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Ytlaya posted:I've always been a little confused by people spending thousands of dollars to extend the life of an already-old pet. With humans it often makes sense because 1. they're humans and 2. an 80 y/o human could still have as many as 20 years left to live, but a 14 y/o dog (or whatever an equivalent cat age is) isn't going to live much longer just because you cure its immediate problem. Our dog recently had to be euthanized because his hip reached the point where he couldn't stand, and we never even considered trying to find some surgical solution because he was already pretty old and it seemed like a pretty selfish action to put him through so much suffering just so we could keep our companion a little longer. There are grey areas. With your dog, the decision was pretty clear-cut, nobody could fault you for putting down an animal that would never get better. But a lot of the time, the decision isn't so clear, sometimes the animal only needs $500-1000 in treatment and they'd be back to normal and live several more years. That's how people end up spending thousands keeping a pet alive. It's hard to put a pet down when the vet says they'll probably be fine after a treatment that isn't terribly expensive and you have the money.
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