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Inaditch: Yogimus: If the cost of medication exceeds the cost of a shovel, I will purchase the shovel.

Then you have no business taking on the responsibility of a pet.

Just because I can medicate an animal that has leukemia, and prolong its suffering for a year or two, doesn't mean its the most humane option. Not when I can end its life gracefully (WHACK) and get a new one from a shelter that may have died while I selfishly refused to let the old one die. I refuse to treat non-curable issues on pets. I WILL pay to repair the animal, but I refuse to pay for some underlying issue. That is a defective animal. Do the right thing. Remove it from circulation.

ultraholland: white people

And a biatch is one.

/did I skip a step?

Yogimus: Inaditch: Yogimus: If the cost of medication exceeds the cost of a shovel, I will purchase the shovel.

Then you have no business taking on the responsibility of a pet.

Just because I can medicate an animal that has leukemia, and prolong its suffering for a year or two, doesn't mean its the most humane option. Not when I can end its life gracefully (WHACK) and get a new one from a shelter that may have died while I selfishly refused to let the old one die. I refuse to treat non-curable issues on pets. I WILL pay to repair the animal, but I refuse to pay for some underlying issue. That is a defective animal. Do the right thing. Remove it from circulation.

For truth.

serpent_sky:

I've always taken in rescues or shelter animals, and I don't know. Maybe (probably) I am projecting, but they seem to appreciate it more than store-bought animals I've met.

I couldn't agree more. While we're on the topic of rescue animals ;-). Any Austin area farker looking for a new best friend? I rescued this bubba from dumpster in a strip mall. I got him adopted out, but he doesn't seem to work well with other animals and he was returned. He's fixed, has all his shots and purrs up a storm. His current handle is DoubleStuff (xtra filling Oreo cookie cat) but I'll let you rename him.



EIP if you're interested. There's a $40 adoption fee to keep away the crazies.

I don't understand people who spend that much on pets.

For that amount of money, you can get dozens of new dogs.

Kasira: 1) Boston Terriers are ugly
2) That's a retarded amount of money to spend on a pet.

Do you know how many kids you could feed for that kind of money? Jesus Christ, people have no farking perspective.

Feed the kids to each other. Problem solved.

Kasira: 1) Boston Terriers are ugly
2) That's a retarded amount of money to spend on a pet.

Do you know how many kids you could feed for that kind of money? Jesus Christ, people have no farking perspective.

EatHam: You could also feed kids instead of buying a computer and Internet service.

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Inaditch: MindStalker: This just in, vet bills are farking insane.

Not really. A vet puts in as much time at school as a human doctor. They have to know more... they have to understand many types of creature, not just one. To top it off, their patients can't tell them what's wrong. After all of that, they charge much less than a people doctor.

The worst is that they have to put up with pet people, who are some of the craziest motherfarkers on the planet.

"Oh, I'll take a vet over an M.D. any day. They gotta be able to cure a lizard, a chicken, a pig, a frog--all on the same day."

AnyName: serpent_sky:

I've always taken in rescues or shelter animals, and I don't know. Maybe (probably) I am projecting, but they seem to appreciate it more than store-bought animals I've met.

I couldn't agree more. While we're on the topic of rescue animals ;-). Any Austin area farker looking for a new best friend? I rescued this bubba from dumpster in a strip mall. I got him adopted out, but he doesn't seem to work well with other animals and he was returned. He's fixed, has all his shots and purrs up a storm. His current handle is DoubleStuff (xtra filling Oreo cookie cat) but I'll let you rename him.

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EIP if you're interested. There's a $40 adoption fee to keep away the crazies.

There's a rescue org in Florida called It's Meow or Never. They may have contacts out there, it's worth a shot, but just onlining him will probably do the trick. Or you could insert "Disembowlement cat frowns on your cooking technique" and wait six days.

Try having a ferret stay at Club Penn.



UPenn is a great hospital for exotics, but man do you pay for it! Cute vetettes, though.

Yogimus: Just because I can medicate a child that has leukemia, and prolong its suffering for a year or two, doesn't mean its the most humane option. Not when I can end its life gracefully (WHACK) and get a new one from an orphanage that may have died while I selfishly refused to let the old one die. I refuse to treat non-curable issues on children. I WILL pay to repair the kid, but I refuse to pay for some underlying issue. That is a defective child. Do the right thing. Remove it from circulation.

The My Little Pony Killer: Yogimus: Just because I can medicate a child that has leukemia, and prolong its suffering for a year or two, doesn't mean its the most humane option. Not when I can end its life gracefully (WHACK) and get a new one from an orphanage that may have died while I selfishly refused to let the old one die. I refuse to treat non-curable issues on children. I WILL pay to repair the kid, but I refuse to pay for some underlying issue. That is a defective child. Do the right thing. Remove it from circulation.

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AnyName: serpent_sky:

I've always taken in rescues or shelter animals, and I don't know. Maybe (probably) I am projecting, but they seem to appreciate it more than store-bought animals I've met.

I couldn't agree more. While we're on the topic of rescue animals ;-). Any Austin area farker looking for a new best friend? I rescued this bubba from dumpster in a strip mall. I got him adopted out, but he doesn't seem to work well with other animals and he was returned. He's fixed, has all his shots and purrs up a storm. His current handle is DoubleStuff (xtra filling Oreo cookie cat) but I'll let you rename him.

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EIP if you're interested. There's a $40 adoption fee to keep away the crazies.

It's the Jedi Cat trick. Don't look into his eyes!

Dallymo: I spent $1,600 on Fawkes last year (fine needle aspiration, ultrasound, veterinary internal medicine specialist, meds) but he is the best dog in the world and looked like this when he was a puppy, so:

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$75 dog...to start. I love him, utterly. He's not as cute now:

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...or IS he???

He is absolutely as cute! So much so, in fact, that after seeing your post I frantically ran around the house looking for my husband to show him. Poor guy is used to me doing stuff like that though.

Incidentally, I'm all for shelter dogs too- it's where I got my dog... Despite being a poor college kid at the time, living in a craptastic apartment that didn't allow dogs, I couldn't walk away from her eight-week-old imploring puppy eyes. I somehow made the situation work and she lived better than I did. To this day I'm pretty sure my parents are more excited to see her than me when we visit.

In conclusion, I'll never buy a non-shelter dog again

/yeah I know, cool story

More puppy pics lease.

Kasira: 1) Boston Terriers are ugly
2) That's a retarded amount of money to spend on a pet.

Do you know how many kids you could feed for that kind of money? Jesus Christ, people have no farking perspective.

WHAT!? YOU BITE YOUR TOUNGE
While I agree that amount of cash is a bit over the top, it's a choice and some folks don't know how to say goodbye to a pet. The old saw about "If you can't shoe your horse or shoot your dog you shouldn't own either" sort of comes into play here.

I've had dogs nearly all my life. Every one has been a "rescue". They've all brought something different to the table. Currently we've four. Three of which are Bostons. I have always treated my dogs with respect, affection, and discipline. I have never been loved by any animal (or human for that matter) like these Bostons. They look out the windows when I leave and when they hear the sound of my car they run to the door.
The oldest Boston gets so excited when I arrive home that she wiggles and dances until she loses her balance and falls over. Every time.
Even my Mom wasn't that happy to see me.
You might like to re-consider your definition of beauty.

Stupid people have to have their "purebred" dogs. Mutts are more likely to be healthier, and it's morally better to rescue a shelter animal.

For those who are interested, watch this viedo:

Pedigree Dogs Exposed (new window)

It's an hour long video on the UK's pedigree dogs, why it's wrong to have purebred, how they're likely to be very unhealthy, and the history behind it all. (Due to the difference in laws of the UK and other countries, some of the arguments presented in the video do not apply outside of the UK).

Here's our newest guy Motley. Coonhound-Shepherd mix.

Link (new window)

He's 10 months old. Got him from a rescue.

Yogimus: Inaditch: MindStalker: This just in, vet bills are farking insane.

Not really. A vet puts in as much time at school as a human doctor. They have to know more... they have to understand many types of creature, not just one. To top it off, their patients can't tell them what's wrong. After all of that, they charge much less than a people doctor.

The worst is that they have to put up with pet people, who are some of the craziest motherfarkers on the planet.

Yes, but you can't buy a new grandpa for 25 bucks.

Vets have it win-win. If the animal is irretrivably sick but you have the cash or credit, the vet will but in a valient effort regardless of cost. It lives, you pay a big bill. It dies, you still pay a big bill.
And if you sue for malpractice in killing the freaking dog, it's not for multimillion dollars.
/Seriously now, how tough can vet school be? Yeah a lot of classes, but no professor loses sleep at night wondering if the guy he passed was going to go out and kill people.

Ugh. This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but here it is. I actually am afraid of dogs so I've only ever had cats, but I've had both rescue cats (not from shelters, generally kittens picked up around our house) and cats from a breeder (two bengals). There are reasons to get cats from breeders. Not pet stores. Breeders.

For one thing, certain breeds have certain attributes. For example, people who are allergic to cats aren't allergic to bengals and certain other wildcat-related breeds because of the type of fur they have. Thus, someone who loves cats but can't take a normal one could take a bengal. I think poodles are a similar way, but I'm not sure? That's one reason.

Another reason, which is actually part of the first reason, is personality. Yes, you can get a rescue with a perfect personality who is very intelligent. Our one eyed scruffy pirate cat is the smartest cat I've ever had, but his brother is the dumbest. I also would not recommend our one-eyed cat to a family with small children or to an elderly man or woman-- his personality wouldn't work. However, (GOOD) breeders select for personality, so you can be much more sure that the cat you're getting will suit your lifestyle. If you're gone all the time, you don't want a breed that needs company. If you're home all the time, you don't want a loner cat. The cats themselves will be unhappy in those situations, and the owners will be as well.

I'm not saying everyone should throw out their rescue animals and go to breeders. I'm just saying that there ARE reasons to go to breeders besides wanting the fashionable animal, okay? It kind of bothers me when people say there isn't a SINGLE reason. I love our rescue cats, but I also loved our bengals. There are good points in both... if the breeders are reputable, obviously.

Crazy pet lover here. We picked up our second cat from a local rescue agency that showed their pets through a PetCo. He came named Aquinas and we knew we were in trouble when the rescue agency never cashed the adoption check.

My grandparents, who ran a horse farm and adopted/spayed/fostered out more cats than I can remember, had an adage that has served well - Free pets aren't. The cost of the adoption is directly inverse to what you're gonna end up paying in vet bills.

Aquinas came with a sinus infection, worms, inbred gimpy ligs, persistent ear wax issues, and promptly got the dizzy kitty infection when we got him his cold medicine. The free cat is already edging up into the range of a grand. Worth every penny; he is the dorkiest sack of love we've ever had.

Blue was found on the street and was about an hour from being euthanized when a rescue group took him out of the shelter and into foster care. We adopted him from the rescue group, and he's a damn good dog.


Bosco (the lab mix shacking up with Blue) was a rescue from a local shelter. He got out of the yard as a puppy and got hit by a van, breaking his left foreleg and hip. We spent a couple grand to fix him up... He was injured, not sick, and still a very young dog. He's completely mobile and energetic today.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to dump $6K into chemo for an elderly dog just a week away from dying of lymphoma (which is what a greedy vet told me to do when my dalmatian mix was diagnosed and I was crying all over the place), but fixing up an injured young animal with years of good living left in him makes sense. I wouldn't trade Bosco and Blue for anything, and I sure as hell won't ever go back to the vet that tried to squeeze chemo money from me.

Boudyro: Here's our newest guy Motley. Coonhound-Shepherd mix.

Link (new window)

He's 10 months old. Got him from a rescue.

Holy smokes, he's gorgeous. Does he have a voice?

Others have mentioned this, but mutts do tend to be healthier, at least in my experience. These people got what they deserved buying from a pet store.

Here's what I got for $60 from Indianapolis Animal care and control. . .

PhotoshopAmateur: I actually am afraid of dogs

Just curious... any reason why?

FTFA: some stores have patterns of receiving noncompliant ratings and correcting violations for follow-up inspections, only to lapse back into noncompliant ratings on subsequent, unannounced inspections.

The very fact that inspections are announced is part of the problem. If all inspections were unannounced, with random intervals (but with a minimum period between inspections, to allow issues to be resolved by stores), you'd see a better result.

Another Government Employee: It's the Jedi Cat trick. Don't look into his eyes!

He also does yoga.

He has the coonhound bay, but we usually only hear it when he's lost a ball under the furniture.

We are having a blast with him he's very sweet natured and a mellow, cautious fellow.

Oh and ya the rescue we got him from was one of those that pulls their critters off death row.

Salt Lick Steady: Boudyro: Here's our newest guy Motley. Coonhound-Shepherd mix.

Link (new window)

He's 10 months old. Got him from a rescue.

Holy smokes, he's gorgeous. Does he have a voice?

See above I forgot to quote like a noob.

Salt Lick Steady: PhotoshopAmateur: I actually am afraid of dogs

Just curious... any reason why?

No... not really. I don't know why, but dogs have always freaked me out. It's completely irrational and I wouldn't wish harm on a dog because of it, but I also can't stand to be around them.

cowgirl toffee: My dog is an attention whore when we get the camera out.
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Well, right back atcha!

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Subtle Like A T-Rex: [www.shewired.com image 500x374]

"For Only .75 a day You can help feed a starving animal and rub it in starving childrens faces that it costs .50 more a day to feed a non human"

I didn't realize that helping animals and helping children were mutually exclusive. Guess if I see some litter on the road I'd better not pick it up since there's a robbery taking place somewhere.

AnyName: serpent_sky:

I've always taken in rescues or shelter animals, and I don't know. Maybe (probably) I am projecting, but they seem to appreciate it more than store-bought animals I've met.

I couldn't agree more. While we're on the topic of rescue animals ;-). Any Austin area farker looking for a new best friend? I rescued this bubba from dumpster in a strip mall. I got him adopted out, but he doesn't seem to work well with other animals and he was returned. He's fixed, has all his shots and purrs up a storm. His current handle is DoubleStuff (xtra filling Oreo cookie cat) but I'll let you rename him.

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EIP if you're interested. There's a $40 adoption fee to keep away the crazies.

He's gorgeous, and let's hope he finds a new forever home soon. I'm being adopted by a couple of kitties shortly and would love him, but there's a small matter of an ocean between us.

The My Little Pony Killer: Yogimus: Just because I can medicate a child that has leukemia, and prolong its suffering for a year or two, doesn't mean its the most humane option. Not when I can end its life gracefully (WHACK) and get a new one from an orphanage that may have died while I selfishly refused to let the old one die. I refuse to treat non-curable issues on children. I WILL pay to repair the kid, but I refuse to pay for some underlying issue. That is a defective child. Do the right thing. Remove it from circulation.

Yes, all pets are children. They have hopes and dreams. Their potential to do great things is only limited by their environment.

KrispyKritter: Yogimus: Inaditch: MindStalker: Well sure, my my health insurance doesn't cover my dog. So if he gets sick, its much more expensive out of pocket. //I do honestly understand the cost, it just sucks, the worst is the cost of vet meds of course, simple stuff like Advantage have doubled in price in the last 3 years.

Yeah, drug prices are just insane in any case.

My wife is a vet tech. We're good friends with her bosses, both vets. Even with my wife's considerable discount, we paid well over $1000 trying to save her dog a few months ago. My wife is one of those crazy pet people.

If the cost of medication exceeds the cost of a shovel, I will purchase the shovel.

i have a shovel with your name on it, trollboy. you stop by anytime, you worthless piece of shiat.

Why? is there a dog you need me to take care of? Kind of you to provide the shovel.

luckyeddie: AnyName: serpent_sky:

I've always taken in rescues or shelter animals, and I don't know. Maybe (probably) I am projecting, but they seem to appreciate it more than store-bought animals I've met.

I couldn't agree more. While we're on the topic of rescue animals ;-). Any Austin area farker looking for a new best friend? I rescued this bubba from dumpster in a strip mall. I got him adopted out, but he doesn't seem to work well with other animals and he was returned. He's fixed, has all his shots and purrs up a storm. His current handle is DoubleStuff (xtra filling Oreo cookie cat) but I'll let you rename him.

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EIP if you're interested. There's a $40 adoption fee to keep away the crazies.

He's gorgeous, and let's hope he finds a new forever home soon. I'm being adopted by a couple of kitties shortly and would love him, but there's a small matter of an ocean between us.

One of my friends heard a cat yowling while walking past a dumpster recently. She found it taped inside a box. Yes, she took it home.

Yogimus: The My Little Pony Killer: Yogimus: Just because I can medicate a child that has leukemia, and prolong its suffering for a year or two, doesn't mean its the most humane option. Not when I can end its life gracefully (WHACK) and get a new one from an orphanage that may have died while I selfishly refused to let the old one die. I refuse to treat non-curable issues on children. I WILL pay to repair the kid, but I refuse to pay for some underlying issue. That is a defective child. Do the right thing. Remove it from circulation.

Yes, all pets are children. They have hopes and dreams. Their potential to do great things is only limited by their environment.

I was going to talk shiat to people who think any young pet should receive this much medical attention, but it looks like my intended work has be superseded by this fine man's efforts. Cheers.

Since I'll have 300k in debt in order to legally be able to treat animals; I'm all for this.

7of7: Simple solution: feed the puppy to the children.

Feed the puppy children?

i, personally, prefer dogs over humans.

i'll probably wind up like the crazy old guy (no, the OTHER one) from "UP."

Dallymo: I spent $1,600 on Fawkes last year (fine needle aspiration, ultrasound, veterinary internal medicine specialist, meds) but he is the best dog in the world and looked like this when he was a puppy, so:

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$75 dog...to start. I love him, utterly. He's not as cute now:

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...or IS he???

He is!

Wifey & I have been looking for a new pet since my kitty of 15 years died around the beginning of the summer. She was a purebred Abyssinian, around 2 or 3 when I got her. Very dog-like, always in your business... so we figured the only furry friend who could do her legacy justice would be a dog.

We've been looking around for a while & were seriously considering getting a Vizsla from a reputable breeder (we think there's a place for them too) but ended up hearing about a 24 hour event at the Washington animal rescue league this weekend and found our new fuzzy friend - Ashur. He's a healthy, friendly black lab/German shepherd mix who is about 8 - 10 months old. Apparently his first owner was a military guy who got unexpectedly sent overseas.

He gonna get loved!

bibli0phile: Benevolent Misanthrope: serpent_sky: There is a part of me that wishes we could highly regulate pet stores to the point of them almost not existing. That dog is adorable, but there are tons of adorable dogs in shelters barely 15 minutes from where that store is located.

I feel the same way. Every pet I've ever had has been a shelter animal or about to become one if I didn't take them. All of them are wonderful. So what that they're not "pure bred" or expensive? I don't get pets for fashion accessories.

I'm a big believer in "hybrid vigor". (Whether or not it's scientifically proven.) I've always thought mutts were healthier and cuter dogs and the poor, inbred puppymill dogs that people get from pet stores.

This. Healthier, cuter, smarter. My doxie-corgie mutt turned 19 on March 22. He's been given a death sentence more times than I can count but he's still going. He kicked the shiatoutta a 3yr old Shiba and we had to leave the dog park in triumph. Shame! I mean, we had to leave the dog park in shame. Bad (ass) dog!

Kasira: 1) Boston Terriers are ugly


You know that in World War II movies you are supposed to root against the Axis Powers, right? I tend to find people who think Boston Terriers are ugly to get this mixed up.

girl6: bibli0phile: Benevolent Misanthrope: serpent_sky: There is a part of me that wishes we could highly regulate pet stores to the point of them almost not existing. That dog is adorable, but there are tons of adorable dogs in shelters barely 15 minutes from where that store is located.

I feel the same way. Every pet I've ever had has been a shelter animal or about to become one if I didn't take them. All of them are wonderful. So what that they're not "pure bred" or expensive? I don't get pets for fashion accessories.

I'm a big believer in "hybrid vigor". (Whether or not it's scientifically proven.) I've always thought mutts were healthier and cuter dogs and the poor, inbred puppymill dogs that people get from pet stores.

This. Healthier, cuter, smarter. My doxie-corgie mutt turned 19 on March 22. He's been given a death sentence more times than I can count but he's still going. He kicked the shiatoutta a 3yr old Shiba and we had to leave the dog park in triumph. Shame! I mean, we had to leave the dog park in shame. Bad (ass) dog!

My favorite pets were all mutts. Healthier, smarter, and unique.

Joe Biden chortles at the notion of $750 puppies from mills.

Free Range Deranged: /Seriously now, how tough can vet school be? Yeah a lot of classes, but no professor loses sleep at night wondering if the guy he passed was going to go out and kill people.

You should try it sometime. It was easy as hell. You just have to spend four years telling people that you really can't make it to the wedding because of clinic duties, or that you really are going to take books with you on vacation to study, and that weekends really mean nothing more than now you have two days to catch up on all the other shiat you didn't have time to study during the rest of the week. And that when you're done with all this farking around, you won't make more than a middle manager while listening to retards grumble about how greedy you are on a weekly basis. Simple. Anyone can do it.