Reply #41: A pet is a responsibility

[skygazer]

If a person is not willing to take on the responsibility of having a pet, they shouldn't get one in the first place. Part of that responsibility is providing quality medical care.

Just as one would with another person, I would take into account all the factors that enter into the situation - age, prognosis, quality of life, etc. If those factors led me to feel that the procedure would indeed benefit my pet, prolong its life and provide it with a decent quality of life, then I would most certainly spend the money.

A pet is not something that you can morally just toss aside when it becomes too expensive, or too much of a hassle, or too annoying. Not in my opinion. Those who feel a pet is disposable should not have any. It is a living, breathing, sentient creature whom you have taken on responsibility for. People need to seriously think about that when they're gooing and gaaing in front of the pet store window.