the cost of vet bills

[Charlie08]

going to look around and check out websites etc. and vet websites for deals.I have gone from using a 24 hr vet to a regular clinic, and back and forth for a few years. when I first got the cats, the first cat, and then more..I went to the same clinic for years till I got mad at that vet for not doing something and treating me like she couldn't be bothered. then i switched around every once in a while, now I have found one I like but like I posted before, going to have to re-think that.

my Charlie was only 8 years old when he was diagnosed with cancer. I feel guilty because I was not home alot around that time. but did see them daily. one day I came home, and petted him, oh my god whats wrong? he was just skin and bones! how did I not see it earlier? it's like it just popped up so sudden! lymphoma. too advanced. nothing they could do, and I had a friend who had cancer at the time (has passed away) and she told me it would be wrong to put him thru the chemo treatments. I didn't have alot of money for it but I was going to try anyway, maybe. I wasn't sure. I did not want him to suffer. turned out they said it was too advanced to do any good. how did I not see it sooner?? anyway now I have the 4 and will look up vet schools to take them for check ups .

[BitsyNaceyDog]

We have a "pet budget" we add to each week. For the most part it covers our pet expenses. Emergencies often come out of our savings account or put on a credit card.

One evening, back in March, my dog Nova ripped her stomach open. A loose nail on our back porch had popped up and we hadn't noticed it. Nova's belly got caught on the nail and really did some damage. She spent the night in the emergency clinic and was transferred to our regular vet the next morning. It was a full 2 months, and more than $4000 before she was better. That really drained us. She's doing great now though!