Originally Posted by TLC (Post 2286434)

THIS is why everyone is upset:

"Well the VET offered to keep him there for the night for an outrageous fee. In return, I would have to turn him over to some organization that would attend to his physical needs & I lose him to some family that would adopt him.

Quite frankly, I'd rather lose him to Heaven than to have him in someone's possession knowing that I failed to commit to my puppy."

I know not everyone has $7000 to spend, but they were given the choice to surrender him - So obviously the Doctor knew that given the opportunity this pup should have and could have been saved!!!!

The bottom line is that they wrote that #1 They didn't want to have to pay any money towards vet care if #2 They would have to surrender him.

I know that alot of Vets suggest PTS and they go along with it in more cases than we want to even think about....So when it was written that the Vet suggested to surrender, that tells us all that this pup actually was healthy and young and he should have and could have had the opportunity to live a life he deserved...but they owners were too selfish, they would rather live with the thoughts of him being in heaven verse being loved and cared for by another family - THAT'S WHY WE ARE ALL UPSET :(

Originally Posted by Jeri Cunningham (Post 2286437)

I hope the original poster reads this - I hope your Spanky's face filled with love haunts you for the rest of your life!

Originally Posted by Lexi Rae (Post 2286440)

oh it will jeri, what goes around comes around eventually

Originally Posted by 068 (Post 2286395)

The last two sentences here.

The very first sentence here.

The second and third sentences here.

I love my dogs more than I like most people but there comes a point when you have to consider your own personal wellbeing. I, like these fine people, don't have a lot of money either. $7,000 would be well beyond what I could afford in vet fees.

Originally Posted by 068 (Post 2286441)

I understand that but the bolded part was most like the overriding factor. She made a statement that most of us, in the same situation, would probably say ourselves. Humans are selfish by nature.

Originally Posted by 068 (Post 2286447)

I hope you two aren't serious. This is the most asinine thing I think I have ever read on a message board.

Originally Posted by Nancy1999 (Post 2286448)

The way I read it is that the $7,000 was for the surgery, if the OP wanted to keep Spanky. However, the vet said he could relinquish ownership and give Spanky to a rescue group, but there was an undisclosed "outrageous fee" for an overnight stay. This amount is what some of us think should have paid. When you have a pet, you need to budget for overnight emergencies stays. I think the OP thought. "I have to pay "XXX" for an overnight stay, and somebody else gets him, no fair." I am suggesting that this is what real love is about. We make sacrifices even though we are not the ones that are benefited by those sacrifices.

Originally Posted by donnarod (Post 2286493)

Enough said, but I will say that I would have done anything to keep him alive even if someone else got him. I might even put a mortgage on my house.

Originally Posted by emilyann (Post 2286462)

I do agree that the OP could have handled the situation much better.

However, I also believe that some of you could have handled your words much better.

I understand that most of us our huge animal lovers but some of the things some of you are saying are way out of line and I really think it'd be wise to cork it. I'm sure the OP clearly sees that he/she shouldn't have posted this here.

To the OP, may your sweet baby rest in peace.

Originally Posted by diddy_nyc (Post 2286588)

well diddy nyc is a male.

some of you are referring to me as being a female.

i really regret sending him away like that & should have dished out the cash. At the time of making my decision, i was looking at it from a financial point of view.

Me & my fiance will move on & get another puppy down the line. This time, we'll get the proper insurance.

We should have gotten insurance to begin with, but you never think of the worst case scenario until it actually happens.