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Originally Posted by username
That's exactly what they do at her clinic.
One lady brought in 4 healthy cats that were all under a year of age to be put down. The whole clinic was obviously very upset by this and boarded them all until they were all adopted.
It's just ridiculous (to me anyway) that someone would do that. Apparently she said she didn't realize how much it would cost to have 4 cats, like wtf????
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That seems different than what you originally described. Putting cats down because you bought too many is effed. Putting them down because they require thousands of dollars in medical attention is completely different.
Most people should budget the normal costs of owning a pet. Shots, food etc. I'm not sure if thousands of dollars in emergency surgeries is part of that though. Unless the pet is old or has known issues I wouldn't expect to spend a ton of money on them. In all the years I had pets and my sister has had a cat for almost 5 years now, my family never once had to pay thousands in medical bills.
What I don't necessarily expect people to have planned is an animal getting diabetes and requiring thousands of dollars per year to keep them healthy.