[gemy]

My take on Wylies Mom posting this, was for us to pause a bit or a long while, grab onto our compassion, and mayhap even re-read a time or two, both the op's posting, and our response (before posting it) and then see if we want to post our response in the way it was originally fashioned.


Nobody here would agree to let a dog suffer, without either the intervention care, or the PTS option. THat ultimately is your dog owner responsibility, and no it is not always to beg for a placement at a shelter or a rescue. It can be an option for some dogs and some owners, but not for all.


What a person can or can not afford to spend in their minds eye or judgement, varies widely across all ethnicities, sexes, and economic circumstances. Most relatively good dog owners research the cost of regular vet care, feeding, training etc; most do not look at the extraordinary circumstances that may arise, and how they will deal with those health issues. Should they of course, but it is a learning curve for all pet owners.


Up until now, I have been lucky in so far, when I have had pups with expensive health issues, I have not had the competing issues of my family with health and financial needs which were beyond my capacity to meet, and I was forced to choose between a human child, sister, mother, brother, father, husband to provide health care for them, or to provide expensive health care for my dog..........


But I already know where I stand on that pendulum of uneviable choices.