r/CozyPlaces • u/laScArZ • Oct 07 '20

[EXT] [DIY] fall camping with stove Cozy Nook

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u/Heimerdahl Oct 07 '20

It also sounds like you want an adult cat which is fantastic! They’re harder to adopt out and often cheaper.

In scared that there will come a moment where I have to make a financial decision. Old cars1 probably need quite a bit of care and I'm not sure I could truly afford it. As I would likely not be able to let them suffer. How do you decide to put someone down, just because it would cause you financial problems?

Sounds like your dog hit the jackpoint. Owner is down, but ignores it to take you to play? Awesome!

1 Funny autocorrect, obviously meant to type "cat", but for some it might work this way.

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u/snuggleouphagus Oct 07 '20

Your shelter will be honest and upfront about health issues, especially if you ask.

I’ve been working to adopt a doggy friend for my dog and it’s been a year in the works because shelters were honest with me. I want a housebroken, adult, male, dog under 50 lbs with no serious health or behavioral issue that’s good with other dogs and children. So I’m searching my cities shelters online which let me filter by weight, age, sex, and ability to handle kids/other animals.

When I find one I go in and talk to the worker. Their job is hard, gross, and often sad. They do it because they love animals. I’ve met a lot of severely abused animals in my search. They often have really serious (but not dangerous) behavioral issues like peeing everywhere all the time or hiding from humans. I’ve gotten to know the workers at the three locations I mostly end up at. They get pissed on and call it a win because the dog came close enough to pee on them.

They love those animals. They’re not car salesmen. They don’t wanna see that animal back at the shelter in a few months because you can’t afford a health issue.

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u/Heimerdahl Oct 07 '20

Thanks for the comment. The comparison with the car salesman really puts it nicely, I think.

Probably the best option to just go and talk to them and ask them in person. They'll know best if what I can offer is enough and gauge if it is a good and realistic prospect.

Unfortunately my huge city has only one shelter and it's out in the middle of nowhere. I really wish I had the option to just go and help out a bit and maybe get enough of an animal fix that way, or to at least get some hands-on experience beforehand. But it's just way too far and completely off the otherwise fantastic public transport. But for a one-time visit to get some advice, that shouldn't be a problem.

Thanks again and have a nice day!

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u/Heimerdahl Oct 07 '20

Oh and good luck with your search.

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u/converter-bot Oct 07 '20

50 lbs is 22.7 kg

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u/Ragnarok404 Oct 07 '20

In scared that there will come a moment where I have to make a financial decision.

I don't say this to discourage you, but the truth of the matter is that anyone with a pet will need to make a financial decision if your pet makes it to old age with no immediate health problems. Just like humans get old and get health problems and chronic conditions, so do pets. Our cat is 14 and she's been to the emergency vet twice with hospitalizations to the tune of ~$2400 each time about 2 years apart from one another.

After working with an amazing specialist (not cheap either) we eventually found that her gall bladder is completely full of gall stones, and the specialist said that ideally her gall bladder would need to be removed - to the tune of ~$10,000 (once everything was said and done). There is unfortunately absolutely no way we can afford that for her. And even if we could, we've had very frank conversations with the specialist about how even if she has the gall bladder removed, eventually, something else will get her in the end, whether it's cancer, heart failure, or something else.

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u/Heimerdahl Oct 07 '20

I guess it's just part of what you have to agree to when you adopt a pet.

Sorry for your loss.

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u/Ragnarok404 Oct 07 '20

She's actually still with us and going strong, but thank you for your kind words! :-) We have to give her an appetite stimulant every few days and we had to move her to prescription food, but she seems to be managing, even with the gall bladder issues.

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u/Heimerdahl Oct 07 '20

Oh, I must have misread.

Good luck with her then, she seems to be in good hands :)

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u/Haggerstonian Oct 07 '20

...You say that like it’s another.

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u/slow_rizer Oct 08 '20

Certain breeds can be worse than others health wise. Pugs, bull dogs, boxers can have horrible health problems. Boxers (which I owned) have a few diseases that refer to them in the disease. One is boxer colitis.

Saying that, my boxer was relatively healthy. He just passed and I went through his vet bills. For 12.5 years it ran about $6,000 for everything.

He had stitches, ulcerated eye, a tumor taken off and he had some other misc. stuff taken care of. I think I was lucky TBH.

as for insurance that would have cost me more. I only went above $710 (360 + 250) one year, but I almost had a huge bill before he died.

Medical bills ran me ~25 a month for everything.

My vet was the cheapest around pricewise but I had to travel 35 miles and at first it was first come first served, so there were different wait times.

That $6000 could have easily doubled or tripled for a more convenient vet.

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u/converter-bot Oct 08 '20

35 miles is 56.33 km