How much would you spend on a dying pet?

depending on it’s age & condition…with my financial status probably up to 2500

We spent $2200 to save our cat a few years ago. It bought us another 3 years with him and was worth every penny. It would probably depend on the amount of available credit.

if he is dying….no hope….put him out of his misery. Why spend money to watch a friend suffer. If he can live a happy life for a couple of years $500.

They say you can’t put a price on life, I beg to differ. And I love my pet just as much as anyone if not more.

My pet already died…

I love my cat as a real person and a member of my family. If he were sick or injuried and there was a way to save him. Like a full proof way to save him, not just continuous tests and medications then I would spend to the last dime. But it would also depend on my financial status weather every dime would even be enough. But if he was dying and there was no way to save his life, to the point he would be happy again then no I would not allow him to suffer.

Perhaps this is simply my skewed upbringing, but I would do enough to prevent the normal “wear and tear” of pets, but not much beyond that. My family tends to understand animals as blessings while they exist, but not something on par to a human life. Thus, make sure your pet has all the required shots, but if it starts to suffer terminal illness, let it go gracefully.

A tough scenario, to be sure, but you did ask “how much would you spend.”

I have spent about $2000.00 for one health issue in the past. I have an advantage in that I work in the field, so I can usually do more than I would normally be able to afford.

Well when I was a student and couldn’t really afford (but probably could have found a way) the surgery to possibly (25% chance) help my 16-year-old cat, this is what happened:

“The $1000.00 question.”

She’s dead, she’s dead
I’ve killed my cat –
I wouldn’t pay the price and now she’s dead.
All she ever wanted
was me
to be near me,
and now I’ve gone
and killed her.
What is the price of an animal’s life?
What was it to me?
Too high, the price was too high,
and I was too cheap.
I killed my cat
with neglect and regret,
I dug her grave
and her collar went with her.
The thought of a kitten
crept into my mind,
how disgusting,
how perverted,
how selfish.
She was with me so long,
more years than not,
like a nanny,
a grandmother
like family…
and I refused to pay the price
to keep her alive.

I didn’t deserve the love at all.