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

sarah_85

Yes, she should pay, no question. In fact, she should already have offered.

janbanan

I'm yet again amazed by how many people deny responsibility of their own actions.

sarah_85

It also occurs to me that this 'friend' could have done everyone a favour by staying in the bathroom for a while, instead of rushing to and fro.

wasp2bumble

Hi
I work in accounts for a vet,try PDSA,RSPCA,Blue Cross,Tailwaggers,(you just need to prove you are on benifits) could also try Dogs Trust emergency fund.Most vets know sometimes life changes & sometime your bill is too much pay in one go,ask them they might let you pay in installments,worth a try!
Hope you dog is better now:j

vexpez

She's your friend, it was an accident, even if she wasn't your friend, if it was me there's no way I would ask her to pay. Carry on like this and we'll all start thinking the way of daytime TV adverts "where there's blame there's a claim". What happened to us amiable British ? ..........Americanism :beer: stay friends instead.

EmehEm2005

It's your choice between suing your recently food-poisoned friend suffering from diarrhoea and/or being sick ten times in a row or visiting a Credit Union for a loan to pay for your dog's vet bills.

LauraLou0884

If you are on a low income or receive benefits you can go to the PDSA vet. They will treat your dog for free and ask you to make any contribution you can. You may have to provide evidence of your income or benefits you receive.

You can check if you are eligible on their website. It will also give you information on your nearest centre.

AmandaDB

I'd like to know why the dog was in the bathroom in the first place??!

jenniewb

Agree- no you shouldn't ask her to pay it back. It was an accident and if anything, the place you and she ate at should be offering something back (after they have paid the trading standards/whatever group keeps them in check have fined them...).

But if I were really badly hit with the costs, I'd ask if I could borrow it from her and see if she offers to put in anything out of her own pocket as a favor, if I had injured a friends animal I'd offer to pay and I'm sure my friends would too. Its the normal sort of thing that the other person says something like "oh no, thats fine don't worry about it" but if I were really struggling I may just take up the offer!

crawfordphoto

Just a quick question. Who paid for the meal?