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QuickSilver · 11-18-2010, 01:33 PM

This has been an interesting thread. I have thought about the maximum I would pay for a medical procedure for Thor, and I think I would stop somewhere around $15K, because I can't imagine that he would have a good quality of life if he required more than that. Maybe I'm wrong.

I think in some ways pets are better off in that death can be a natural part of their life, rather than going to extreme lengths to add very small amounts of time.

I never really thought about it before, but I have always assumed that pets with homeless owners are happy. They spend absolutely all of their time with their human, and I think that dogs, just like people, do better with a job. I think having such an important role as both companion and protector would be extremely satisfying for a dog.

At the same time, I am lucky that if I decided that I would spend more than $15K to save Thor's life, I could. I cannot imagine how devastated I would be if I had to make that kind of decision for him based on limitations in my finances, rather than 100 percent about what would be best for him.

11-18-2010, 01:33 PM	#64
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	This has been an interesting thread. I have thought about the maximum I would pay for a medical procedure for Thor, and I think I would stop somewhere around $15K, because I can't imagine that he would have a good quality of life if he required more than that. Maybe I'm wrong. I think in some ways pets are better off in that death can be a natural part of their life, rather than going to extreme lengths to add very small amounts of time. I never really thought about it before, but I have always assumed that pets with homeless owners are happy. They spend absolutely all of their time with their human, and I think that dogs, just like people, do better with a job. I think having such an important role as both companion and protector would be extremely satisfying for a dog. At the same time, I am lucky that if I decided that I would spend more than $15K to save Thor's life, I could. I cannot imagine how devastated I would be if I had to make that kind of decision for him based on limitations in my finances, rather than 100 percent about what would be best for him. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.