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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a pet person who accepts that death is part of life. Sometimes pets (and people) die from accidents, or because they can't access care for a treatable condition. Just because I have money doesn't mean I'm willing to spend an unlimited amount of money on pet care. Vet care has to be rationed because it comes with a cost. I'm not willing to spend an unlimited amount of money on vet care just because I have money. In a world where I got my last cat from the shelter for $31, I'm not willing to spend money on a pet in a way that undermines my financial life. If that makes me a sociopath, so be it. [/quote]

To be clear, your standard had nothing to do with money. You said no surgery and no cancer treatment no matter what. Perplexingly, you WILL pay for dental care, bloodwork, and chronic med treatment. A dental cleaning (at least around here) is $1,000 a pop minimum and requires full anesthesia. Willingness to pay for dental cleanings but not a surgery (that's not terribly expensive) that would cure your pet's illness is bizarre.

And also, the sociopathic comment is not because you have a financial limit on what you can afford or are willing to pay for a pet. It's because you said: "I think that pets are fungible and if this dog doesn't live because I don't want to spend thousands of dollars on surgery, I can get another dog." [/quote]

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