Comments on: Pets – Ongoing Bill http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/10/25/pets-ongoing-bill/ Trying to live large ...one step at a time Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LivingAlmostLarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/10/25/pets-ongoing-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-3892 LivingAlmostLarge Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:02:16 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=783#comment-3892 No, I think that it's fine to do the minimum. But fengshui, would you put down your dog because it cost $250 to repair a broken leg? There are people who do that. And when you do that I feel it's irresponsible. You know that pets cost money. If you aren't willing to be responsible why get them? No, I think that it’s fine to do the minimum. But fengshui, would you put down your dog because it cost $250 to repair a broken leg? There are people who do that.

And when you do that I feel it’s irresponsible. You know that pets cost money. If you aren’t willing to be responsible why get them?

]]> By: fengshui http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/10/25/pets-ongoing-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-3895 fengshui Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:43:27 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=783#comment-3895 I'm a bad cat/ doggie mom. I don't do the "annual exam", and I only have the vaccines that I need for them to be boarded. We don't do flea/tick because it is toxic, and we don't do the heart worm. I've never had their teeth professionally cleaned, but we do brush their teeth with a toothbrush every month. Thankfully nothing major has ever happened with the dogs and cats. Just the spay/ neuter proceedures.... We do buy high end food though. It is called Before Grain and it is a grain free/ soy/ wheat free food with the best ingredients, and is a little pricey, but I know that it is best for their health, so it is worth it to me. I think that we take excellent care of our dogs and try to stick to minimal vet care and not jump on every recommendation by the vet, they try to get you to do all kinds of non-required things/ treatments. I’m a bad cat/ doggie mom. I don’t do the “annual exam”, and I only have the vaccines that I need for them to be boarded. We don’t do flea/tick because it is toxic, and we don’t do the heart worm. I’ve never had their teeth professionally cleaned, but we do brush their teeth with a toothbrush every month. Thankfully nothing major has ever happened with the dogs and cats. Just the spay/ neuter proceedures…. We do buy high end food though. It is called Before Grain and it is a grain free/ soy/ wheat free food with the best ingredients, and is a little pricey, but I know that it is best for their health, so it is worth it to me. I think that we take excellent care of our dogs and try to stick to minimal vet care and not jump on every recommendation by the vet, they try to get you to do all kinds of non-required things/ treatments.

]]> By: Ginger http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/10/25/pets-ongoing-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-3894 Ginger Sun, 26 Oct 2008 01:16:45 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=783#comment-3894 I can totally totally relate. Having three cats this year that were sick at one time or another with one being sick throughout the year is draining on the monthly budget. I can totally totally relate. Having three cats this year that were sick at one time or another with one being sick throughout the year is draining on the monthly budget.

]]> By: Christina http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/10/25/pets-ongoing-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-3893 Christina Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:38:33 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=783#comment-3893 If only people would consider it . . . we would have far fewer pets in the shelters. And with the economic downturn, I have heard that there has definitely been an uptick in abandoned pets. If only people would consider it . . . we would have far fewer pets in the shelters. And with the economic downturn, I have heard that there has definitely been an uptick in abandoned pets.

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