How much do you Value your pet?

kneemos · 05-11-2014 09:44PM #1

Watching "Supervet" and he has a cat with a five grand leg operation.
Would you pay or send the cat to the farm?

Penny Tration · 05-11-2014 09:46PM

Paid a grand for my dog to have an op on her knee at tthe start of the year. Would do it ten times over if needed.

Pumpkinseeds · 05-11-2014 09:48PM

I'd pay it and not regret a single cent of it.

twinytwo · 05-11-2014 09:49PM

The mother would get thrown out before the dog....

/thread

To Elland Back · 05-11-2014 09:50PM

I have pet insurance for my beloved dog because I never want to have to make that decision

heldel00 · 05-11-2014 09:50PM

Blood transfusion, couple of nights with the vet, follow up visits, injections ... Have a fair bit spent already and all cos some aul prick of a farmer was throwing poison around willy nilly!
Easy to say "no I wouldn't" but when you see them at their lowest you'd do anything

RosyLily · 05-11-2014 09:51PM

Pay whatever amount. He's worth every cent.

The Backwards Man · 05-11-2014 09:51PM

Would depend on what quality of life they would have after it for me.

05-11-2014 09:54PM

I only have my dog two weeks today but I'm entirely in love with her and can't imagine ever not giving her anything she needs.

/sap

Rubberchikken · 05-11-2014 09:54PM

We'd do everything possible for Westie. She's a star;)

Pumpkinseeds · 05-11-2014 09:55PM

Pet insurance does give fantastic peace of mind. One of ours arrived as a very ill stray and needed the better part of 2 grands worth of treatment over the first 18 months he was with us. Ever since then we got insurance for the others as each of them arrived and moved in. The thing with pet insurance is that you want to get it as soon as you get the pet so that they're covered for as much as possible. I don't have health insurance for myself but I'dn never be without it for our pets.:)

kenmccarthy · 05-11-2014 09:57PM

Wouldn't think twice about it, if I had or could get the money I'd pay it!!!!! See the big dog(chief) last week needed a 5K hip replacement...owners didn't want to pay...good ol supervet came to the rescue....few weeks after the op he was runing around like a puppy/ brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

Uncle Ruckus · 05-11-2014 09:59PM

Same here. I love my pets.

Lucyfur · 05-11-2014 10:00PM

Love my furries and no amount of money would be too much!

Manach · 05-11-2014 10:00PM

A: more than most people.

My name is URL · 05-11-2014 10:07PM

5 grand for a leg operation on a cat seems too expensive. I wouldn't pay that much out of my pocket for what is essentially an untested operation with no guarantee of success and fair chance that the animal will be left in a lot of pain. Doesn't mean I don't value my pets, and thankfully they're insured so I won't have to make the decision not to have them treated due to costs.

cloud493 · 05-11-2014 10:07PM

I love my rabbits and would give them anything I can to make them happy.

kenmccarthy · 05-11-2014 10:07PM

Wouldn't think twice about it, if I had or could get the money I'd pay it!!!!! See the big dog(chief) last week needed a 5K hip replacement...owners didn't want to pay...good ol supervet came to the rescue....few weeks after the op he was runing around like a puppy/ brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

kenmccarthy · 05-11-2014 10:08PM

Wouldn't think twice about it, if I had or could get the money I'd pay it!!!!! See the big dog(chief) last week needed a 5K hip replacement...owners didn't want to pay...good ol supervet came to the rescue....few weeks after the op he was runing around like a puppy/ brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

kenmccarthy · 05-11-2014 10:08PM

Wouldn't think twice about it, if I had or could get the money I'd pay it!!!!! See the big dog(chief) last week needed a 5K hip replacement...owners didn't want to pay...good ol supervet came to the rescue....few weeks after the op he was runing around like a puppy/ brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

Penny Tration · 05-11-2014 10:10PM

This thread makes me happy.

Gave my dog a big cuddle after reading the first page. She bit my nose :pac:

grey_so_what · 05-11-2014 10:11PM

Love my Kitty's....

Insurance all the way, it is expensive but they are my little buddies!! xxx

grey_so_what · 05-11-2014 10:11PM

Jingle_Balls wrote: »

This thread makes me happy.

Gave my dog a big cuddle after reading the first page. She bit my nose :pac:

Love this post!!....:D:D:D

kenmccarthy · 05-11-2014 10:12PM

Apologies for resending,getting the hang of new phone!!!!!mea culpa!!!! Just watching tonights episode on ch4+1, that supervet guy is brilliant, certainly NOT cheap but he is something else

Ruu · 05-11-2014 10:14PM

Spent a small fortune on a foster cat that we were looking after a few yeas back. She had a tough start to life but we got her eating again, nearly ready for adoption but got sick again. After exhausting every other avenue, we had to let go. Would happily do it again for the other two are taking up my chair so I have to stand.

smurfjed · 05-11-2014 10:14PM

As an expat, I have considered moving the wife and dogs to France for 6 months in order to avoid Irish quarantine laws... So i guess that you can say that i would do anything for them

SillyMangoX · 05-11-2014 10:15PM

I would do and already have had to do anything possible to keep my pets alive. After my cat was hit by a car last year, I had to stay with him 24/7 as he had an indwelling catheter and couldn't pee at all. So for 6 weeks I wasn't getting any more than 2-3 hours sleep a night except rare occasions where someone might mind him so I could go to bed for a few hours. It was tough going and still is with him, and have payed almost a grand in vet fees since it all, but if I had to go back and do it all again I would in a heartbeat. It's worth it for the pure love and affection you get back out of them. After all he's been through, numerous surgeries, tests, procedures and treatments he still greets me every day with a purr and a snuggle, and wants nothing more than love and a bit of food. If he wasn't happy then I would be prepared to call quits even after everything but to see how happy he is day in and day out, even when he's sick, makes me know it was all worth while.

Woshy · 05-11-2014 10:15PM

We moved from NZ to Ireland and paid a lot of money to bring our cat with us. It was worth every penny. He's currently lying on my chest, purring away. Loads of people said we were mad and we should just give him away but that's not the kind of people we are. That cat is my first baby - even after having a real baby he has a very special place in our family.

He did have to have 3 very expensive operations while we lived in NZ but we had insurance so we were reimbursed for most of the costs. We would have paid for it without hesitation though.

grey_so_what · 05-11-2014 10:17PM

Ruu wrote: »

Spent a small fortune on a foster cat that we were looking after a few yeas back. She had a tough start to life but we got her eating again, nearly ready for adoption but got sick again. After exhausting every other avenue, we had to let go. Would happily do it again for the other two are taking up my chair so I have to stand.

I was trying to watch Masterchef and I got howls eveytime the music came on and the ***deep voice*** of the presenter....

Ended up scratching necks and arses......:pac: to get to hear the finish!!....

DEFTLEFTHAND · 05-11-2014 10:17PM

SillyMangoX wrote: »

I would do and already have had to do anything possible to keep my pets alive. After my cat was hit by a car last year, I had to stay with him 24/7 as he had an indwelling catheter and couldn't pee at all. So for 6 weeks I wasn't getting any more than 2-3 hours sleep a night except rare occasions where someone might mind him so I could go to bed for a few hours. It was tough going and still is with him, and have payed almost a grand in vet fees since it all, but if I had to go back and do it all again I would in a heartbeat. It's worth it for the pure love and affection you get back out of them. After all he's been through, numerous surgeries, tests, procedures and treatments he still greets me every day with a purr and a snuggle, and wants nothing more than love and a bit of food. If he wasn't happy then I would be prepared to call quits even after everything but to see how happy he is day in and day out, even when he's sick, makes me know it was all worth while.

Is that him in your avatar?

Woshy · 05-11-2014 10:19PM

smurfjed wrote: »

As an expat, I have considered moving the wife and dogs to France for 6 months in order to avoid Irish quarantine laws... So i guess that you can say that i would do anything for them

Where are you located? You probably don't need to quarantine at all if you go through the UK. As I said, we brought out cat from NZ via Heathrow and loads of places have agreements with the uk. He got signed off there and then as UK/irl have free movement of animals we just brought him on the ferry to Dublin.

While we were waiting to pick up the cat, pets came in from Aus, America, Canada and Grenada - no quarantine needed

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