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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
We do indeed. Sometimes a lot. Dad would roll over in his grave if he knew that his #1 son (actually all his kids and grandkids) pays quite a lot to keep Rover or (in my case) Kitty healthy. Back in the day, if a pet got seriously sick or enfeebled by age, we just shot them. It was the way of the time: money was not plentiful and a ready supply of pets (nobody spent money for neutering critters back then) was always available from neighbors.
It is a different time now. Oh, I suppose pet insurance was available even back in the day but even if we had known about it, we never would have used it. Today, we routinely drop $400 - $500 on Rover or Kitty per year and think nothing of it.
Veterinary clinics seem to do quite well in TV.
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You just "SHOT THEM"? HOLY COW!
Mine went "sleepy bye" with the help of compassionate veterinarian.
Milk Bone cleaned their teeth. Maybe we were lucky, but our pets were loved, but never treated like furry four-legged people, and they lived long, happy an healthy lives.