People Health Care vs. Animal Health Care?

Well I'm in the same thinking like you. I have lots of pets in my house. Actually 2 cats and 2 dogs(well my house is big and have place for everyone) which I really love and I also can't imagine letting them suffer for anything. Well there are people who don't respect the animals and let them suffer without helping them. I hope that one day they would need help but someone will let him to handle it alone to see what they do to the animals!

Absolutely right dob, you are a good person. I'm glad to see there are people like you in the world that wouldn't let their pets suffer. See the problem is, I don't associate with people like this in real life so it is very hard for me to understand it. For example, I have never walked into a persons house where an animal is suffering and the person told me they weren't going to do anything about it for one reason or another. You just don't come across this kind of thing in real everyday life and it seems like the only ones that do it, admit in only in anonymous anonymity on the internet.

For me there is no first there is just and as in myself, my family and my pets. When you adopt a pet you are taking on the responsibility to care for another creatures life and wellness. It just baffles me that there are people whom, when their pet is suffering do nothing. For example, when my cat had a urinary infection I immediately took her to the vet and was very stressed out even in the waiting room because I knew how much pain she was in as I myself have had these infections. I could not imagine letting her suffer for days and also put her life at risk. I was a wreck until she got her pain shot. The bill was a lousy hundred bucks to make a creature I love feel better. Priceless. For those who live paycheck to paycheck with no savings they need to start putting away an emergency pet fund. I would pick up cans on the side of the road if I needed to to do this. I don't quite understand why some feel their pet is never going to get sick and are surprised when they do. They are living creatures just like us. I do know many veterinarians also have payment plans as well.

No I am not thnking of anything of particular. I actually made this post because of an article I read in the newspaper. It stated the most people who have animals will put their animals health care before their own. And it stated that along with that, they will spend up to 10,000 dollars more as well. Being a pet owner myself, I know what it means to oove your pet; but your pet depends on you for everything. If your not alive and healthy, then who will be there to make sure that they are alive and healthy?

I think in many of those articles they mostly are talking about when an animal has cancer. Some people will spend a ton on costly treatments that are not guaranteed. I had a cat with jaw cancer and the vet said he could cut the tumor out but that he would have to be fed with a tube for the rest of his life and the operation would put him in a lot of pain for an undetermined amount of time. I just didn't think this was fair to do to him at sixteen years of age so we put him to sleep. These types of articles I understand why some have a problem with it but I understand that kind of love and I don't babysit anyone. If they want to spend their money on their pets that is their prerogative. I doubt there are many who forego their own chemotherapy for their pets and if they did well that is their choice. They are adults.