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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The expense would have to be astronomical before I would ever consider it. I have pet insurance so hopefully I won't be in this position. I would give up a lot of things before I'd euthanize my pets for financial reasons.

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I mean, if you don't have the money to pay for pet insurance (that doesn't suck), most long-term illness vet bills ARE astronomical.

Clearly you're not in the same financial situation OP is describing. Lucky you.[/quote]

If I couldn't afford pet insurance I wouldn't have a pet. Vet bills are part of being a pet owner. I have pet insurance because I don't want to be in a position where I have to put down my pet strictly for financial reasons. [/quote]

I pay $110/month to insure my two dogs. That's with a $1000 deductible. My policy doesn't cover regular maintenance issues, vaccines, flea and tick preventatives. It just exists in case my dog breaks a leg, gets cancer, something major. The $1300ish I pay just for the insurance is also about what I have to pay annually for a wellness check, fecal float, and their vaccines, plus another $1000 to keep them both on Trio.

Before ANYTHING goes even remotely wrong, and before factoring in food, treats, coats, shampoo (I groom my own dogs, but there's another common expense), I pay about three and a half grand. Just to have them. Don't get me started about the cost of feeding them!

I don't fault anyone for not having that kind of money just to have a pet. I'm extremely lucky, and I haven't always been. While past iterations of me have had pets, they were mostly found rescues with barebones care, cheap food, and only the required shots at whatever clinic was cheapest. Mercifully, most escaped major calamities and I wasn't often faced with the necessity of putting one down to avoid catastrophic financial damage. I don't envy anyone that decision, and it IS a valid decision. The alternative is saying "only rich people can have pets" and that's ridiculous.

People need to stop shaming pet owners for being both humane to their animals AND reasonable about their financial health. Not everyone can afford pet insurance and premium care. That shouldn't preclude people from having a pet in their life, provided they can afford basic care standards and annual wellness expenditures within reason. [/quote]

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