Pets and Vets

Drucilla · January 2009

I find this VERY frausterating.... Why is it that pet owners insist on leaving their pets when there is quite obviously something wrong with them, and NOT seeking veterinary advice? I see it alot, on here as well as in real life. If your pet is *Not eating *Lethargic (not wanting to move) *seems distressed at ALL *Developed lumps or bumps which are unknown. TAKE THEM TO THE VET!! I know a lot of peoples excuse is that they cannot afford to, well this is what I say to them.... If you can't afford vets fees then you shouldn't even THINK about owning a pet. I mean seriously. It is one of the MOST annying things in my eyes. For example: My ferret was quiet the other night, not his usual self. Wasn't too interested in food/playing etc. So off to the vets he went. It turns out he has an enlarged spleen, which if he hadn't gone to the vets I would never have known about. So the simplest of symptoms CAN mean something a lot more urgent. So please, please, PLEASE consider your earnings BEFORE deciding on getting a pet.

katie2794 · January 2009

exactly!!! myu friend had a dachshund and it has this lump right on the top of its head (poor thing), she says its a cist, but i still think she should get it checked out or see what they can do about it at least....

Minx · January 2009

my horse has bumps on his chest and we took him to the vet and he doesnt know hat they are :shock:

teddybears · January 2009

this really bothers me too in real life,i see a lot of it(works in vets office).and have seen prices of serious problems that could have been treated early,i hated having to tell people the bill prices,but if you do research on pet some illnesses are common,I was planning on having my cat fixed on my next break from school,but my stupid brother let her out a few days,she never wanted out,now she is pregnant,and i dont have the heart to take her now to remove them

Drucilla · January 2009

teddybears wrote:

this really bothers me too in real life,i see a lot of it(works in vets office).and have seen prices of serious problems that could have been treated early,i hated having to tell people the bill prices,but if you do research on pet some illnesses are common,I was planning on having my cat fixed on my next break from school,but my stupid brother let her out a few days,she never wanted out,now she is pregnant,and i dont have the heart to take her now to remove them

Hmm a dilemma. But just think about the financial cost, the time and effort of having kittens. Yes, I know that mum will take care of them most the time, but what if she rejects them? Have you got time and patience to hand rear them all? Even if she has a large litter? Also there is the added worry of finding homes for them all. What if homes can't be found. What would you do? Keep them? Hand them into a already overcrowded rescue? or worse, destroy them? I know this sounds harsh, but it is all things that need to be considred. I personally would still have her spayed (as long as she isn't too far along in the pregnancy that is) Because I wouldn't have the time or money to care for so many more. But whatever you decide, just make sure it's the right desicion for you. Be prepared to care for the kittens if the worst happens. And yes, that also means any veterinary costs that may be required along the way.

Pepper97 · January 2009

Amen.

SunnyDaysDontLie · January 2009

Or, if you can no longer afford to take your pet to the vet, or you have a pet but are always unable to take it to the vet/pay the bills for the vet, then turn it over to ASPCA/SPCA :]

MuckyDuckBrendon · January 2009

SunnyDaysDontLie wrote:

Or, if you can no longer afford to take your pet to the vet, or you have a pet but are always unable to take it to the vet/pay the bills for the vet, then turn it over to ASPCA/SPCA :]

MuckyDuckBrendon · January 2009

---nvm

Pepper97 · January 2009

teddybears wrote:

this really bothers me too in real life,i see a lot of it(works in vets office).and have seen prices of serious problems that could have been treated early,i hated having to tell people the bill prices,but if you do research on pet some illnesses are common,I was planning on having my cat fixed on my next break from school,but my stupid brother let her out a few days,she never wanted out,now she is pregnant,and i dont have the heart to take her now to remove them

We took in a stray cat and we were about to get her fixed but she was pregnant and when you take kittens or humans or dogs or anything out of thier mother's womb prematurely and kill it, it's murder. And we don't kill. Now, putting an animal down is fine, if it's suffering.

TheDogHandler · January 2009

Back to the original post; My uncle's dog is a 8year old Rottweiler which he bought off us 8 years ago, she's huge but not fat, and has several lumps on her paws, shins etc. and the minute she got them she landed in the vets, just to be safe, turns out they're harmless lumps, but there is obviousley another side to the lumps; which is why they need to be checked out immediately. It's the animals' life which is on the line, so get it checked quick!

Pepper97 · January 2009

Yes. My dog had many "lumps" witch turned out to be tumors. There was a 10 lb. one on his chest area, and he survived the surgery. Amazing. Anyway, if your pet ain't acting right, get them to a flippin' vet.

Drucilla · January 2009

You have no idea how nice it is to hear that there ARE some responsible pet owners out there. Pepper, just one question. Just so I know....(me being nosey) Say, for example, your pet was extremely ill. In pain, suffering and there was NOTHING that could be done. Would you still consider it murder to put the animal to sleep? Even if it is suffering?

Pepper97 · January 2009

Ohmygosh, no! I have put many animals out of misery. I was talking about taking out a baby from a womb in any animal. It is just wrong. Putting an animal out of misery is NOT bad and I'm not against it at all. I'm sorry I made it sound like I was talking about that.

Drucilla · January 2009

Please don't think I was being "funny" about it. I was genuinly curious is all

(different religions/beliefes and such)

CORY · January 2009

My Aunts dog had lumps on her back leg. They took her to the vet right away when they found out. It was like a Sunday night do they took her to the emergency vet thing. And then they found out it was cancer. She got a surgery she was fine. But then it came back so they did another. the vets said she would make it through the surgery. She died on he table. They spent 10 minutes just to bring her back ( :roll: I think they should of let her be. They don't even spend 10 minutes on a human) But then she slipped into a comma. This is where my Grandparents made a bad choice at least this is what I think they did. They gave hr a day to live to see if she came out of the comma just because she moved her paw once. If she did come out of a comma she could of had brain damage, blind,deaf. So then the next day they finally out her to sleep.I was close to Sheba ( the dogs name) but I think they made good decision to put her down. I think if people want an animal they should make sure they have the time and money. Thought I would add a story to it. And my thoughts. My aunt is still in hight school and lives at home. Just so you Vpians dont get confused.

Drucilla · January 2009

tiffer wrote:

My Aunts dog had lumps on her back leg. They took her to the vet right away when they found out. It was like a Sunday night do they took her to the emergency vet thing. And then they found out it was cancer. She got a surgery she was fine. But then it came back so they did another. the vets said she would make it through the surgery. She died on he table. They spent 10 minutes just to bring her back ( :roll: I think they should of let her be. They don't even spend 10 minutes on a human) But then she slipped into a comma. This is where my Grandparents made a bad choice at least this is what I think they did. They gave hr a day to live to see if she came out of the comma just because she moved her paw once. If she did come out of a comma she could of had brain damage, blind,deaf. So then the next day they finally out her to sleep.I was close to Sheba ( the dogs name) but I think they made good decision to put her down. I think if people want an animal they should make sure they have the time and money. Thought I would add a story to it. And my thoughts. My aunt is still in hight school and lives at home. Just so you Vpians dont get confused.

Yes, a sign of a good owner is knowing when to let go. I hate people who keep their animals hanging on when they quite obviously don't want to be here, just because the owner doesn't want the heartbreak!!! When my cat had to be put to sleep, I knew. She was meant to have gone vets for some tests, (she'd had cancer removed, but it had come back) but looking at her that morning.....she'd had enough. It was almost like she was asking me to end her suffering. She was not in pain (as far as we could know) but she was just so tired. So, that morning, we took some blood tests to make sure that the problem WAS the cancer, and not something treatable, and when the tests came back positive, we made the decision there and then to not take her back alive. R.I.P Fizz.

TheDogHandler · January 2009

Yeah. Anyone with a heart will put an end to the animals pain. You just know when they've had enough, and can't take anymore.

Pepper97 · January 2009

mashivak wrote:

Please don't think I was being "funny" about it. I was genuinly curious is all (different religions/beliefes and such)

Oh, no harm done. xD That's my touchy subject. That and breeding.

iluvdogs111 · January 2009

mashivak wrote:

I find this VERY frausterating.... Why is it that pet owners insist on leaving their pets when there is quite obviously something wrong with them, and NOT seeking veterinary advice? I see it alot, on here as well as in real life. If your pet is *Not eating *Lethargic (not wanting to move) *seems distressed at ALL *Developed lumps or bumps which are unknown. TAKE THEM TO THE VET!! I know a lot of peoples excuse is that they cannot afford to, well this is what I say to them.... If you can't afford vets fees then you shouldn't even THINK about owning a pet. I mean seriously. It is one of the MOST annying things in my eyes. For example: My ferret was quiet the other night, not his usual self. Wasn't too interested in food/playing etc. So off to the vets he went. It turns out he has an enlarged spleen, which if he hadn't gone to the vets I would never have known about. So the simplest of symptoms CAN mean something a lot more urgent. So please, please, PLEASE consider your earnings BEFORE deciding on getting a pet.

I agree, or at least call the vet. My dog was acting lethargic and wasn't eating so we called the vet. Turns out there was nothing wrong, she probably just had an upset stomach.

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