Vet fees spiralling and I can't afford it

Abbafan1972

onwards&upwards said:

pramsay13 said:

I wouldn't spend £5000 on a dog so my decision would have been made once the bills reached £1500.

If you aren't willing to provide a dog with the veterinary care it needs, the answer is to not get a dog! 

Don't get one and then kill it when it become too expensive.  A dog isn't a car that you can scrap if the maintenance bills are too much, or a TV you throw away if it goes on the blink, a dog is a living, feeling sentient creature that has bonded to you and is dependent on you to do right by it! 

That’s a bit harsh! Dogs can live for a few years  and when people commit themselves to owning a pet they might be financially stable, but that is never guaranteed, as we’ve found out over the last few months with furlough and redundancies. 

When the OP got the dog they wouldn’t have had a crystal ball and seen these things coming! 

Kim_kim

LippyDoodle said:

Kim_kim said:

yksi said:

I will go against the grain here. As an animal lover myself, I 100% support your right to have your pet put to sleep rather than bankrupt yourself for an operation that will cause pain and discomfort to your animal, frustrate and confuse her while she's restricted from moving about, and has no guarantees of returning her to her full movement, plus there's the arthritis thing you mentioned!!! This is a no-brainer. As owners we make a commitment to do what's best for the dog. It is NOT necessarily best for the dog to live longer, it doesn't matter if she's one year old or ten. It is also not best for either dog or owner, to spend a fortune to extend their lifespan just to keep the owner happy! She is, and has been, loved and well-cared for, and had a good life. There is no fault at all if you decide that Rainbow Bridge is the right place for her now.

I would absolutely agree with you.  I don’t actually have pet insurance for my cat, I did for my last cat, but never claimed a penny.  I’ve never had it before and always paid as I went along.
I do wonder about the quality of a life to an animal that has medical intervention of that level that the vets bills are thousands of pounds.  

I’m a cat lover, cats hate going to the vets, it stresses them.  Living with a condition that meant regular vets visits would be really stressful for a cat & having them put to sleep to avoid could be kinder.  

Pot calling the kettle black...

Is English not your strong point?
There is a huge difference between should & could.
Try reading it properly & not want you want to read to start a keyboard row.  

elsien

No idea while you’re still arguing when the original post was over 12 months ago.