Pets

[punkypossum]

Pet insurance is definitely a must - even something simple like a broken leg can end up costing hundreds of pounds - if Eric wasn't insured and it happened to him, I wouldn't be able to afford that, and it wouldn't be fair to put him to sleep for something that would be easily fixable if I had the money. Plus, unfortunately now most vets count on pets being insured, so their fees have gone up and for non-insured owners they have often become totally unaffordable.

 

[gbb]

Pet insurance is definitely a must - even something simple like a broken leg can end up costing hundreds of pounds - if Eric wasn't insured and it happened to him, I wouldn't be able to afford that, and it wouldn't be fair to put him to sleep for something that would be easily fixable if I had the money. Plus, unfortunately now most vets count on pets being insured, so their fees have gone up and for non-insured owners they have often become totally unaffordable.

That's so true i reckon...having insurance has allowed vets to charge much higher rates...
That said, perhaps vets bills were always high.
I've always held off getting pet insurance because of this and got away with it for my last 3 dogs. I guess i'm going to have to follow the herd and get insurance for my presently ailing, costly, dog.

Hope all goes well MarkF..

 

[cisamcgu]

Do I like cats ? No !

Do I have a cat ? No !

Would I spend a (not so small) fortune on one in vets bills, if I had responsibility for its welfare ? Yes, without a doubt !

If you decide to look after an animal, then you have a responsibility to do that job to the best of your ability, even if that means spending money on it, rather than on a shiney new bike.

Just my opinion of course


Andrew

 

[Baggy]

Reading through this thread, I'm shocked.

I can't believe you'd only spend £1200 on your dream bike

Anyway, as long as I thought my pet would have a decent quality of life after treatment I'd pay. Insurance does seem like a good idea though...

 

[Baggy]

My cat, Orange, was a rescued feral. He had sixteen years with me and I have just come back from the vets having watched him pass away. No 'thing' is worth more then the unconditional love that pets give.

Sorry to hear about Orange.

 

[Arch]

Yeah, sorry to hear about Orange, NT. I'm sure you gave him the best life you could, and that's what matters.

Mr Pig, I can think of quite a lot of people who've made my life personally miserable at some stage, or done it to other people I know. I can't think of an animal who has. You stick to prioritising humans if it makes you feel better, but don't preach at those of us with different priorities (although as Waffles says, one can try to help both people AND humans)...

 

[oxbob]

"I can think of quite a lot of people who've made my life personally miserable at some stage, or done it to other people I know. I can't think of an animal who has" I can, that bloody gerbil who attached himself to my index finger and would not let go despite my best pete townsend/windmill impersonation !!, I was 11 then, wouldn't hurt a fly these day's

 

[swee'pea99]

I really feel for you Arch. That's a rotten dilemma to find yourself in. I can quite understand you resenting the beast, but given your kids' feelings, I can't see that you have a choice really. As you say, it's the open-endedness of it that makes it so draining...the feeling that you could be throwing good money after bad for years to come. What a nightmare!

The only positive thing I can think of to say is that I think you're giving your kids a good lesson in life. I'm sure they recognise that it's really costing you (I think kids are smarter in those sorts of things than they're generally given credit for), and they'll be getting the message that live and sentient beings matter more than machinery - even if it has wheels. Seems worth a few hundred squids. BUT TWO AND A HALF GRAND AND COUNTING?! yikes.

 

[Arch]

Um, it's not me with the dillemma....

 

[MarkF]

[quote name='swee'pea99']Seems worth a few hundred squids. BUT TWO AND A HALF GRAND AND COUNTING?! yikes.[/QUOTE]

But where do you stop? It's too late for me, after the last op I was in for say £1800, so, he's already a solid gold cat, to kill him now writes off my £1800 I hoped then that he would live happily and healthily and give me £1800's worth of pleasure but it's not to be, caught between the sensible option, a sickly pussy and 3 children is not a nice place to be..

BTW The op went well (bleedin good job too because I would have had the same bill alive or dead) and he may be home tomorrow, I'll post a new pic of my £2.5k cat.

 

[swee'pea99]

Oops, sorry Arch - also MarkF.

(PS MarkF He is at least a well pretty pooty.)

 

[Kovu]

You must be totally off you rocker. £1300 on a stinking cat? It would've been over in two seconds with a spade in the back garden for me and i'd be a lot richer. £1300 on a stinking cat? What the hell is the world coming to?

Harsh Dad.

But true.

 

[Tetedelacourse]

How much does taxidermy cost these days? You could offset the emotional cost of the expired mog by getting him stuffed and spending the rest on either a bike or ending world poverty, whichever took your fancy.

£1300 is too much. If my mutt had a bill like that I'd expect it's an early bath for her or some serious upgrades with gizmos eg cup holders, cameras for eyes, wheels, that sort of shoot.

 

[gavintc]

How much does taxidermy cost these days? You could offset the emotional cost of the expired mog by getting him stuffed and spending the rest on either a bike or ending world poverty, whichever took your fancy.

£1300 is too much. If my mutt had a bill like that I'd expect it's an early bath for her or some serious upgrades with gizmos eg cup holders, cameras for eyes, wheels, that sort of shoot.

I think that is quite funny; taxidermy as a solution. Perhaps make the pet radio controlled.

 

[dantheman]

I think that is quite funny; taxidermy as a solution. Perhaps make the pet radio controlled.

now that would be quality..