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Originally Posted by roseylovestosho  A couple of questions and responses to some of the comments made above:
-So you advice against dog insurance? What are your thoughts on carecredit (if you have it)?
-Also, I'm having a hard time finding the sticky on dog costs. Can anyone please copy the link for me? I'd really appreciate it.
-As for factoring in the amount of money needed in case of an emergency, I figured that savings of around $3000 would be enough to cover if something happened, which is why I was only asking for estimates excluding an accident...however if you think $3000 is too low, please let me know!
-An unrelated question, I constantly keep coming across liver shunt. Has anyone encountered this problem with their precious baby? There's an 18 month old whose available for adoption who experienced liver shunt, but had surgery for it. Do you think adopting a dog that had this problem would be too much for a new yorkie parent? Any thoughts?
-I do understand how college students can be (I've had roomates!). However, I am now living on my own in a 2 bedroom apartment and I'm trying to get my phD, which honestly means that I spend most of my time at home studying. The only times I am not home is when I am in class (3x a week for 2.5 hours) or I go to the gym every morning for two hours (approximately). Other than that, I'm usually home reading, writing, etc. Fortunately, there's a lake half a mile away from my apartment that I occassionaly walk there to get some exercise...however it's lonely! I'd love to take my new baby with me to go running, and that'll cut my usual gym time! |
With a savings like that and care credit, I wouldn't advise pet health insurance, as long as you continue to add to your savings. Self-insuring is a great idea.
I believe this is the sticky they are speaking about for costs of owning a dog:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...wning-dog.html
Use your search tool in the sick and injured forum to look up liver shunt and read about it. There has been much written about it. Yorkies are prone to it. That is why it is important to know if the breeder does bile acid tests on the parents. I'll let someone else speak about caring for a liver shunt pup after the surgery.
There are probably some bigger yorkies out there that will jog, but the most the majority of them can do is walk. I'll admit they all have running spurts, but I don't think you will find a jogging companion in a yorkie. They do make great walking companions. When the weather gets very hot, you will need to be careful to walk them when the temperature is at the coolest part of the day.