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Pets, Vet bills and your breaking point.
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Sibyyl
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#21 - 2014-07-22 20:45:45 UTC
Authorised Permit Seller wrote:
Do none of you have pet insurance?

Can't speak for anyone else, but in my case insurance was denied by every provider I applied to because of.. you guessed it.. epilepsy being a preexisting condition.

Two of the providers even commented that my cat's head injury was also a preexisting condition which they would use as a basis to deny me an insurance policy.

Well I don't care and I still love him P

Joffy Aulx-Gao for CSM. Fix links and OGB. Ban stabs from plexes. Fulfill karmic justice.
Ranzabar
Doomheim
#22 - 2014-07-22 21:38:32 UTC
The breaking point...ah yes. For you it's most likely money. For the cat, quality of life.


My 22 year old Siamese cost over $15,000 in vet bills over his long life. And he was a loud, demanding pain in the but.

And I miss him every day.

Best $15,000 I ever spent.

Abide
Ranzabar
Doomheim
#23 - 2014-07-22 21:44:28 UTC
Claudia Osyn wrote:
Spent a small fortune an a lobotomy for my penguin. He had horrible anger management issues and went for the guns......


Did he explode on the telly?

Abide
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#24 - 2014-07-22 22:22:49 UTC
Turbo
The majestic ass rescue cat,

We nearly moved house over this guy.
Stan off with the land Lord, we won.

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

=]|[=
Claudia Osyn
Non-Hostile Target
Wild Geese.
#25 - 2014-07-23 01:38:57 UTC
Ranzabar wrote:
Claudia Osyn wrote:
Spent a small fortune an a lobotomy for my penguin. He had horrible anger management issues and went for the guns......


Did he explode on the telly?

No, he just kinda sits there and drools now.

A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#26 - 2014-07-23 17:36:53 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Turbo
The majestic ass rescue cat,

We nearly moved house over this guy.
Stan off with the land Lord, we won.

Majestic as ****.Cool

[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]

[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
#27 - 2014-07-24 14:33:31 UTC
No pets here. Primarily due to the fact that they are just too expensive, even if the pet has only minor issues. Plenty of friends have pets for me to get my fix on Big smile Granted, if I had plenty of expendable income a pet or two would be some of the first add ons though. At which point I figure different pets would have different monetary thresholds and there is nothig wrong with that in my opinion.
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#28 - 2014-07-24 15:43:33 UTC
Grimpak wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Turbo
The majestic ass rescue cat,

We nearly moved house over this guy.
Stan off with the land Lord, we won.

Majestic as ****.Cool

Hes Massive as well, that's a 42" monitor.

Murderers of Negotiable Motivations

=]|[=
Erin Crawford
#29 - 2014-07-24 19:49:08 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Grimpak wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Turbo
The majestic ass rescue cat,

We nearly moved house over this guy.
Stan off with the land Lord, we won.

Majestic as ****.Cool

Hes Massive as well, that's a 42" monitor.


Lol, looks like he's looking at the screen strategising... "hmmm! I would move those units on the left more to the right..."

"Those who talk don’t know. Those who know don’t talk. "
Grimpak
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#30 - 2014-07-24 21:53:26 UTC
Erin Crawford wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Grimpak wrote:
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Turbo
The majestic ass rescue cat,

We nearly moved house over this guy.
Stan off with the land Lord, we won.

Majestic as ****.Cool

Hes Massive as well, that's a 42" monitor.


Lol, looks like he's looking at the screen strategising... "hmmm! I would move those units on the left more to the right..."

he's plotting world domination.

[img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img]

[quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right
Subira Hakuli
Redemption Road
Affirmative.
#31 - 2014-07-24 23:15:16 UTC
Just in response to the "lining the vet's pockets" type comments, I used to be a vet, and at least in my part of the world vets are one of the most underpaid professions of all (words straight out of the mouth of an income protection insurance person). I am currently retraining to be a teacher, and my beginning salary as a teacher with be much higher than what I ever made as a vet.

Oh, and pet insurance is a great idea in my opinion.
Astenion
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#32 - 2014-07-27 12:23:13 UTC  |  Edited by: Astenion
Lido Seahawk wrote:
I will never, ever, EVER own another Labrador Retriever. Best dogs in the world, but their entire reason for existing seems to be to put veterinarian's kids through college. Just poured over 3k into my Yellow Lab to repair her ACL..... and this is the second time around with her! Grrrr.




You got the TPLO surgery too, huh? My yellow lab Marduk just had the TPLO surgery done, but it was only like 700 euros or so, and done by a specialist. It happens, but 3k is ridiculous. Don't give up on the lab, you just have to pay lots of attention to their activities.

I use mine to retrieve for fun, not hunting. I grew up around labs and we used them for duck hunting, but since I haven't hunted in decades, I just train him to retrieve things for fun. About a year and a half ago I started teaching him how to snag a frisbee out of the air, and I think the impact of him landing on his hind legs accelerated his ACL problem. Because of this I don't toss the frisbee to him anymore. He's fine now, but if I work him really hard I have to give him a couple of days' rest so he can heal up. They're just like you and I; after playing football in high school, weren't you really, REALLY sore the next morning? Same with dogs.

The good thing is labs are extremely tough, so you don't have to be as gentle with them as you would another dog. They can take it as long as they get enough rest. Don't give up on the lab! They're the best!
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