[Teresa Ford]

I am glad your dog is going to be ok. What horribly story.
I am shocked by the cost. I heard this story at the dog park. A Chihuahua was attacked, by a large mixed breed, when she was being walked on a leash. The Chihuahua's family, wound up taking the owner of the big dog to court. The judge would not award the $3,200. Vet bill. He Awarded the replacement value of her property (the dog ) He asked her what she had paid for the dog orig. She said around $400.00. The judge said If the dog had died she would only have been entitled to the actual monetary value of the dog ! The judge said he was sorry she spent so much money on vet bills, but the dog was only worth $400.00 plus court costs and that is what he ordered the big dogs owners to pay.
I was surprized to hear some people at the dog park talk about it , after she left. And some thought the judge was right. One guy even compared it to a car and said if someone hit your $400.00 car parked on the street, no matter how much you loved it, No Judge would order the defendant to pay $3,200, Because you choose to have it repaired with all original parts and custom paint job that cost $3,200 !
I know when my old fellow Noah had cancer we spent over $2,000 on treatments. He lived almost 3 years. He was 18 when we had to put him to sleep. I guess some people would not have chosen to have him treated. But, he was my Old Fellow and I loved him so, how can you put a price on that ?