Dogs have it better then elderly?

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know what OP's agenda is but it is their new dedicated mission in life to stir the pot on this board criticizing anyone who dares complain about the burdens that their elderly parents are in the American system, and how much the American system sucks. Is this Putin's new troll forum because all the potential forums about U.S. politics have already been taken by other trolls?

I think we treat dogs better because we don't try to prolong their lives indefinitely, and there is an expectation that prolonging their lives with increasingly expensive interventions at little ultimate reward to the animal is inhumane *to the animal.* We treat dogs better than people because we care about their quality of life, not just their quantity.

But OP needs to go find a hobby.

I didn't get that feeling. It's legit to ask how we can spoilt our dogs and neglect our elderly. But it's also true that every selfish behavior I pay for - from buying ice cream to going on a fancy vacation - is a choice to be self indulgent in that moment, and not save that $5.99 or $5999 to spend on charity. I wouldn't assume that Russia does any better with their poor and needy than we do.

No, it's not legitimate. I pay for my pets healthcare. That's how I choose to spend my money. Why am I obligated to pay for OP's parents instead? If you want to change that, you are going to need to do away with capitalism. At which point, I will stop working and just let someone else work.

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We need to allow those of us with a high chance of dementia to decide in advanced we want to be allowed to to terminate peacefully. I have no intention of descending into becoming a monster abusing, yet totally dependent on others. I would rather live it up, slowly give my kids my money and when the time comes, pass in my sleep while still able bodied. Then I want a celebration of life ceremony where people can have fun and dance, not be somber and depressed.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems human would spend lots of money, time and efforts on care of their dogs but not so much on their elderly. In an ideal world, we can do both but in a world with limited resources, do we have right priorities?[/quote

I thought that a huge percentage of health spending is incurred in the last stages of a person's life. I don't think that is true of dogs. In our case, we decided that our dog no longer had a good quality of life and that we should let her go. She was 15. We didn't subject her to chemo, scans, expensive medications. She left us outside under the cherry tree in under ten minutes thanks to a travelling vet. In her whole happy life, we didn't spend as much on her as we did on a family member's 2 day hospital stay.