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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:28 PM Original message |
Big money goes toward our furry friends |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. That's kind of absurd |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. $1000 isn't all that much money for medical treatment for a pet these days |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. "Snap its neck and send the same amount of money to a human charity? " |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. $1000 may be a lot, but it's hardly "limitless" |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. If you can't afford to euthanize it you shouldn't have the animal |
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Silent3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 10:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. If you're drawing the line at $1000, however... |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Well I guess to some people a thousand is pocket change |
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Big Blue Marble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. How much of your income goes toward the poor? |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Hahah, wow |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. I spent $10K in one year on one cat (he's still healthy, four years later) |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:08 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. As I said initially |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. $1000 isn't outrageous. Owning a pet is a big responsibility. |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. True, some have their priorities a little mixed up. I love my little pooch, but |
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Terra Alta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Pets are like members of ones family. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Past a certain point . . |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
18. my pets are the only children I will ever have |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
23. There is nothing absurd about it. |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. I couldn't afford to do it,but have no problem with people that do. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. I have pet insurance and it is reasonable. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Yes, I had VPI. |
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Curmudgeoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes, it used to be cheaper to have a pet. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Largely because treatments are available now |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. For people like myself, too sick to care for a human child ... |
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Terra Alta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
14. There really is such a bond between pets and their owners. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
22. "Big money goes toward" is a completely odd way of expressing "Pet-owners spend money....." |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 08:31 AM Response to Original message |
24. I've had extended and explicit conversations with the vet about what we're willing to do for and |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
27. If only it were that cheap for human healthcare. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-11 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. I actually think this is good news. Nt |
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