by Claire
Pet ownership can be very expensive. We have two dogs and feeding them alone is costly. I’m a big believer in “never say never” but tonight when a friend asked for donations to pay for vet bills for her injured cat…I admit it…I said “I will never solicit help from friends to pay for vet bills.” Am I being harsh here? Is it just plain tacky to ask your friends to each contribute to prevent Fido’s leg from being amputated?!
I remember reading that Beks faced vet costs and I think she borrowed to pay those—but I haven’t had a chance to go back and look at the related posts.
It is easy to say that we’d have a dollar limit set ahead of time but the reality is all bets are off if something were to happen to a family pet. Obviously our emergency savings is pathetic so we can’t afford a pet..at all..let alone an injured pet!
Anyway, I hope this isn’t something we have to deal with during this journey but my friend’s request reminds me of the importance of an emergency fund as well as the reality that pet ownership is like anything else…expensive. Oh…and my husband’s employer now offers pet insurance…any thoughts on that? We haven’t even discussed it or looked into it but I do know it is offered. I am not going to sign up for it tomorrow but I am curious to know if any of your have experience with this.
