How much would you pay before thinking 'nope' and letting pet die?

I've only ever had one pet, a cat. I've had her since she was a kitten and I was aged 10 - she was sort of rescued. She's very much my cat, always coming to me, following me around the house, always wanting to be near me.

So in answer to your question, thousands. I'd probably do silly things to save her.

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britboy4321 said:
For people with pets: This question refers to your favourite pet WHEN MIDDLE AGED, not old! And imagining you have no insurance.

For people without pets: This question requires you to imagine you've got a pet, mid-aged, and no insurance.

Simple one: What is the maximum you would pay a vet to save your pet's life if he was going to die without the proposed operation? If you need more context - ok - a car has hit it but vet says he can 100% fix, at a not cheap cost.

Britters

ps. Me? I'm at the £350 mark, after that 'Well Lassie, god has just dealt your pet a bad card I'm afraid, see ya :('
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What about if a car has hit you, and the doctor told your pet that he's 95% sure he can fix you up without long term effects. How much do you think your pet will pay?

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I'd pay whatever the price is to get a new pet. Maybe a bit more for the effort of having to train it etc. I don't know how much pets cost though.
 
+1 for the above.

From my point of view, had my dog since a pup for 6 years, I do pay to insure her but if I did'nt both me and the missus would sell everything even for 6 months more with her - she has been with me through some hard times, I'll stick by her when reqd!
 
Probably a few thousand but I would never have a pet and not have it insured, it costs next to nothing and stops this kind of situation from happening.
 
Dolph said:
The question is framed wrong for me. The issue is largely not about money, but quality of life.

For a happy pet who won't be in continuous pain, the simple answer is likely to be 'as much as can be afforded'.

However, saving an animal only to condemn them to a life of pain is not something I'd ever contemplate.
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Sums up my thoughts to be fair.
 
Davey_Pitch said:
We don't have insurance for our two cats as they're house cats and never go outside (so no danger of getting run over, getting into fights etc)
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I thought exactly the same as this. Then my house cat randomly finds a sewing needle to swallow and needs surgury to save him! Cost £750 and I had to sell something to pay for it, but I don't think there is a figure I wouldn't be willing to pay if I could.
 
TheKnat said:
I thought exactly the same as this. Then my house cat randomly finds a sewing needle to swallow and needs surgury to save him! Cost £750 and I had to sell something to pay for it, but I don't think there is a figure I wouldn't be willing to pay if I could.
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Heh, we make it a point to keep anything sharp or dangerous on the few places they can't get to (mantelpiece, in locked cupboards). As long as we leave some random string and cardboard around for them they never go near anything sharp!
 
I had a cat for about 17 years, in its later years it crapped and ****ed all round the house, would hiss / bite / scrab you when you tried to get him out of the house for some fresh air.....
I started keeping him out of the house as much as possible and eventually he would only come round looking his food, i found out a woman round the corner was feeding him as well.
He started to come round less and less, and eventually stopped altogether, they say cats leave home to go off and die.
Pretty sure he must be dead by now....

Wouldn't have spent much more than a few hundred back in his good old days though.
 
Probably the cost of a vet bill to be honest. We've had pets before and whilst they are lovely creatures they CAN be replaced with other creatures.
 
It depends how much money I had/earnt, but unless it was going to leave me homeless i'd pretty much do whatever it took.

After all, pets are part of the family.

One side thing - if saving them would lead them to a life of pain and suffering, I wouldn't.
 
n111ck said:
I hope you dont have kids.... :D
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Kids are a whole different kettle of fish. Really expensive to buy and if you have problems with them you can't just put them down. Thankfully medical bills are less of an issue so with any luck the problem won't come up. :D
 
We're getting our kittens in 8 weeks and we'll be getting insurance on them as soon as we can. With two people I know having just shelled out £1200 becuase of car accidents with cats, i know we couldnt afford it and we both love pets.
 
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