Comments on Comments: How Much Would You be Willing to Spend to Save Your Pet's Life?; Whatever It TakesTypePad2005-12-12T15:59:00ZNAhttps://www.freemoneyfinance.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2005/12/comments_how_mu/comments/atom.xml/becca commented on 'Comments: How Much Would You be Willing to Spend to Save Your Pet's Life?; Whatever It Takes'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200d8347e790b53ef2006-03-28T21:26:52Z2008-08-29T21:06:44ZbeccaYes on the pet insurance. I had a cat get very sick a few years ago. I ended up having...<p>Yes on the pet insurance. I had a cat get very sick a few years ago. I ended up having her put down when the treatment options were getting more and more expensive and less likely to succeed. That was about $1500 in vet bills. I would've spent more if the vets thought there was a high likelihood that the treatments would've succeeded, but it was clearly a longshot. Also, she was refusing food and wouldn't keep down what I could force feed her and it seemed clear to me that she was really suffering her last week. </p>
<p>My cats are from shelters, and healthy cats are euthanized every week because there isn't space. So partly I felt that it would be a better decision to give a healthy cat a few years of the good life than to try to keep this cat alive at all costs. But I made myself promise to get pet insurance for my next cat. It's $110 per year, and it will mostly take money out of the equation should anything happen to the cat I have now. For me, it was scary, harsh, and exhausting to have to think about money when my first cat was sick - especially as I was in a terrible emotional state from facing her possible death and being up all night to feed and medicate her.</p>