GlidingWings Posted April 20, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 169 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 345 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 107 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/24/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted April 20, 2011 America is spending even more on healthcare ... for Mr. Tabby Upon adopting a dog a few years ago, a rather churlish acquaintance of ours said, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted April 20, 2011 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 593 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 55,875 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 27,623 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted April 20, 2011 We had a really pretty Himalayan cat that had high blood pressure...... Vet tried to get me to treat it with pills...... to the tune of $315.00 a month. The cat dies early in life for there simply is no way. We have friends what has spent over a thousand dollars more than once for their dogs..... I really never loved my pets that much...... but then again I grew up in the country where things lived and died and were replaced. I honestly do not know what my top stop is....... but it's a whole lot less than $300 a month and it's a whole lot less than a thousand dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted April 20, 2011 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,784 Content Per Day: 6.23 Reputation: 11,227 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 20, 2011 You dont want to know how much I spent on one of my pets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babbler Posted April 20, 2011 Group: Senior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 550 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 82 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/08/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted April 20, 2011 I do not own any pets. I can;t see the sense in spending money feeding some creature and then having to clean its poop. I don't want dog hair or cat hair around my house. No matter the argument you will never convince me your animal isn't leaving excrement in your house. Ewww! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LadyC Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 during screamer's last few years, we spent a lot... the cat was 20 when we had her put down, and her health had deteriorated from advance renal failure and a thyroid tumor. she had frequent vet visits, she had to have a special food that cost about $30 a week, she had three pills twice a day, and subcutaneous fluids twice a week. i never calculated the cost. she was part of our family. she'd been my husband's cat for 17 of her 20 years. just recently, i had to have my himalayan put down. his expenses weren't nearly as much as screamer's had been, but they were still up there. jordy and i had been together for 18 years... he also had kidney issues, he had a malignant tumor, and then he developed another tumor, the kind that grows and grows and all the blood vessels get tangled up. i forget what it's called, but it was growing at a rate of 1/4" per week, and when it got more than 9", i made the difficult decision. he was the most wonderful cat i'd ever owned, and you can't put a price tag on that. in the end it's a personal decision one must make. you have to weigh the options. if treatment is going to give the animal a longer, and BETTER QUALITY of life, then i'd be willing to pay whatever it took. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted April 20, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.14 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted April 20, 2011 I spend roughly $1,000 a year on vet bills and flea treaments, etc. I believe when you take a pet, it's for their lifetime and you should do everything you can for them, including giving them attention and a lot of love. If a person doesn't want to make that committment, they shouldn't bring the pet home. I would spend as much as I could afford to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmely Posted April 20, 2011 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 13 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/15/2011 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/21/1984 Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) I can't have kids. My dogs are my furkids. I have insurance on them but I'd spend anything on them to make sure they lived a happy and healthy life. And I agree with MorningGlory, if you can't make the commitment to get your pets checked and protected, then you shouldn't get any. Edited April 20, 2011 by carmely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyguy Posted April 21, 2011 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 373 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,331 Content Per Day: 0.59 Reputation: 71 Days Won: 10 Joined: 10/15/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/24/1965 Share Posted April 21, 2011 How Much Would You spend On Your Pet? If it was a cat, the price of a bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fanucci Posted April 21, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 185 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted April 21, 2011 How Much Would You spend On Your Pet? If it was a cat, the price of a bullet. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fanucci Posted April 21, 2011 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 185 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted April 21, 2011 I actually do a good bit of lab work for both humans and animals, and charge the same regardless of patient. Sadly, I think there is a limit before one considers an animal "totaled". Sorry, had a car wreck this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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