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It's going to be a long weekend, very quiet.

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Originally Posted by Betty (Post 151597)

Can I ask a sensitive question? I think I can. We can all talk openly right? If I hurt anyone's feelings by asking, I'm truly sorry. Having said that - here goes. At what point does the health care of your pet become too expensive to pay for? That is - that you decide to let nature take it's course or put your beloved pet down due to a lack of money?

I don't have pets due to my husbands allergies and never really did growing up. But always loved cats and made friends with many in our neighborhood growing up or at relatives houses. I can see the attachment. It's a member of the family.

But it's not like health care for humans where - if you're seriously ill and in the emergency room - they'll give you medical care and ask you for payment after the fact. And as you were saying - they want a good chunk of the money upfront. Although I guess you could make payments and all that. And I've heard of animal health insurance -

so barring that from the equation - at what price is it too much money?

It's never been about price for me but about quality of life for my pet. "Owning" a pet requires a certain amount of responsibility to care for that pet. You need to realize that from the get go (not all people do). There are many surgeries or medications that allow a pet to live a healthy and quality life. If these can be applied, then my opinion is to do them. If a situation is not fixable, then you get to a point where you have to make a decision. i am always grateful that difficult decision CAN be made for a pet. We certainly don't have that luxury with our human loved ones.

I have some happy news. I got my problem at work fixed. WOOHOO! :D

For me it's quality of life. If medication or surgery will fix it then it should be done. My kitty Tiger had cancer. They removed the tumor and he had another few years of a great quality of life. The tumor grew back and when the vet said he was in pain we chose to send him to kitty heaven. When Springer was sick and the vet said that he had a very slim chance to be healthy and pain free we took him home (after saying our goodbyes and a $5,000 bill) to see what would happen. He's better than ever.

Just watched an old Ester Williams film with Kathryn Beaumont in it.

Does anyone with a pet have pet insurance? That would seem like prudent investment, but it's only an abstract concept to me, not being able to own any pets.

My wife and I both have a weak heart for needy pets, insuring we'll always have pets; but I don't think that's what you meant :)

In retrospect, woulda been a good investment for a long-backed pet.

Pet insurance only covers a few things. When Gus ate chocolate, his vet bill qualified for coverage by his insurance and, eventually, reimbursed after a tons of running around and lots of paperwork.

None of my cats have insurance. I doubt they would cover Charles. Also, they usually require cats to get vaccinations annually and I (and my vet) that that is too much and can actually be damaging.

It's a concept that really hasn't caught on yet.

I want you all to know that I have already started reading Deathly Hallows from the copy i picked up today.

That is all.

Neener.