Every pet owner has to decide for themself how much money they will invest in vet care...no one else can judge them for this IMO. I have not or will not invest an insane amount of money to save my pets..that is my choice. I have a limit...I will not allow them to suffer any pain or on going illness without resolve...and that is for me, only me to decide and others opinion of my decision is of no interest to me...and we should not judge anyone else who decides to stop treatment and let their pet go humanely.
I do not like the idea people should not get a pet unless we are willing to pay whatever it costs to keep them going for 15 yrs...I had a grooming client who charged $13,000 in one year on her credit card for her sick Yorkie...did it make her a better pet owner then someone who would choose to let theirs go? Not to me it did not...
I have had puppy buyers assure me they would spare no expense to keep my pup alive as long as possible...I expect them to use common sense and I always vote for good quality of life first. I have seen a number of my old Yorkies who should have been put down a year or two before they were, it grieved me to see them that way..I would breathe a big sigh of relief when they finally died... |