Originally posted by Nomilynn


Secondly, there are times when emergencies happen that are totally unforseen. When Bassett got sick, was I a terrible mom because I didn't have an extra $1000 set aside for all her immediate vet costs? No. Sometimes things happen that we can't predict. I remember, Cass, when your cat (I think it was Mystic) was injured and you couldn't take her immediatly to the vet, and you posted here about how she was trembling with pain but you had no money to help her. Does that make YOU a bad owner? Not necessarily. It just means that sometimes things happen that we have to deal with as best we can when the time comes.

Yes there was a time Mystic (he's a boy BTW ) was hurt but I took him to the vet the next morning, after the vet clinic saying there was nothing they could do besides give him pain meds. We did have the money, except my bf can sometimes be a hardass. The difference is that after that occurence I took it into my own hands to make an ER fund for "just in case" emergencies. I stopped breeding rats at that time as I was not financially stable. I quit taking in pets until I knew I could afford them, I had the time, etc.

I don't think anyone expects something so serious to happen that is costs thousands of dollars to fix. It's how you go about the situation that matters. We all know you love your cats with all your heart and would do anything for them. I learned from my mistake, now it's time for Jynelle to learn from hers.