[BogeyBoy]

We have pet insurance, have for a few years.

On the other hand we have not gone to extremes when our pets become ill - we have made that hard decision on when was the "right time" for their lives to end.

I had an employee once who went to the other extreme. He had an older dog that became ill. They spent thousands of dollars at the vet and when that vet said no more they traveled to Philadelphia for more extensive procedures. (I can't recall the name of the facility but it was well known for handling pets with serious illnesses.) To make a long story short the poor guy died and my employee was about $20,000 in debt. Plus the cost of the very fancy obituary in the local paper. The couple had no children and it was clear when reading the obit that that pet was their life. For us on the sidelines it seemed like they spent a lot of money on a pet that was at the end of his normal life expectancy. To them it was worth every penny to give the pet a chance for a little more time.