How much money would you spend to save your pet from cancer?

[Pet Friend]

Given the hypothetical situation that your pet had cancer. How much money would you be willing to spend on health care and treatment for your pet?
a) less than $700
b) $701- $1,000
c) $1,001 -$2,000
d) $2001-$3000
e) $3,001 -$5,000
f) $5,001 or more
And which of the following factors that would influence the amount you were willing to spend to treat your pet
__ age of the pet
__ the quality of life the pet would experience during treatment
__ the quality of life the pet would experience after treatment
__ success rate of treatment
__ your financial status
__ other (please specify)

[sharon wiggins]

Mmmmm me too Don so i suppose another name for what he did is assisted suicide , when ive seen things like this is the news etc  about mercy killings, assisted suicides etc  it makes you stop and think that if someone so very close to you had no quality of life and wanted to die would i leave them to suffer or would i help them knowing im helping them end their life ,  god forbid i was ever put in that situation i dont think i would have the courage but on the other hand could i forgive my self for prolonging their suffering  ......Its a hard one to answer this Don  i dont know how i feel about this guy Kevorkian 

donald de macio said:

SHARON ,KERVORKIAN ADVOCATED MERCY KILLINGS FOR HUMANS WHEN THERE WAS NO HOPE FOR A DECENT LIFE, SERVERLY DISABLED ETC. HE BROKE THE LAW BIG TIME HERE BUT HE BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING QUESTION. IM UP IN THE AIR ON THAT ONE.

sharon wiggins said:

im not sure what this one is Don  let me know
donald de macio said:

BTW DO YOU BELEIVE IN THE MERCY THING THAT KEVORKIAN ADVOCATED?

[ducky]

THERE ARE RELIGIOUS , ETHICS ETC THINGS TO CONSIDER. I THINK MAYBE TO DEEP TO DISCUSS HERE.

[sharon wiggins]

you are probably right Don , people have different opinions, religious beliefs etc 

donald de macio said:

THERE ARE RELIGIOUS , ETHICS ETC THINGS TO CONSIDER. I THINK MAYBE TO DEEP TO DISCUSS HERE.

[Kathi]

Since I have been through the cancer battle before I can tell you that we have spent $3,000.00 plus dollars to save our Maggie.  In the end when she would have had to have her leg amputated and the prognosis was possibly 3 months for her to live we chose not to put her through that traumatic surgery.  In the end we of course had to put her to sleep, but for those few months she was well cared for and we were there with her at the end.  This was probably one of the most difficult situations I have ever faced with a pet.  I would do it again and spend what was necessary and what I could afford to save my dogs life.  Only though if the prognosis was positive and I knew the pup wouldn't suffer unecessarily.

[Kristin S Key]

A few years ago I was faced with that very dilemma. I had a female shepherd that had gotten breast cancer and I chose to let them treat her. The vet removed the tumor and she got treatments it prolonged her life with another 2 1/2 years before the tumors came back with a vengeance, but for 2 1/2 year she was cancer free and as happy as before. While it is true that food and weight plays a large part in avoiding cancer, getting your dog spayed/neutered young also helps prevent many forms of cancer, such as breast cancer. The only thing I would change if I could go back is the fact that my beautiful girl didn't get spayed young.

[Lisbeth Mønsted Larsen]

In answer to Sharon. Swanson Kaisar was not the the right greyhound for my lads and me. There will be others more suitabel for us to choose from I have to consider my lads first and myself last. The two greyhounds I was offered were both dominant and since I already have dominant hounds in my pack it could start a fight that would be adding insult to injury. So eventhough I liked him I had to decline for all of their sakes as well as my own. I will let you know when I find the right needy greyhound to come home.As for spaying and neutering this did not help my Connor he was neutered at an early age. I know he died of a blood clot in his cerebellum but it had nothing to do with him being neutered that certainly diden´t prolong his life. My three other lads are not neutered nor will they be simply put it is not needed.

[Sylviastarling Brown]

As much as I could honestly. I don't have a lot of money but would do the best I could....

[sharon wiggins]

THANKS SYLVIA  FRO YOUR COMMENT

Sylviastarling Brown said:

As much as I could honestly. I don't have a lot of money but would do the best I could....

[sharon wiggins]

THANKS KRISTIN FOR YOUR COMMENTS  XXXXXX

Kristin S Key said:

A few years ago I was faced with that very dilemma. I had a female shepherd that had gotten breast cancer and I chose to let them treat her. The vet removed the tumor and she got treatments it prolonged her life with another 2 1/2 years before the tumors came back with a vengeance, but for 2 1/2 year she was cancer free and as happy as before. While it is true that food and weight plays a large part in avoiding cancer, getting your dog spayed/neutered young also helps prevent many forms of cancer, such as breast cancer. The only thing I would change if I could go back is the fact that my beautiful girl didn't get spayed young.

[Clara David]

If you really love your pet, you will pay any amount just to save its life just like what would you do to your loved ones.I found this new website with Pet Deals up to 90% off retail!  They are launching soon and have a cutest pet contest!. www.dailydealsforpets.com

[ducky]

its a very broad question,but it depends on how much you have and the prognosis [long term]. i would do within my means. i would think long and hard though

Clara David said:

If you really love your pet, you will pay any amount just to save its life just like what would you do to your loved ones.I found this new website with Pet Deals up to 90% off retail!  They are launching soon and have a cutest pet contest!. www.dailydealsforpets.com

[Lisbeth Mønsted Larsen]

I have said it before and I will say it again if there is any improvement to their health then I will go for it. If there is no improvement or relief for existing illness what right do any of us have to let our fourlegged family members suffer. I know it is difficult it always is but I have always believed that my lads come first regardless of how I might feel or indeed how shattered I will be when they leave this world. I went through this in Janurary 2005 with my nine month old whippet puppy. The diagnosis for him was a cerebral tumour and haemophelia both painful and lethal in the end what right would I have to let him suffer? I could not live with myself if I had not let him cross the rainbow bridge he was in a lot of pain there was no improvement or better quality of life to be had for him hence my very difficult decicion to have him pts. It was and is without fail the hardest decicion we are faced with as guardians of our fourlegged family members.