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[quote=Anonymous]I think it really depends on the reason for the surgery.  Most of the time there is another option, including the option to take no action at all.  Depending on the age of the dog and the problem, no action might make the most sense.

Over the years, our dogs could've had MRIs and other expensive procedures for various, non-specific ailments. I don't recall all of them now, but we always declined.  One of our dogs had a congenital heart condition but lived to be 16 - and they were all good years, too, with the exception of probably the last 9 months.  More recently, our "younger" dog who is 12 had an incident where she suddenly couldn't stand and was vomiting, not eating. We took her to the ER and they diagnosed her with vertigo, gave us some meds.  But they also wanted to do an MRI and all sorts of crazy things to rule out a brain tumor. We declined.  She took the meds and is totally fine now.

We never got pet insurance for either dog.  You'd have to read the policy carefully to confirm what exactly it covers because it may not be worth it.[/quote]

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