The High Cost Of Pets
I used to brag about how my pets were cheap. I fed them good food, and in the long run, I thought it saved me oodles on vet bills. Boy was I wrong. With some new experiences, I’ve discovered that’s phooey. My cats being declawed set me back a half g. A friend who I helped out wounded my dog’s eye, which took 8 visits, 4 bottles of drops, a week’s worth of vacation, and an e-collar to resolve. Pets are expensive. Save your wallet. Get a small fish tank, or a betta if you want a pet. I also recommend the leopard gecko, but make sure there’s a Petco on the way home.
And it’s not just the vet bills. It’s the treats, the food, the stuff she eats….two dozen pairs of shoes, photographs, frames, our food, bottles of medication and vitamins, 4 lbs of chocolate [not to mention twice], the extra special carpet cleaners for the messes from recycled godiva chocolate, the ball gloves that have leather tanning on them so that the accidental outcome now has that same warm, rich, buttery tone to it, the ENTIRE box of chocolate EX-LAX including the foil, the cardboard packaging, and the surrounding sealed cellophane. The days of missed work for the vet visits.
The stress is the worst part of it all. No price compares to “What’s next?? Will it be the couch? My TV? A cat? A desk..table..”
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September 15th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
JoshuaK, Sounds like some bad experiences with pets…I have some advice for all those things you talked about though dealing with the dog.
1) Crate train. It will save you a ton a money on chewed up shoes, furniture, etc.
2) Exercise, exercise, excersize. A tired dog is a good dog.
About the chocolates, put them somewhere s/he can’t get em!!
My dog is priceless…But I try to keep my dog in mind with everything I do…which means, keeping dangerous things away, putting the treats high up, or just leaving him in the crate when I’m not sure…
September 18th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
I’ve tried the crate training, and it just hasn’t worked. She’s no puppy. In fact, she’s 12 or 13. Over the past couple of years, she’s been in a crate for a little bit. Some of the other times she’s had someone here with her. I’m going to try the crate training again, but it’s stressful for her which makes it stressful for my wife which makes it stressful for me and sometimes it’s just not worth it… it’s easier to try to doggy-proof better. I don’t think she’ll really eat a couch, but sometimes I wonder
Yeah, I guess I could re-arrange my schedule and get some exercise for both of us before I go to work too.
Since it’s my wife’s dog (the two cats are mine), I’ll let her know what you said about the exercise