Pets and the Vet

I have fishes too, we even have a 150 gallon tank where my brother use to keep his flower horn, but it's abandoned now when he moved to another house, what I did was build a pond for the less aggressive fishes, it's easier to maintain since fishes live in a very natural environment, no filters or aerators are needed anymore and they multiply very fast, so I just catch from the pond whenever I need fishes and transfer them to my 3 smaller aquariums.

Yeah nice point too, but sometimes we also acquire pets on impulse, like if our children beg for them or don't we sometimes get pets for Christmas? Okay, no such thing as secondary child but our Children are not pets!although pets are members of our family.So that's where we draw the line. Most parents would not admit but they do play favorites that is why there is such a saying as "apple of the eyes" Fish in the tank is family member too so what will you do if he falls ill?

Sometimes, we end up being owned by pets, whether there are financial constraints or not. My mom's case is a prime example. She lives on a farm and has a growing population of outdoor cats. She didn't intend to have these cats, but someone abandoned one in the area, and she couldn't bear to see it starving, so she started feeding it. Now, there are at least 10 cats living on the farm, most of which are not at all tamed. The strangest thing about the whole situation is that my mother is not a cat-liker. She just didn't like to see any animal abandoned and starving. As we can afford it, we do a humane capture, spay/neuter, then release it back on the farm. We've focused first on spaying the females, but intend to neuter the males as well. Vet visits aren't always possible for these cats, not just because of financial concerns, but because they're tough to catch and most vets will not treat ferals. Perhaps it isn't "responsible" to have so many cats without the financial means to get them all treated at a vet's office, but at the same time, without us, these cats would have starved already, when their original owners abandoned them. So, I intend to keep on doing my best to care for these kitties, and whenever they seem to be seriously ill, I do my best to get them to a veterinarian.

I think that's a good if not the best practice, always a way to get over financial barriers.

Another good practice, yes there will always be favorites but that is no excuse in treating them equally.

I fully understand the financial constraints and I was like you when I was young and my dad did not approve my plans, considering and I would presume that that is your favorite or your only pet,but what about others who can more or less afford and have multiple pets?