re: How much is too much for a pet?

I’ve cleared my whole neighborhood of cats, atleast 30 beloved house cats. They come in my yard it’s fair game, I skin them and sell them pelts

Neighbors buy my pelts thinking it’s an exotic animal, in reality it’s their missing cat.

I don't know the exact total, but my sister's family probably spent at least $20,000 on their Golden Retriever's radiation and chemo at Mizzou's vet school. It's bought them at least another 1.5 years of life so far.

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Neighbors buy my pelts thinking it’s an exotic animal, in reality it’s their missing cat.

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We have a dog that we spent a grand on to get...then dropped $6k on emergency vet and surgery. I told my wife that dog had reached it's lifetime out of pocket max. God bless it if something else happens to it. "Too much" is subjective...

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Our beloved dog, who was only 4 at the time, had ruptured disks and would have been permanently paralyzed if not for major spinal surgery. With the surgery itself and almost 2 years of twice monthly physical rehab, we are in the ballpark of $18k in medical expenses.

It’s a lot, obviously … and I’d never begrudge anyone for saying “hell no!” But she’s my dog and she’s amazing and fought like hell and we don’t regret the expense.

She’s laying by my feet right now and I’m so grateful to see her doing so well. But again, I know not everybody could or would justify that kind of expense.