Limit to Veterinary Care?

[kc261]

I have a cap. But it would be determined by medical problem x cost x likely hood of recovery x likely quality of life after recovery = decision.

Me too. Also, although it sounds bad, there is definitely consideration of which animal needs the care, and the individual circumstances of that animal. For the feeder mice, I would never take one to the vet for an individual problem. If I can't diagnose & treat it myself, I'll humanely dispatch it. Something that would threaten the entire colony is a different story. For the snakes, even the normal that I got for free, I'd go quite a bit further.

Another example: my dog is quite old, and knowing that no matter what we do, she won't live much longer, would make me lean more in the direction of spending less. I did spend over $1000 on a surgery for her back in '05, but the situation was different with her being a lot younger.