Today my cat swallowed a sewing needle. I had to take him to the vet and after x-rays (for $150) I ended up having to get him surgery (for an additional $600). It seems to have all gone okay but I had to finance the money and I can't really afford to do this. I have a good safety net so my mom should be able to help me pay it off before I get too much interest and I can just owe her but it sucks because I'm trying to save up for a house and I already owe my mom a few thousand dollars.
A few people I told about this suggested I just try to let him pass it naturally (which the vet said because of how it was positioned and the size of it compared to the size of the cat was unlikely to go well, and could be too late to help him after), and if it didn't work out to just put him down. I hadn't ever thought of just letting him die, he is only a year old and isn't the best cat but I love him. If the price had been $3000 I might have had to but I would have felt horrible.
How much money would you be willing to save your pet's life. To make it simpler assume that if you don't pay the pet will surely die, and if you do pay it will definitely survive.
On a side note whats with people I barely know telling me I should have just put him down, that I spent too much money, when I'm clearly upset about my cat?
First of all, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I know how difficult it can be to make these decisions.
This is a timely question. Recently my dog Hemingway started limping. We took him to the vet to find out that he has bone cancer in his rear right leg. It's metastasized. Still, we had to amputate his leg because he was in pain.
We have him on chemotherapy in the hopes to extend his life, not save it. Thankfully, the chemo has very minimal side effects and doesn't make him feel too badly.
He could live for another couple of years but statistically he will die within the year. How much would I pay? A good amount.
Here he is the day after the surgery:
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