Agree!
I will NEVER understand the logic.
Sorry, but I am a 21 year old college student with not a lot of money but you know what? I MAKE it work! I can't stand to see grown women/men, often with families, on here who claim they can't afford it. Do you have cable, directtv, verizon, etc? Do you go out to dinner? Sacrifice something for the sake of your pup. I've seen it before too with people who have the money to go out every night, drive nice cars, and wear nice clothes, but "can't afford" care for their dog.
I am all for saving money when possible. I won't run Jackson to the vet for EVERY little thing. But I know my dog well enough to know when he needs to go, and when it's something that can be treated at home. When it comes to a lot of issues I see posted on here, going to the vet simply seems logical. And by waiting it out longer, you are just going to end up with more bills in the end because the worse they get, the more $$$ it gets.
I simply don't understand it. I am not made of money, I am young, but my dog has always gotten the best care possible. Like I said, I MAKE it work.
This year alone, I've spent close to $3000 on Jackson in vet bills. He's been a very healthy guy *knock on wood* but unfortunately, his two issues were "big" ... one was a really bad GI upset causing a hospital stay, the other was dental surgery to fix a tooth that was causing his gums a hole. I paid for them all by myself up front, I did receive some very generous donations (unasked for) for one treatment and it meant the world to me. But irregardless, my dog would have been taken care of.
I did a ton of extra babysitting, dogsitting, selling on ebay, etc, when it came time to making some of the money back.
I do not think you need to be rich to own an animal. It's really about common sense, and having some savings, or some form of financially taking care of a pet.
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Originally Posted by Taryn0405  I know I'm going to sound like a spoiled brat, but here it goes. We set aside money for Gizmo as well as get doggy insurance on him (thank goodness) I also have a credit card that has a low interest rate with a current zero balance that I call my "just in case" card.
With that being said, and here comes the spoiled brat part, I know my family would help with Gizmo if anything ever happened that was catastrophic. With that being said, my husband and I too would drop anything to help out with my mom's or brother's dog as well. I guess we all created a little support system for our pets.
I think many times people pick out a pet for a quick fix, and don't really think about it long term. |
I know that, if a really really big emergency came up, I would also have family that would help. Jackson is a big part of this whole family and everyone knows how much I love him and have grown to love him too. I have quite a few family members who I know would offer to help if it came down to it, however I don't depend on this, or anything, but I do know the option is there.