No, deserve has nothing to do with it ....but to have a pet you do need to be able to take proper care of it in all ways ,including financially.

JMO

OMG!! Flashback time....remember Mr. Bubble :D
Im going to go buy some now, Im feeling nastalgic!

Well, there is always unseen things in life. Even if you have money doesn't guarantee anything. I lost my Jezebel due to not being able to afford her vet bill. This is one of those subjects that always hurts my heart. I think Im just voicing on the wrong thread anyways :rolleyes:

I don't know how long you've had Callie, but trust me, emergencies and unexpected vet bills are part of dog ownership. And they usually happen just when you really can't afford it! ;)

I have to stick up for vets on this one. Whether or not they do payment plans has nothing to do with how much they care for animals. If they don't offer payment plans it certainly doesn't mean that they are just in it for the money as you say. Vets have a terrible problem with people not paying bills. Vets have overhead and salaries to pay just like any other business. They can't afford to run a free clinic.

A common scenario is a very sick cat or dog that the owner insists have very expensive tests and treatment they can't afford. When the crisis is over or the pet doesn't make it, they can't pay the bill. Many vets will offer a payment plan to a good client, but some require you to use Care Credit or other private financial assistance.

It is very important to be aware that emergency vet clinics do not offer payment plans. You have to pay upfront or they will turn you away. Since emergencies often happen after hours or on weekends or holidays, it's important to have some back up plan to pay the bill - a credit card, savings account, etc. It's part of responsible pet ownership.

I'm sorry about your Jezebel. :( I know unforseen things can happen that anyone can be unprepared for .

I was speaking more in terms of knowing people ( personally) that think they deserve to have a dog , even though they know they can't take real care of it , not unforeseen future things , but right now basic things...yet they still think they deserve it just because they want it. Unfortunately I have seen them put their desire to "have it now" above what is best for the future pet.

P.S Hope you don't get the flu :(

I have had Callie for a bit over a year. When we first got her she was pooing blood and it got very bad and she had to go to the vet many times. And the vet we go to has an extreme love of animals. My mom took one of her goats in for surgary due to a stone blocking his ability to pee and he died in recovery and they never charged us a thing they wraped him in a blanket and carried him to the car. They have also given us many free things with Callie not because we asked. When she got spayed her incesion didnt look well so we took her back to the vet and they didnt charge us for that visit or the antibiotics they gave us. The other vet we went to with my moms dogs seemed to careless about anything but ringing your bill up that is why I said what I said. There are vets out there who do it just for the money. Im not saying the ones who dont offer payment plans are completly money hungry.

I have a very nice female for sale for $950. I got a email offering $200. She even offered to come pick her up at my house... :rolleyes: It's ok to ask if a breeder could go any lower, but come on now !! And then the offer to pick her up. I mean really !! :rolleyes:

We are by no means rich and I knew going in that we could not afford more than $800 so we budgeted for Chip. I had a certain amount set and I said that we cannot spend more than that and didn't look at any dogs above my budget. If they were too much, I just said thank you and moved on. I wanted to make sure I had enough money for vet bills and such. Now with Smokey, I expected to pay an adoption fee, but we got him for free.

I don't think people should try and talk down the price of a dog, because if I was a breeder I would be thinking, "do they not think they are good enough to pay x amount?" To me that would make me think that the dogs were almost disposable. Putting a limit on the price though is different though.

Thanks sweetie:)
As for the the flu, its knocking at my door!

Unfortunately I think society as a whole is like this with a lot of things. That is why we in the economic crunch we are in. This 'gotta have it now' attitude. What happened to the days of when you want something you SAVE for it? Not just throw everything on credit card. On the flip side of that sometimes it seems basic needs and amenities (food, gas, school, taxes, etc...) are getting sooo expensive that people who were living comfortably are now forced to live on credit cards to get by. Its really sad.

I do see a generation of instant gratification emerging though. I hope those attitudes change, else this country will never really get out of the recession we are in.