Dog hit by car

[touchfaith]

I suffer from a case of common-sense and reality.

The '3K is OK' croud on the other hand will probably have 10K of credit card debt by the time they turn(ed) 21.

[tbach24]

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I suffer from a case of common-sense and reality.

The '3K is OK' croud on the other hand will probably have 10K of credit card debt by the time they turn(ed) 21.

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cost~$3k, is this around normal?

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This is why dogs are disposable. It doesn't even sound like you have the 'it was the kids pet' arguement.

Is what normal again??

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I could never be friends with you.

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Great, some tool who is probably a fat acne-ravaged nerd living with his parents thinks he'll look cool by posting pics of a dead dog in the thread of a guy whose puppy just got hit by a car.

Get a life.

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This is why my ignore list should be taken more seriously by the ootiots. spearsbritney was put on there awhile ago for the whole peachey avatar day thing. I think my system's prudence has today been proven.

Complete list avaiable on request.

[Homer]

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Yeah...right...

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I truly hope you get what's coming to you.

[DeezNuts]

I don't feel like I am "boo-hooing" about it, merely relating a story and asking questions about a situation that I have never been in before. You have your opinions about what I should do with my money, but in my personal cost/benefit model, I feel the benefits outweigh the costs.

Yeah, I could buy a bunch of dogs for that price, but I'd rather not take the time to get acclimated to them, that's a cost in itself and I've grown quite attached to this dog.

One other factor is that this is not fully or primarily my dog. How would I be able to look my roommate(also a good friend for the past 10 yrs) in the eye if I had her pay for the operation? Money is not an issue for me but is for her and the dog was MY responsibility for the wknd. That would be a real jerkoff move.

You could basically say this for anything you buy that's not a necessity. The money was never really a question other than in a "am I getting ripped off?" way.

I think I was willing to go as far as the high four-figures before it would get too pricey for me. I'm glad I wasn't faced with an issue like that, though, as the $3k cost is substantial, but I can pay it and move on pretty easily. And no, I have no CC-debt.

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[Lazymeatball]

Alot of pelvic fractures aren't that complicated and dogs can recover on their own with cage rest. But even these dogs would usually benefit from the surgery. In my experience dogs with these kinds of injuries can recover fairly quickly and may even be walking around within the week after surgery, but it's important to limit their activity so as to not reaggravate the injury.
Alot of vets are willing to work within the budget of the client to find a solution, they aren't like used car salesman working on commission, they are just trying to maximize the chance of recovery for the patient.
$3k sounds about right for the cost of surgery if the fracture is as complicated as they make it out to be. You have to account for things like the emergency visit charge, diagnostics, consult with the specialist, anastesthia<sp>, pain medications, antibiotics, the actual surgical process itself, observation during recovery, fluid maintenance, general pre and post surgical care, as well as further visits down the line. Also puppies tend to recover better than full grown adults.

I'm not a doctor, I just work in an animal hospital, but chances are your vet knows what he's talking about.

[HopeydaFish]

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Actually, I just wanted to see how many people would let some anonymous jerk on the internet effect them. Why let some [censored] like me piss you off? Clearly I'm the one with the problem(s).

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I love it when the trolls claim they are performing sociological experiments when explaining their behaviour. Posting pictures of dead dogs is sick, ass-munch, whether or not they're coming from a troll.

[HopeydaFish]

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I suffer from a case of common-sense and reality.

The '3K is OK' croud on the other hand will probably have 10K of credit card debt by the time they turn(ed) 21.

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Guys like this who claim that the money would be better used by being donated to charities that help humans are also the least likely to have actually ever donated of their own money to any worthwhile causes. It's fun for them to sit there and point fingers at others, though.

[2+2 wannabe]

i'm glad your dog expects a full recovery!

i don't really understand how people don't have insurance for their pets though....