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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, look into pet insurance, different vets, and other ways to foot the bil for reasonable care that gives your pet good quality of life. [b]It is reasonable to see a vet 2-4 times a year, give painkillers for arthritis, etc.[/b]

Care that prolongs life without good quality is cruel, and so is giving up an elderly sick pet who has spent its whole life with your family. I would euthanize in both situations. I would not put a dog through something like cancer treatment either.

But if you decide to euthanize because you cannot afford routine care ... [b]don't you dare get another dog and start down this path again.[/b] Emergencies and illnesses are part of the cost of pet ownership. [/quote]

How dare you say that? What an ass you are. So only wealthy children should get the benefit of having a pet? And any child who has parents who can’t afford 10k cancer treatments for their dog should be denied any chance of the learning, love and companionship a pet provides? People like you truly disgust me. So out of touch and judgmental [/quote]
Re-read the post you’re responding to. PP wasn’t talking about $10k cancer treatments. She was talking about routine care, like 2-4 vet visits per year and things like arthritis medication. If you can’t afford routine care (not extraordinary life saving measures), then you should not get a pet. You don’t need to be rich, but you do need to be able to meet your pet’s basic needs.[/quote]

If a pets needs cost more than 1k a year, that’s too much for many families. Sorry you live in a bubble. [/quote]
I don’t live in a bubble. I completely understand that those families can’t afford a dog. It’s sad if they want a dog and can’t afford one, but even healthy dogs can easily cost $1k a year in vet bills. [b]If you can’t afford to care for a dog, you shouldn’t get one.[/b] No one is entitled to have a dog.[/quote]

Why do you think you’re entitled to tell people what they need to spend on a pet? Genuinely curious. [/quote] 
Ethics dictate that if you’re going to take on the responsibility of caring for a helpless dependent, you must take care of that dependent’s basic needs. [b]2-4 vet visits and $1k of medical expenses spread out over a year is very, very basic care:[/b] no cancer treatment, no surgeries, no overnight hospital stays, no specialists, just routine checkups, vaccinations, a yearly heart worm test, and monthly heart worm and flea/tick preventatives. [/quote]

Why am I obligated to take my indoor cat to the vet 4 times a year? Who decides this? My kids don’t go to the doctor 4 times a year. [/quote]
I’ve never had a cat and don’t know anything about cats. I was talking about a dog. They usually need vaccinations multiple times per year.

Between a yearly well exam and dentist visits every 6 months, you should be taking your kids to see a doctor 3 times per year even if they have zero illnesses or injuries and don’t go to the eye doctor.  That’s the minimum standard of care recommended.[/quote]

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