How much do you Value your pet?

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Rightwing wrote: »

Some farmers are down right thugs.

Please explain?

NZ_2014 wrote: »

There are some terrible dog foods out there like that €1 per kg cheap stuff. Spend a bit more and you are more likely to get better quality . my vote is for skinners dog foods.

Is 400 quid insurance alot for two dogs, one is over 10.

I have 2 westies and they always eat €1/kg dog food they do very well on it one is four and the other is ten. The four year old is an indoor dog snow white coat. Just because certain dog food is a crazy price doesn't mean it's better.

I've never had a proper pet bar a few goldfish and a gerbil that lasted two weeks so although I respect people's love for their pets, I don't really completely get it. I think you have to have had one to understand.

NZ_2014 wrote: »

Is it dry stuff u giving theme? My dogs coat went rotten from €1 per kg dry food. I pay an extra tenner a month or 60c extra per kg for decent stuff but took a lot of research to try find a decent value one.

Their coats are perfect but then again my daughter is a dog groomer. Do you brush out their coats often? If not they will get matted the same if you wash them too often.

NZ_2014 wrote: »

Skinners gets good reviews, both online and in the animals and pets forum. Personally i get the duck or chicken and rice food."field and trial".its branded as being for working dogs.My dogs coat has improved immensely after feeding him it..and they gobble it up!

What exactly was wrong with his coat if it was food related it would be only dull. Do you brush your dogs coat?

I do try and take care of my pets but vet fees don't make it easy. I weigh past experiences and not just price, like the time my first dog was put down at the side of the road still plays on my mind. The vet was all matter of fact and was more into dealing with bigger animals but he was the local vet. The dog did have a cancerous growth but I don't know if anything for could have been done for him or not. Then there an incident with a cat many years later. The cat had taken a bad turn for no apparent reason. Took her to a different vet. He held her in his surgery for many days. We had to come in and feed her as she seemed to be starving and there didn't seem to be improvement. In the end we got no diagnosis just a huge bill and a still very ill cat. We took her home and eventually with a lot of care she improved but she forever lost sight in her left eye and was eventually able to stand and walk in a straight line without help. A few years after this she disappeared, but we didn't panic as cats of ours travelled around to neighbours and usually came back, though some did take up residence elsewhere.
Around the same time I remember hearing a vet on the radio describing the exact symptoms my cat had and when he said that it was the sign of a stroke, I felt my heart sink as I seriously began to fear for my cat and sure enough she never returned. If I had known my cat had had a stroke there's no way I would left her out of my sight.

So long story short I weigh up a trip to the vet very carefully as I've paid a lot for very little.

Thought we'd have to do the unthinkable to our dog a few months back. Big lump on the side of her where she had tumours removed previously. We paid a lot in vet bills over the years and add in the fact she was getting old for a retriever we thought she might suffer less if....

It sounds like a horrible thing to say but I've had relations die before and the sickness I felt waiting on the results of the vet were 10x worse. Thankfully it was good news and the dog has been spoiled rotten since. Seems an awful lot happier too.

My dogs, two little boys, are my whole entire world. I would spend my last cent on them if it came down to it, no question. They are like my children. 2 years ago my oldest dog broke his leg. That dog slept in my bed with me with his little cast, because he was so disorientated from all his sedation, and I didn't want him to be scared.

Last winter, I had a stray dog, 6 puppies, and a big dog. I had left my job to take care of my dad, who was ill. I had feck all money, but the dogs were cared for. She was getting liver, cottage cheese, salmon ect trying to boost her milk supply. The puppies were being fed on puppy formula, and the adult dogs were getting their nuts and their wet food.
Meanwhile, I had about 12 euro left for my own food. Noodles, pasta, and fruit mostly. The puppies grew up to be big happy and healthy, the adults were happy and healthy, and they were absolutely worth every bit of the pressure I felt.

I can't even imagine loving anyone or anything as much as I love my dogs.