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Originally Posted by chachi  I do agree that the owners should save for emergencies but not alll have the money and sometimes it is a matter of life or death that the animal get the care. If it were a child it would get the care and I dont think animals should be any different. I know not everyones going to agree with me but its my opinion |
I totally agree! My husband and I feel very strongly for this. If a person is wanting to have a pet (or many) they need to be willing to cover the costs of medical care. Its just part of the responsibility of having a pet.
Personally, our cats and dogs aren't just animals to us. They are our kids (we don't have skin babies, yet). We love each and everyone of them and we have spent lots of money in the past for different medical issues. We aren't going to give up on them for just an expensive procedure, you wouldn't do that on your child! Anyway...
To answer the question about vets. The vet we go to is amazing. He is very affordable and a family friend. He is really the only person we go to. He really isn't an expert in small breeds (more like livestock) but he does a pretty good job. They recently expanded and hired a few more vets to help and then this past year they opened up a separate facility 30 mins away that is a 24hr hospital. Supposedly, they are still affordable (the hospital), which is great.
I've been debating changing to a vet that comes to my home. We have 2 cats and 2 dogs and it would be much more convenient to just have someone come here and get all 4 of them checked up on and just be done with it, instead of having to get them all out. I do love my vet but this is just is a convenience that just sounds too tempting to pass up and at least give it a try....