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Money Moral Dilemma: She injured my dog - should she pay?

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  • tryfive
    tryfive Posts: 82 Forumite
    Should I ask her to pay?


    NO!

    As much as anything else, it was the restaurant that apparently gave her food poisoning. If anyone, I'd pass on the costs to the restaurant...

    ...And don't go back there again!
  • KxMx
    KxMx Posts: 11,146 Forumite
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    I wouldn't ask no. Having food poisoning is no picnic and if she was in hospital then must have been very bad.

    An unfourtunate accident i'm afraid, and maybe you'll now consider pet insurance. Peace of mind comes cheap each month!
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,267 Forumite
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    No you should not ask your friend to pay. As you have already said your friend was very ill. You should have been keeping your dog out of the way as your friend had enough to deal with without having to look out for you dog. As a resposible pet owner you need to ensure you have the means to take proper care of your pet, including when it is ill or injured.
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  • dronid
    dronid Posts: 599 Forumite
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    No. It could've been you with the poisoning. Accidents happen but plainly no one there was responsible for the illness. The dog, sadly, got in the way but we should avoid the old blame and claim kind of set up. If you saw a car accident went to help and got your clothes damaged you wouldn't try and claim off the injured people. The dog wanted to know what happened and was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

    I could make it better myself at home. All I need is a small aubergine...

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  • oafish1
    oafish1 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Why is everyone being so harsh? A dog is for life, you dont just 'get rid' when circumstances change, and pet insurance is expensive when the dog is older (£30 a month for my 9 year old and I have to pay the first £100). Not everyone is eligible for PDSA.

    Advice: She is your friend, I am sure she is as embarrassed as you to bring the subject up.

    Dont let this destroy your friendship, talk to her, and try to come to some solution.

    And ignore all the criticisms on here, you have done nothing wrong.

    TAke care and I hope your dog is better soon.
  • Gotrek
    Gotrek Posts: 41 Forumite
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    I'm a tight git and in most of these "dilemmas" I have no hesitation in choosing what's right for me. I only work part time and have debts too so I couldn't afford a vet's bill but if my friend was "too ill to realise what she was doing" no way would I even consider asking her/him to pay. Accidents happen, a friendship should be more important and I'd have been more concerned about my friend's well-being than the cost.
    The trouble with common sense is... it isn't really that common!
  • shehen23
    shehen23 Posts: 28 Forumite
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    I think if the poor friend was so ill that it was necessary to run to the bathroom more than 10 times I think that the responsible thing for the dog owner to have done was to keep the dog out of the way for a while.

    The dog owner is just as responsible for the dog's injuries for not putting him/her in a safe place whilst the situation was going on.

    If the sick friend had tripped over the dog and injured themselves whilst running to the bathroom then I'm sure the dog owner wouldn't be offering to pay compensation right now so I think she should just accept it was an accident and not risk her friendship by asking for money.
  • Seriously, is anyone really saying they would be comfortable approaching their recently food-poisoned friend and telling them they have to pay the vets bill because your dog accidentally got in the way when they were running to the bathroom?

    If she'd tripped over the dog and broken her leg would the dog have to pay compensation?

    I'm surprised some people actually have friends....
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
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    She should have gone through her friend's bag and taken the money out of her purse while her friend has her head in the toilet.

    Hey presto - no need for an embarassing conversation!
  • Why should she pay? It's your dog, you could have kept the dog away from her. She wasn't seeking to hurt the dog - it was an accident. You'd invited your friend to stay at your house so you accept responsibility for damage caused by trips and slips, etc. And if you'd had pet insurance you'd be covered anyway. No dilemma here.
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