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Would you spend $10,000 to save your dogs life? Would you for a friend?

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MixMasterTang

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So if your dog (or family pet) required a $10,000 operation to save its life would you spend the money (assuming that $10,000 isn't that easy to come by for you).

Would you do the same for a human friend?


edit: to specify "human" friend.
 
Dog, no. Friend, yes.

However, if the dogs lifespan were longer (human-like) I wouldn't mind doing it for the dog.
 
10,000 to save a dog's life is a lot different than 10,000 to save a friends life. As has already been said, the lifespan of a dog is short compared to people and you also know that a friend can also pay you back. So a fair comparison is if you would pay 10,000 to save a dogs life to 1,000,000 to save a friends life.
 
Originally posted by: darkxshade
10,000 to save a dog's life is a lot different than 10,000 to save a friends life. As has already been said, the lifespan of a dog is short compared to people and you also know that a friend can also pay you back. So a fair comparison is if you would pay 10,000 to save a dogs life to 1,000,000 to save a friends life.
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also it would matter how old the dog is. if the dog was like 15 years old and needed a $10K surgery, thats a different story than if the dog was like 3 years old and needed it.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: darkxshade
10,000 to save a dog's life is a lot different than 10,000 to save a friends life. As has already been said, the lifespan of a dog is short compared to people and you also know that a friend can also pay you back. So a fair comparison is if you would pay 10,000 to save a dogs life to 1,000,000 to save a friends life.
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also it would matter how old the dog is. if the dog was like 15 years old and needed a $10K surgery, thats a different story than if the dog was like 3 years old and needed it.
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or the injury. if the dog is all screwed up and wont live a good life, then youre just wasting your money and being selfish.
 
What's stopping the friend from paying it?

Also, for the dog, it depends if he or she will have a good quality of life afterwards. I'm not a fan of prolonged suffering.
 
It ultimately depends on how much $10k means to you, does it not? Someone making $30k/yr is going to have a harder time justifying $10k than someone making $150k.
 
Originally posted by: darkxshade
10,000 to save a dog's life is a lot different than 10,000 to save a friends life. As has already been said, the lifespan of a dog is short compared to people and you also know that a friend can also pay you back. So a fair comparison is if you would pay 10,000 to save a dogs life to 1,000,000 to save a friends life.
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So, would you consider it more rational to spend $10k to save an infant son's life than perhaps your elderly grandfather given that the grandfather's lifespan is limited compared to the infant son?
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: darkxshade
10,000 to save a dog's life is a lot different than 10,000 to save a friends life. As has already been said, the lifespan of a dog is short compared to people and you also know that a friend can also pay you back. So a fair comparison is if you would pay 10,000 to save a dogs life to 1,000,000 to save a friends life.
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So, would you consider it more rational to spend $10k to save an infant son's life than perhaps your elderly grandfather given that the grandfather's lifespan is limited compared to the infant son?
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How would that be irrational?
 
Not on my dog... but yes, for a friend...

Gotta put the limit somewhere, no matter how much you love your pet.
 
I think the question should be, how rich would I have to be to spend $10,000 to save my dog?
 
No and no. My friends wouldn't ask for money to save them. They all have enough money/insurance to cover any medical problems anyway.

There is no fvcking way I'd spend $10k on my dog. What a waste of money.
 
Originally posted by: Lonyo
I would have pet insurance.
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I as well. Even if I didn't, I'd shell out that much to save my cat. When I adopted them, I took a responsibility for the health and well-being. I also care for them, and don't want them to die while I can prevent it.
 
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