The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread

Damn im sorry to hear that. They are in a better place now. You did everything you could. Again, sorry for your loss.

It was a bad year for fish rescue. Seems everyone we tried to save from drowning died within hours. I guess we just got ther a little too late.

^^^ :(

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Teamwork! They have the beast pinned and helpless!

Well and it is everyone's own personally choice but you have a family with kids. I can't see justifying spending $25k on my dog that could have gone to my human family members.

Also I see people spend tons to keep a animal alive and in all honest the animal be better off dead. They are just delaying their own pain.

Actually, that 25k was spent on many of the......50 or so residents of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary who required medical attention during the course of the year. We received two residents who had been shot and needed emergency medical attention, two that had cancer related surgeries, One of the Panthers had several medical procedures to correct Urinary probs....and many more I cannot remember.
AND...it's all about quality of life. Not...existence.

Actually, that 25k was spent on many of the......50 or so residents of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary who required medical attention during the course of the year. We received two residents who had been shot and needed emergency medical attention, two that had cancer related surgeries, One of the Panthers had several medical procedures to correct Urinary probs....and many more I cannot remember.
AND...it's all about quality of life. Not...existence.

So that is a bit different then someone saving a domestic pet. I have literally seen folks spend that kind of money on a domestic cat/dog. Even if I thought about it in the life span of my two dogs , ten years old each, i probably have dropped $12 - $15k on them.

We always joke that the mutt dog finds something that is expensive to treat yet it is inhumane to put him down over it.

IT really is not the pet owners to blame as much as the money hungry vets. We had a vet literally tell us we needed to have ACL surgery on my dog at the tune of $4k took him for a second opinion and the other Vet said dog has hip issues let him rest and give him joint meds. 6 weeks later he was back to his old self.

I should have reported the other Vet. She telling my wife she could see the acl damage on the xray; BS can't see a tendon on an x-ray. Seriously using peoples emotional attachment to their animals as a means of extorting money from them is just plain evil.

So that is a bit different then someone saving a domestic pet. I have literally seen folks spend that kind of money on a domestic cat/dog. Even if I thought about it in the life span of my two dogs , ten years old each, i probably have dropped $12 - $15k on them.

We always joke that the mutt dog finds something that is expensive to treat yet it is inhumane to put him down over it.

IT really is not the pet owners to blame as much as the money hungry vets. We had a vet literally tell us we needed to have ACL surgery on my dog at the tune of $4k took him for a second opinion and the other Vet said dog has hip issues let him rest and give him joint meds. 6 weeks later he was back to his old self.

I should have reported the other Vet. She telling my wife she could see the acl damage on the xray; BS can't see a tendon on an x-ray. Seriously using peoples emotional attachment to their animals as a means of extorting money from them is just plain evil.

Maybe if your dog would learn how to slide......

Maybe if your dog would learn how to slide......

Bravo. You got an audible laugh out of me at work.

So that is a bit different then someone saving a domestic pet. I have literally seen folks spend that kind of money on a domestic cat/dog. Even if I thought about it in the life span of my two dogs , ten years old each, i probably have dropped $12 - $15k on them.

We always joke that the mutt dog finds something that is expensive to treat yet it is inhumane to put him down over it.

IT really is not the pet owners to blame as much as the money hungry vets. We had a vet literally tell us we needed to have ACL surgery on my dog at the tune of $4k took him for a second opinion and the other Vet said dog has hip issues let him rest and give him joint meds. 6 weeks later he was back to his old self.

I should have reported the other Vet. She telling my wife she could see the acl damage on the xray; BS can't see a tendon on an x-ray. Seriously using peoples emotional attachment to their animals as a means of extorting money from them is just plain evil.

I bet the other Dr injected the dog with his own stem cells,

funny thing is now a days that is like the big surgery for dogs. ACL repair. I know plenty of folks that have had it done to their dogs. Must be big profit.

funny thing is now a days that is like the big surgery for dogs. ACL repair. I know plenty of folks that have had it done to their dogs. Must be big profit.

Between the vets, groomers, heartworm and flea and tic meds, food, and in my case insulin and syringes I swear my kids cost less to raise.