I pretty much agree with Dale. I have spent $2000 on two cats once. My senior dog (14) just had surgery, and I did opt out of the pathology report since it wouldn't matter if the growth was benign or not. Not because of expense, but I'm not going to put my dog through chemo at 14 years of age. I will treat her symptoms and quality of life as my priorities. Although I did put off the surgery because I feared she wouldn't make it. To my surprise she is even more spunky now! It was well worth the vet bill for sure.