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Originally Posted by mommadog1  If rescues are having a hard time paying vet bills why would they take an owner surrender that needs such expensive treatment? Why can't the rescue's just help with the cost so she can keep her baby instead of putting the dog in a foster home?
Is there a rescue that is willing to take her? I don't see why a dog has to go into a rescue to be able to receive their help. |
Rescues are run on donations from supporters and that is
the only support they receive to pay for the care of their dogs. They just do not pay vet bills for people who have sick dogs, if that were the case there would be people lined up around that block looking for free vet care.
Basic vet care can be found at many low cost clinics which include vaccines and spay/neuter and possibly other minimal surgeries. Many times they are able to receive grant money for corporations (not the government) to run these types of programs. If there are very serious illnesses the dog needs to be surrendered to rescue so that it can be medically treated under their care. Think about it this way-who would pay to have their dog treated if you could just ask any rescue to pay for vet care--where is the responsibility of the pet owner?
Most vets don't even give the rescues a break in vet costs and it is not even reasonable to assume they would. Vets have costs they incur to run a practice and they must charge as well. Someone has to pay.
Breeding and pet ownership should not be taken lightly and there are many irresponsible breeders/owners. Truth be told, the person that is responsible for the breeding that occurred to bring this dog into the world is LONG GONE and now the OPer is left with a very sick puppy. The breeder (in this case the OPer's roommate) didn't care to do the proper testing etc that needed to be done and now look what has happened. This poor puppy is so sick and in desperate need of care and with owned by someone not willing/able to pay for it herself. The responsibility is then left to others to take over and that should not include the privileged of continued ownership.