My dog died. The cancer was too extensive to be able to save him and came on too suddenly. But at least we did everything we could and so did the veterinarian.
A dog's life is a short one, but one that gives many lifetimes worth of loving memories. I will always be grateful for him in my life but will not be getting another dog. We have a surviving dog and I do not look forward to her end of life. There is just too much emotional pain, and then add financial pain just to dig the knife in a little deeper.
So no, pet ownership is really no longer for the middle class as much as for the very comfortably wealthy.
But in the end we made a moral decision about his life, not a financial one. I pray someday in this country people consider life sacred enough that there is not a price that can be put upon it. At least starting with human life if you cannot go there with animals
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