads.
They're here to kill things. If they stop killing things, their days are numbered.

I love dogs and cats... my mother has a few cats that have been around for 10+ years.... I find it amusing how ignorant Dog lovers, or Cat lovers are.... they both have personalities, but some people ignore it and dont pay attention enough.

 

[daniel1113]

I'd pay quite a bit for any treatment my dog needed, assuming she wasn't at the end of her life anyway. I also wouldn't spend the money if she didn't have a good chance of recovery. Some good friends of mine recently paid upwards of $5,000 to treat their dog for cancer, even though the success rate was below 10%. I don't think it would be worth doing at those odds.

On the other hand, I would pay money to not treat a cat... those little furry bastards.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: sp80
Most of you people are pathetic.

If you dont love your pet you are an a$$hole and you dont deserve the privilige to have one.

For my dog, I would spend upwards of $5000+ to save him...

It is people like you that keeps overpriced vets in business . Or at least really rich.

I only make like 50k a year... the financial strain it would put on us wouldnt be worth keeping the pet around.

 

[CtK]

as much as needed!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: SilentZero
My dog has been medicated (he has hypothyroidism and other skin problems) since he was a puppy and I spend $300 a month on him for the past 5 years ( upwards of $18,000 thus far) for medicine and vet bills, and will keep doing so. I see it not as a pet issue, but a life issue. He is part of my family and I would gladly spend any amount to make sure he has a pain free long and happy life. So in my opinion $600 is not a lot to spend for the health of your pet. I would even go so far as to say if my dog required a $50,000 treatment to survive, he would get it. But you also have to consider the age of the pet. If the pet is a year or two shy of his life expectancy, then of course things would be different. But if its mid-life or lower, then money isn't a object.

I find that appalling. It's a dog, A DOG!!!! You could have fed, sheltered, and sent a whole village in a 3rd world country to college for that. Disturbing...

Yeah, wtf! For that much he could have rescued many dogs from the local pound/rescue shelters and fed them, etc...that is just fvcked up.

I don't think it's fvcked up at all. It's called "priorities".

1.) Fvck 3rd world countries. They're 3rd world countries for a reason. What did they ever do for me? They're not my problem and certainly not my responsibility.
2.) Fvck the animals at the pound. They're at the pound for a reason. What did they ever do for me? They're not my problem and certainly not my responsibility.

It's my responsibilty to take care of me and what's mine first.
If there's anything left after that, I'm willing to share, but the 3rd worlders and pound critters are going to have to come and ask for it.

I see exactly where you are coming from.

However, spending 18 grand on a fvcking dog is LUDICROUS. There is no other way to describe it.

I can understand maybe up to 5k if the prognosis is really good, and the dog is young...but 18? I wasn't trying to suggest that he shouldve saved pound dogs, but I was putting it into perspective. HEALTHY dogs are being put down because they don't have a home, while he throws 18k at his dog who is obviously in poor fvcking health. It makes no sense...unless the dog happened to save his life or some sh!t.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Horus

Originally posted by: 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

You are a horrible, horrible human being. If I ever saw anyone doing that to a living creature, especially cute ones, I'd tie some rocks to their legs and push their ass in. Why wouldn't you just SELL the kittens? Everyone loves kittens.

call me whatever you want, but you must live in an urban dream world. that is how animals are dealt with or were 20-30 years ago in rural parts of the US. i am sure it still happens all the time. poor rural farmers don't have the resources to spend large $ on pets, that just isn't how it works when you make $20k a year and get food stamps to feed your family.

as far as selling, if 10 out of 100 families in a small town of 1000-2000 people are all trying to give away kittens, how much demand do you think there is? supply > demand, so selling or giving away kittens can't be done. and these small communities don't have the tax base to setup no kill shelters and all the urban/suburban stuff

it amazes me how sheltered some of you people are

i am not saying it is "right" , i am just shedding some light on reality for those that live in the cities

i had to shoot one of our dogs when i was about 14-15 years old, if i didn't it would have suffered for however many days in its dog house (it was winter, so below freezing), dad wouldn't pay to take it to a vet, that just wasn't an option

so all you PETA freaks, if you want some "fun" , just go find some rednecks in the country putting down their dog and firebomb them or whatever , you think they are "horrible, horrible human being" , but you don't understand the whole story

p.s. i don't have any dogs/cats. the only pets i have had as an adult are birds (not parrots, like cheap parakeet), guinea pigs and fish

 

[Hannover]

I have insurance on my (5) dogs and it has been a great help. My Great Dane had an emergency gastric torsion surgery that I ended up paying over 3K out-of-pocket for. It took a few weeks but the insurance company sent me a check for all but $500 of the expenses. I do consider the cost vs. quality and length of life but if something can be done to give my dogs a happy and healthy life, they'll have it.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: shilala

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt

Originally posted by: SilentZero
My dog has been medicated (he has hypothyroidism and other skin problems) since he was a puppy and I spend $300 a month on him for the past 5 years ( upwards of $18,000 thus far) for medicine and vet bills, and will keep doing so. I see it not as a pet issue, but a life issue. He is part of my family and I would gladly spend any amount to make sure he has a pain free long and happy life. So in my opinion $600 is not a lot to spend for the health of your pet. I would even go so far as to say if my dog required a $50,000 treatment to survive, he would get it. But you also have to consider the age of the pet. If the pet is a year or two shy of his life expectancy, then of course things would be different. But if its mid-life or lower, then money isn't a object.

I find that appalling. It's a dog, A DOG!!!! You could have fed, sheltered, and sent a whole village in a 3rd world country to college for that. Disturbing...

Yeah, wtf! For that much he could have rescued many dogs from the local pound/rescue shelters and fed them, etc...that is just fvcked up.

I don't think it's fvcked up at all. It's called "priorities".

1.) Fvck 3rd world countries. They're 3rd world countries for a reason. What did they ever do for me? They're not my problem and certainly not my responsibility.
2.) Fvck the animals at the pound. They're at the pound for a reason. What did they ever do for me? They're not my problem and certainly not my responsibility.

It's my responsibilty to take care of me and what's mine first.
If there's anything left after that, I'm willing to share, but the 3rd worlders and pound critters are going to have to come and ask for it.

Well fvck anyone who puts human life second to anything, so fvck you, you've never done anything for me, mmmkay? "Priorities" like yours are fvcking this world over.

 

[skyking]

I have taken animals in for all sorts of treatments, and never really considered the cost. My vets have been good about that. If it was some sort of outside chance at recovery, they'd let me know. If it was treating an animal that had a very limited quality of life, we both knew.
My first rottie got cancer at age 10. Rotties are not known for long lives, and he was just full of cancer. You could see it in the x-rays. We tried to get him to eat for about week, but it was no go, and we put him to sleep.
We could have done chemo and aggressive surgery and whatnot, but those same x-rays showed degenerative bone disease in his spine.

 

[sygyzy]

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.

That's a pretty harsh comment. What constitute afford? You can afford anything if you sacrifice other things. So maybe he and his wife can't eat out or travel or buy anything for the next year. Is that worth it? Where do you draw the line?

 

[Anonemous]

/awaits for the next question, how much would you spend on a dying relative/family member?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Anonemous
/awaits for the next question, how much would you spend on a dying relative/family member?

Less than or equal to the life insurance pay-out

(for those of you without a sense of humor, that was a joke)