I'd be interested to see how many of the people that say "Whatever it takes" have had to put out a couple grand on a pet, and whether they were supporting themselves and a family on their income at the time.
Jan 26 of 08 my cat passed away. Feb of 2000 I got a pure bread Bengal, payed $1600 for him with out breeding rights. (yes for a cat
) He was my little man and was by my side every second of every day. Mid 2007 I noticed a lump in his belly just in front of his right hind leg and after several vet and specialist visits it was confirmed cancerous, they thought it could be removed with no long term effects. A cat scan (no pun intended) reviled a spot on his lungs witch was bad news. The specialist told me that if it was cancer removing the tumor would be all for not, as there was nothing that could be done about the spot on his lung.
Just over 8k later in vet and specialist bills, between the surgery, and his stay for 3 weeks at the local animal hospital, (he had a real rough recovery and had to be resuscitated a few times) he got to come home and was back to his old self. 3 weeks later to the day he died. He seemed 100% ok and 10 min later he was DOA in my arms as I ran through the doors of the animal hospital.
I live and support myself, don't have a family yet but spent every spare dime I had on treatment for my little guy. I even sold my brand new motorbike I bought earlier that spring because I just didn't have the money to keep up with the vet bills for Chance.
I can say whole heartedly I would do what ever it takes and if I had to do it all over again I would do it in a heartbeat!
Originally Posted by wolfy-hound
I'd be interested to see how many of the people that say "Whatever it takes" have had to put out a couple grand on a pet, and whether they were supporting themselves and a family on their income at the time.
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