tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1755206808655179664..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: “Really, a PUPPY!”joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-22463876603328465742016-01-13T21:28:50.488-05:002016-01-13T21:28:50.488-05:00A puppy for $75? That's a steal! We got ours a...A puppy for $75? That's a steal! We got ours at the pound, and couldn't take it home until the pound people sent it to their vet for neutering. Cost us a little over $100 for that free mutt puppy.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8855551230423331702016-01-13T14:46:44.236-05:002016-01-13T14:46:44.236-05:00My late brother-in-law was a vet. He took care of...My late brother-in-law was a vet. He took care of our pets for free!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84707868963617464032016-01-13T12:58:29.507-05:002016-01-13T12:58:29.507-05:00It's criminal what vets and animal hospitals c...It's criminal what vets and animal hospitals charge. I'm still paying off the $4,000 bill for one of our cats. Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57813571964837615892016-01-13T12:11:27.834-05:002016-01-13T12:11:27.834-05:00I'd find a new vet. Well played for the dad t...I'd find a new vet. Well played for the dad though. He knew what the vet was doing.<br /><br />I love how you end up losing friends in a divorce. Just kinda went through that. The one friend I loved is gone and the one I can't stand is in my face way too much. <br /><br />Have a fabulous day Cranky. My best to Mrs. Cranky. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39532595661622449262016-01-13T11:47:54.799-05:002016-01-13T11:47:54.799-05:00I have to agree with everything Sully said. Vets d...I have to agree with everything Sully said. Vets don't generally lower their prices because they want to squeeze at least some business out of us. I have had very compassionate vets who have done what they could to make it easier for payment. I think this doctor couldn't imagine putting an otherwise healthy creature down.<br /><br />If your ex-friend couldn't afford the surgery and the price didn't budge, he would have had to come to a very difficult decision (for most animal lovers). It's understandable given difficult finances and stresses. However, if he had decided against the surgery, I think it would have been very wrong for him to then invest in another dog. There are always high vet bills associated with pets.. it's just a matter of time. And I'm uncomfy with the message that the considered trade-off sent to the child.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85024126717758143152016-01-13T10:54:34.173-05:002016-01-13T10:54:34.173-05:00The other possibility is that the vet was actually...The other possibility is that the vet was actually a good person, if still a businessman. Maybe he offered the lower cost, even at cost of his time and expense, because he got into the business to save lives and he was willing to lower his fee to cost, if need be, to save the pooch. It's a longshot, but maybe.<br /><br />In any case, your buddy got the job done. The one I'd be worried about is the daughter. She was mighty cavalier about ol' Snickers versus a puppy!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35727216946942964122016-01-13T10:43:37.231-05:002016-01-13T10:43:37.231-05:00I had a comment but I just read about his wife so ...I had a comment but I just read about his wife so I will rethink. He obviously was a bit hard pressed from all the doctor bills and painful loss. Glad you added that. <br />My previous dog was a free stray that became my $3000 bionic dog after rebuilt knees. If I didn't have the money for his surgeries, I would have hooked on the streets to get it. At my age, I might have earned more as a Walmart greeter but he was my bud for 17 years. I'd have done what it took. <br /> Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87421578539319919312016-01-13T10:19:34.699-05:002016-01-13T10:19:34.699-05:00We have a vet who is a good friend and would not r...We have a vet who is a good friend and would not rip us off, so i'm not sure how to weigh in on that. As for whether or not to have such a surgery, to me you have to take the whole family situation into account and whether or not the animal is likely to survive, and what the quality of life would be after. There have been animals we've chosen to let go rather than put them through expensive treatments that wouldn't have saved their lives, but would simply have painfully postponed their deaths.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65443841611675436612016-01-13T09:34:49.395-05:002016-01-13T09:34:49.395-05:00I've been asked the point of this story...I re...I've been asked the point of this story...I really do not have a point, it is simply a story of a man who felt he was being ripped of by the vet and he could not really afford to be ripped off. Not to defend my once upon a time friend, but he was not a horrible person and he was facing some other difficult times. His wife (girlfriend from High School) had several operations and chemo over a 10 year time when this happened. She succumbed to brain cancer 10 years later after several more surgeries and chemo treatments which meant financial difficulties and a different perspective of death than many might have.<br /><br />And, ultimately, he did do the right thing regards Snickers.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60269158921950307152016-01-13T08:08:04.351-05:002016-01-13T08:08:04.351-05:00We lost our dog Luke about a year ago. I spent ap...We lost our dog Luke about a year ago. I spent approx 8 times what I paid for him trying to save him, and have never regretted it. Did I get ripped off? Maybe, but he was family. I wouldn't go bargain shopping for a doctor for one of my kids, and I won't for my dog either.Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39079480075800933442016-01-13T07:56:45.063-05:002016-01-13T07:56:45.063-05:00Hmm, should I be honest here? OK I will.
I love m...Hmm, should I be honest here? OK I will. <br />I love my dog, and I adored all our pets growing up so I know how much pets mean to kids, who tend to see them as their brothers and sisters. If you had asked me years ago, I would have sworn that of course I would pay for an operation if my pet needed it. <br />But these days we have little money and growing kids, I work part-time (my choice, yes), and just paying bills is challenging enough. We have a Pomeranian (we got him cheap from a friend as well!) who a couple of years ago started limping and the vet told us he needed $2500 knee reconstruction surgery which would also require 2 weeks' quiet time to recover (so add 2 weeks in a kennel or doggy day care to the surgery bill). And I didn't even hesitate. We didn't do it. We just couldn't afford it.<br />I was getting embarassed taking him for annual checkups and shots as the vet kept telling us he needed the op. Finally I just admitted we couldn't afford it and he immediately offered cortisone shots and some anti-inflammatory medicine which all came to about $200 - we did that, and the dog was 'cured' - at least for now. It's been nearly 2 years and he's been good. I am sure he will need more shots in future, but I most likely won't be doing the surgery.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53316501282045136672016-01-13T00:33:05.253-05:002016-01-13T00:33:05.253-05:00some folks don't think of pets as family. they...some folks don't think of pets as family. they're my kids. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14416718037616846112016-01-12T23:55:52.919-05:002016-01-12T23:55:52.919-05:00For a well loved pet some people will pay anything...For a well loved pet some people will pay anything to save them. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-30374969252938536002016-01-12T23:51:08.188-05:002016-01-12T23:51:08.188-05:00You had me worried.You had me worried.A Reader's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674142236769153479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-72660383641306696762016-01-12T21:54:02.739-05:002016-01-12T21:54:02.739-05:00Gee, it's tough to know what one is seeing her...Gee, it's tough to know what one is seeing here....avarice? Could be. insensitivity? Sure. Bad modeling from a parent? Could be. A parable about something? Probably. Always leave 'em guessing, Joeh. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com