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Originally Posted by lynzy420  I have read this post so many times since you posted it, I want to make some comments but I have held off, first off....perhaps in the future you may not want to get another pup until your children are grown and it is more affordable to have a pup? I can't tell you how much your comment "my family comes first" literally makes me shake and my heart race....wasn't your pup part of your family? Also, these little pups are so vulnerable, I believe you waited 5-6 days before seeking medical care, I want to point out for others who may come along that it is very important to get your pups to the vet ASAP when they become ill, these pups are vulnerable once ill and can go down so fast....
OP I'm so sorry for the loss of your pup, it is heartbreaking, I'm sure you did the best you could and thought under the circumstances.....these pups come with a life long dependency on us for a lifetime of love and care.... |
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Originally Posted by gemy I am very sorry for your loss -$10K sounds like an awfull lot of money-money many would not have.
This is why we highly recommend pet insurance. These days as opposed to 30 or more years ago, vet medicine has made huge strides, and now owners do have choices when their dog becomes ill. Unfortunately many choices are quite expensive, some prohibitively so. But with pet insurance coverage those options become available to you. If the cost of $30-$40 a month for pet insurance is beyond your means, you need to seriously consider if you can afford any pet at all.
Many of us also do yearly bloodwork, co-inciding with the yearly exam. If done, it might have caught the problem much earlier on, where treatment options might not have been so expensive.
But now you know, we do have threads a stickey here about the cost of owning a pet; it is a good read, to get a handle on likely costs. Just go to our library and browse through it. |
I would hope that anyone considering obtaining a pup would read this thread and pay particular attention to the above posts.
I have had a hard time thinking about a response to this thread. It makes me sick to my stomach to know that an animal has suffered and this poor young pup did indeed suffer.
Please know there are always options. Please know that these are tiny beings and they sometimes require very expensive care. If you cannot afford to provide that, yes, I would rather see a pup euthanized than letting the suffering go on; but honestly it should not have to come to that. Even if it means surrendering the pup to someone who can and/or will find a way to provide. Bottom line on this one, it was just too late by the time she got appropriate vet care. No one will ever know if she could have survived.....it is simply tragic.