by reading your posts and seeing pics of your animals i would agree you are responsible mateFair enough .
I am a responsible pet owner by the way
if your snake needs vet!
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TahneeMaree
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we do the same, we've spent thousands on one dog another few thousand on our current dog and then had to teach her to walk again, just under $3000 on knee replacements for a cat, countless vets visits for 4 other that we own/once owned... if you accept to own an animal, you accept to care for it!
Though if it came to a pet or a human family member I'd choose human... only if all avenues are exhausted though.
Londos1990
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Unfortuantley i dont have any away at the moment as for unseen circumstances i was forced to move out of home alone, but if i ever had a problem i could get the money within the hour to do so and would always do that.
beatlloydy
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I am of a similar sentiment to most others...I dont actually put funs aside ...I tend to live day to day with a mortgage offset..so I dont really have savings per se...If I need something it comes off the house...but I guess I will be paying the house off until I retire...but why not have fun while you are still able...so many people work hard all their lives to retire debt free and then kark it as soon as they retire.
We had a burmese cat last year who had FIP (like Cat Aids....came from breeder that way but didnt know it at the time)..didnt know it until a few months later...took it to vet...got all the blood tests...came back with the diagnosis and was best to put down straight away....over $800 in 1 day and no more pet...but we paid...picked ourselves up..waited a few months to get over it and bought another one from a better breeder (always pays to check out the premises).
No issues with this one...is part of the family, like a dog. "The cat you have when you cant have a dog" ...this one is so human like she even goes to a human loo by herself...and back chats you when you tell her to get out of the kitchen!
We had a burmese cat last year who had FIP (like Cat Aids....came from breeder that way but didnt know it at the time)..didnt know it until a few months later...took it to vet...got all the blood tests...came back with the diagnosis and was best to put down straight away....over $800 in 1 day and no more pet...but we paid...picked ourselves up..waited a few months to get over it and bought another one from a better breeder (always pays to check out the premises).
No issues with this one...is part of the family, like a dog. "The cat you have when you cant have a dog" ...this one is so human like she even goes to a human loo by herself...and back chats you when you tell her to get out of the kitchen!
Cj3cooper
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I dont have the cash for large vet bills available right away but can afford small ones and would try and borrow from my parents to pay large bills that way i can pay them back slowly rather than a vet. as far as large bills go, in my youth i had an eastern long neck turtle that developed edema and needed a 3 grand blood transfusion. that was a bill we just couldnt afford so we had to have him put down, a lot of you might scream bloody murder over this but having 3 grand just sitting around for vet bills is a bit out of the question for the majority of people.
now that im older and a more knowledgeable keeper than earlier on i have funds set aside for this kind of thing and take appropriate steps so i hopefully dont need to see the vet in the first place but yes i would do anything i could within reason to get my animal better.
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now that im older and a more knowledgeable keeper than earlier on i have funds set aside for this kind of thing and take appropriate steps so i hopefully dont need to see the vet in the first place but yes i would do anything i could within reason to get my animal better.
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garycahill
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I have an account with my vet, so if I can't pay cash, I can still have them treated.
I am sure that if you spoke to your vet prior to an incident, you could work something out.
Most will do emergency work & allow you to pay it off.
Even the Lort Smith if you are in Melbourne will allow anybody to do that.
What really annoys me though is if I have an incident between 6pm & 8am, there is not one single reptile specialist vet available in all of Melbourne. Worse in over the weekends. If you don't believe me, try it. You can get into general animal surgerys, but for an emergency they are next to no use. I tried it once & the vet that attended spent more time reading that looking at the injured monitor.
So just make sure all accidents are kept to office hours.
I imagine other capitols would be the same.
I am sure that if you spoke to your vet prior to an incident, you could work something out.
Most will do emergency work & allow you to pay it off.
Even the Lort Smith if you are in Melbourne will allow anybody to do that.
What really annoys me though is if I have an incident between 6pm & 8am, there is not one single reptile specialist vet available in all of Melbourne. Worse in over the weekends. If you don't believe me, try it. You can get into general animal surgerys, but for an emergency they are next to no use. I tried it once & the vet that attended spent more time reading that looking at the injured monitor.
So just make sure all accidents are kept to office hours.
I imagine other capitols would be the same.
wiz-fiz
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yes. if any of my pets needed a vet we could pay. just depends weather its to serious and how much it costs as 2 weatehr our cat stays or go's, coz he's old, and dont want him 2 b in pain.
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beatlloydy
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fritzi2009
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truthfully no because i dont make much money and my parents can hardly afford the bills so i doubt they could lend me any money but if it was REALLY serious someone in my family would
. i dont care if you say im an irresponsible keeper, im not rich, and i bet im not the only one on here that couldn't afford it right this second.
and "paying the bills" isnt an excuse, i find that offensive in my situation as half the time we literally cant pay the bills. so maybe you should think about an individuals situation before you "get pissed at them"
just a thought.
. i dont care if you say im an irresponsible keeper, im not rich, and i bet im not the only one on here that couldn't afford it right this second.
and "paying the bills" isnt an excuse, i find that offensive in my situation as half the time we literally cant pay the bills. so maybe you should think about an individuals situation before you "get pissed at them"
just a thought.
karasha
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i dont have specific savings for my animals, however i do have a rainy day savings for any situation that i might need money for. i am also lucky that i am a vet nurse and my work will help me out wherever they can and any of my family would too as we all appreciate that animals are in our care and members of the family.
i would not hesitate for any reason if it is something that more that simple first aid treatment an help for. i would put myself in debt to look after eveyone properly.
i would not hesitate for any reason if it is something that more that simple first aid treatment an help for. i would put myself in debt to look after eveyone properly.
best answer yet . i am sure you are not the only one on here in this position . but we all do the best we can . not having funds put away does not make people irresponsible keepers .
ashisnothereman
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i havnt put away money for the unfortunate chance my snake needs to see a vet... but i have asked my vet that i take my dogs to if she can work on snakes, turns out she has snakes and if something happens that she cant fix she can refer the snake elsewhere. i have the money to pay, it would just be a massive kick to the gut and wallet, but would hurt less than the loss of my snake.
IMO most people have the money to take their snakes to the vet, they just choose not to as they dont believe its worth the money, or they are young and dont work..
sorry if i come across as a complete tool, but honestly if bills cannot be paid how can you afford to keep animals. i guess there is no right and wrong.. we all love herps and if an individual on these forums had some financial trouble.. im sure they would still keep their animals.
this is a hard topic.
IMO most people have the money to take their snakes to the vet, they just choose not to as they dont believe its worth the money, or they are young and dont work..
sorry if i come across as a complete tool, but honestly if bills cannot be paid how can you afford to keep animals. i guess there is no right and wrong.. we all love herps and if an individual on these forums had some financial trouble.. im sure they would still keep their animals.
this is a hard topic.
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I get sick off hearing the 'if you cant afford the vet bills your'e irresponsable!'. I am sure everyone here would do what they could to help their sick and injured animals.
Also we are from all differant wlks off life, some off us are financially struggling, some are comfortable and some have financial problems, and our situations can change over night weather we are wealthy or not.
My situation was one that did, I went from married to seperated last Jan, when I left I signed everything over to my ex, cars bank acc's, everything, all I took was my clothes and weekly wage. I now live week to week untill I can build up my finances again.
At the time i owned 20/25 snakes, but have scaled back for the moment. So am I a irresponsble rep owner for not having a couple off grand stashed away for vet fee's?
All my snakes are healthy, do everything they are meant to do, and am yet to take a snake to a vet for any sort off treatmeant in the 5 odd yrs off owning them. Yes I would take them to a vet if the need arised.
If I was to face a $1500 vet bill for a $150 Childrens, atm it would mean my kids would have to go with out, so I know what I would be doing.
Yes it is irresponsable for someone that buys any sort off pet, knowing that they cant afford the care required for that particular animal down the track, but lets just not use the 'irresponsable' word when people openly admit they cant afford a vet at a particular time!
Also we are from all differant wlks off life, some off us are financially struggling, some are comfortable and some have financial problems, and our situations can change over night weather we are wealthy or not.
My situation was one that did, I went from married to seperated last Jan, when I left I signed everything over to my ex, cars bank acc's, everything, all I took was my clothes and weekly wage. I now live week to week untill I can build up my finances again.
At the time i owned 20/25 snakes, but have scaled back for the moment. So am I a irresponsble rep owner for not having a couple off grand stashed away for vet fee's?
All my snakes are healthy, do everything they are meant to do, and am yet to take a snake to a vet for any sort off treatmeant in the 5 odd yrs off owning them. Yes I would take them to a vet if the need arised.
If I was to face a $1500 vet bill for a $150 Childrens, atm it would mean my kids would have to go with out, so I know what I would be doing.
Yes it is irresponsable for someone that buys any sort off pet, knowing that they cant afford the care required for that particular animal down the track, but lets just not use the 'irresponsable' word when people openly admit they cant afford a vet at a particular time!
definitely have the funds put aside for any of my pets. i love them more than anything in the world, and i couldn't live with myself if something happened to them.
my dog broke her toe and we had to take her to the vet for plastering up, our other dog started bleeding on BOXING DAY and we had to go emergency vet and pay thousands to get her fixed up, but it was so worth it! and then our kitty became blind and paralised suddenly and had to go to an emergency vet again.
Damn pets costing money!!! I'd be super rich if i didn't have any pets.... lol
my dog broke her toe and we had to take her to the vet for plastering up, our other dog started bleeding on BOXING DAY and we had to go emergency vet and pay thousands to get her fixed up, but it was so worth it! and then our kitty became blind and paralised suddenly and had to go to an emergency vet again.
Damn pets costing money!!! I'd be super rich if i didn't have any pets.... lol
cracksinthepitch
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I think that you need to have the funds to properly care for any animal and emergencies but also have your vet picked out ready to go and also a back up plan if they arent there. Periodic visits also for health checks should be allowed for.
ozziepythons
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My animals, of whatever form (snake, frog, etc) will see a vet if there is a need to. I have had to take animals to be treated before, but thankfully due to upmost care, this is a rare thing. Money can always be come by in life, and if you can't possibly afford a vet at any given time, maybe reconsider having custody of the animal/s. I feel sorry for anyone who is too far (regional) from a specialist vet (who will see reptiles). This would be a real stumbler :|
Sock Puppet
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One word.......VISA haha
I'd give my right leg for one of my snakes. Or actually both legs, so they could walk around & see what it's like. Of course, they'd have to take turns with the legs, I only have 2 to give. I'm not an octopus you know! I'd make do with stumps. Or peg legs.......yeah, peg legs! Arrrrrr
I'd give my right leg for one of my snakes. Or actually both legs, so they could walk around & see what it's like. Of course, they'd have to take turns with the legs, I only have 2 to give. I'm not an octopus you know! I'd make do with stumps. Or peg legs.......yeah, peg legs! Arrrrrr
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