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Originally Posted by chachi  My neighbor who is poor just had an unfortunate situation with a pet that applys to this situation. She had $1200 saved. Her cat blew out his rectum and she had to take him to an emergerncy vet. It cost like $800 TO FIX. Then he pulled his stitches out that cost her more money then she found out he had an abscss and she had to take care of that. It wiped out the savings and she only had $300 left for utilities,gas and groceries. Now who is anyone to tell someone they have to live like that. These are real live people with real life bills and real life situations |
I would say if a cat blew out his rectum that there may be other problems. If I blow out my rectum, I hope they put me to sleep! Seriously, the recovery from that must be horribly painful. That's why it's important to have a vet who you trust and one who can advise you on quality of life. My guess also, is your neighbor didn't buy the cat, but got it from a shelter, pound, or maybe she found it, so any extra time she has given the cat has been beneficial. I'm talking about all the people who write in here saying that they can't afford routine vet visits when their dog is sick.