I just read an article linked by someone on FB about how much we spend on our pets. And it really made me think about how much I have/would/could spend on each of my pets.
I don't have a set limit. I have back up options for payment. I don't currently have a savings account just for them. All future pets will have pet insurance, for sure.
But I have spent thousands of dollars on each of my pets over their lifetime, just on veterinary care. It's not because I'm rich (I wish that was the case), but because if I know it can be fixed, I'm certainly going to give it my best go.
I guess I should consider myself lucky that "emergencies" have only been a couple hundred at most. We work with some very, very, very expensive dogs at work and that also makes me think about how far I would go. One of the dogs I currently work with had a total hip replacement. Not a salvage procedure like an FHO, but a hip replacement. The owner did presurgical rehab (prehab), surgery, and is now doing rehab post surgery as well. She is also not rich.
Sometimes I feel like I spend too much. But then I look at them as living, breathing beings, and I can't... not.
I know I'm not alone here, haha. But that article made me feel almost selfish. And I don't want to feel that way!
I don't have a set limit. I have back up options for payment. I don't currently have a savings account just for them. All future pets will have pet insurance, for sure.
But I have spent thousands of dollars on each of my pets over their lifetime, just on veterinary care. It's not because I'm rich (I wish that was the case), but because if I know it can be fixed, I'm certainly going to give it my best go.
I guess I should consider myself lucky that "emergencies" have only been a couple hundred at most. We work with some very, very, very expensive dogs at work and that also makes me think about how far I would go. One of the dogs I currently work with had a total hip replacement. Not a salvage procedure like an FHO, but a hip replacement. The owner did presurgical rehab (prehab), surgery, and is now doing rehab post surgery as well. She is also not rich.
Sometimes I feel like I spend too much. But then I look at them as living, breathing beings, and I can't... not.
I know I'm not alone here, haha. But that article made me feel almost selfish. And I don't want to feel that way!