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Another tale of life in Obama's America.
Oh My :-(
I can just see the poor little thing in my minds eye...
I like the solution the shelter came up with. Everyone is happy all around, especially Otto.
Three weeks ago, I had to make that dreaded “final trip” to the vet with my sweet kitty of almost 20 years. I feel for these people. I’m glad they’re getting a second chance with their Otto.
Put my Yellow Lab down two weeks ago. Kidney failure - genetic - nothing we could do. She was greatly loved and packed a LOT of living into six short years.
Glad to know that this dog was cared for, though! :)
I know how much it hurts when you have a beloved critter and you can't do anything for them, can't even afford to euthanize them when it's time for that last ride.
About 1-1/2 years ago, I had a tiny DSH tortie cat I'd adopted, come down with a prolapsed anus. Took her to an animal ER... they quoted me a seemingly gold-plated price for possible surgery ($5,000).
I had no hope in the world of getting together that kind of money. So I took their advice and surrendered her to Animal Control to be put down.
It hurt like HELL to have a sweet little girl like that and to not be able to do anything for her. I spent most of that night crying and telling her what a good girl she was and how sorry I was.
You find a way to pay to care for the animal or put it to sleep.
Oh, great, my screen is blurry again! It’s clearly defective.
It shouldn’t cost what it does to put an ill animal down. Shelters and animal control should offer the service at cost.
And there’s an opportunity for, I don’t know, a chain or something, to come in with more competitive veterinary pricing than what prices are getting jacked up to in many parts of the country.
But there is reasonable pet health insurance that can be purchased when your pet is still reasonably young that can at least size those $5,000 bills down to, say, a more manageable $500.