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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck finding a vet who will euthanize a sickly and aging but not yet terminal pet.  Our 19-year-old cat stopped eating and drinking and started having trouble walking, so we took him to the vet to be put to sleep.  They wanted to do $1000+ of tests, so we brought him home. He resumed eating and drinking (not much) and is still hobbling around and sleeping all the time. I guess the idea is that he has to suffer more before he can be put down, because that is humane? [/quote]

Find an independent vet. The one you went to was almost certainly owned by a private equity firm. You saw firsthand that their commitment is to profit, not to you or to your pet's quality of life. [/quote]

This. If your vet won't put a pet down at the owner's request and expense, they're a bad vet. Nobody willing to pay a vet to euthanize an animal has better options for that animal, and rehoming animals is a lot harder than you might think (especially with all the post-covid pets being returned). Smart vets know what to expect if the original owners skip out, and putting an animal down is often the kindest option. Vets who are just in it for the $$$ will try to pad your bill and squeeze your wallet first. [/quote]

+1, I'm surprised at all these PPs who think vets won't put animals down. They will. I have had vets who I consider to be profit-seeking that declined to [i]advise [/i]me to put the animal down when really that was the only sane option, but I've never had one refuse when asked. [/quote]

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