Putting a Cat Down Because You're Tired of It - Prudence Says 'Do It'

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Barbecue

Source?

I spit my ramen over my laptop

[ben voyonsdonc]

My cat is a member of my family. I would do whatever it takes to ensure that she lives a happy and healthy life. The only way I would ever euthanize her is if I've exhausted every single available opportunity to provide her with that healthy life.

I personally would never trivialize a cat's life to the point where it was only worthwhile to keep it around if it continued to serve my pleasure.

[monkeyman]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

My cat is a member of my family. I would do whatever it takes to ensure that she lives a happy and healthy life. The only way I would ever euthanize her is if I've exhausted every single available opportunity to provide her with that healthy life.

I personally would never trivialize a cat's life to the point where it was only worthwhile to keep it around if it continued to serve my pleasure.

Is there a line? how much would you spend? $1,000, $5,000, 10,000?
I recently spent $3,000 on our cat, it added up quickly. Not sure how much higher i'd be willing to go to be honest.
I believe there are some vets where it's only a business, they'll recommend this and that, driving up the cost, knowing that many pet owners are willing to spend that money and not necessarily considering the best interest of the pet or financial implications on the owners.
It's a huge business, prices are regulated, some offer insurance, financing...

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

Is there a line? how much would you spend? $1,000, $5,000, 10,000?
I recently spent $3,000 on our cat, it added up quickly. Not sure how much higher i'd be willing to go to be honest.
I believe there are some vets where it's only a business, they'll recommend this and that, driving up the cost, knowing that many pet owners are willing to spend that money and not necessarily considering the best interest of the pet or financial implications on the owners.
It's a huge business, prices are regulated, some offer insurance, financing...

I think you hit it on the head when you mentioned vets. We had to put our cat of 18 yrs down around a yr ago. Our vet talked about options and costs, but at the end of the day the vet said that our cat had a long life and there is no guarantee that we would get the same pet back post surgery.

It was good advice, and clearly went against the clinic's bottom line.

We put the cat down.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

My cat is a member of my family. I would do whatever it takes to ensure that she lives a happy and healthy life. The only way I would ever euthanize her is if I've exhausted every single available opportunity to provide her with that healthy life.

I personally would never trivialize a cat's life to the point where it was only worthwhile to keep it around if it continued to serve my pleasure.

Okay, maybe your pleasure is taking it far, but what about edslunch's scenario where his cat is defecating all over his house and on his clothing, yet they still keep it. I found that admission jaw-droppingly shocking, but maybe that's just me. If your cat was happy and healthy, but ruining your property like that, would you still keep it?

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

Is there a line? how much would you spend? $1,000, $5,000, 10,000?
I recently spent $3,000 on our cat, it added up quickly. Not sure how much higher i'd be willing to go to be honest.
I believe there are some vets where it's only a business, they'll recommend this and that, driving up the cost, knowing that many pet owners are willing to spend that money and not necessarily considering the best interest of the pet or financial implications on the owners.
It's a huge business, prices are regulated, some offer insurance, financing...

To be honest, if I was sure that the $10,000 that I spent would bring her back to a quality of life that she had prior to the expense, I think I would try to find a way to find it. I don't expect that other people would go to that extreme though.

[opendoor]

Everyone has their limits of what they'd spend to keep a pet alive. Personally mine is probably on the lower end compared to other people (I'd never spend thousands to save an animal) but if you aren't prepared to spend at least some money if something unforeseen happens then don't get a pet. It'd be like buying a car and then being shocked that you have to pay to repair it.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

To be honest, if I was sure that the $10,000 that I spent would bring her back to a quality of life that she had prior to the expense, I think I would try to find a way to find it. I don't expect that other people would go to that extreme though.

Sadly this is impossible to project

[SportsJunky]

Originally Posted by Zevo

He's a pathetic little man craving attention by intentionally pissing other people off. I find no humor whatsoever with personalities like his or in his posts in general. Unfortunately they're like a bad car accident, I don't want to look, but I can't help it.

Hopefully one day the mods help me out with that. The sooner the better imo.

Hook, line and sinker Zevo.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Zevo

He's a pathetic little man craving attention by intentionally pissing other people off. I find no humor whatsoever with personalities like his or in his posts in general. Unfortunately they're like a bad car accident, I don't want to look, but I can't help it.

Hopefully one day the mods help me out with that. The sooner the better imo.

We've helped you out by providing you with an ignore feature. USE IT.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Sadly this is impossible to project

It depends on a few things I suppose...my cat is a year and a half old and she likely would be more likely to rebound from a serious surgery and have a good long life ahead of her. If tomorrow I needed to spend a lot of money to keep her alive, I'd find it.

This discussion is not really related to the original topic though...it isn't about keeping an unhealthy cat alive it is about putting down a completely healthy cat because someone doesn't want it.

[monkeyman]

The cost one is willing/able to bear really shouldn't be an indication of a persons character. you do the best you can with the information/resources you're given. Sometimes it's in the pets best interest to be put down and sometimes it's not worth a huge financial gamble to find out. Doing so because you are tired of a pet though is not justification, which is where this whole argument started.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

The cost one is willing/able to bear really shouldn't be an indication of a persons character. you do the best you can with the information/resources you're given. Sometimes it's in the pets best interest to be put down and sometimes it's not worth a huge financial gamble to find out.

Absolutely. Keeping a pet alive and in a state of misery just to serve the pet owners happiness is not a positive either.

The tag "euthanasia" is hardly appropriate to this thread. Euthanasia is taking the animal out of their own misery...not the owner's misery.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Okay, maybe your pleasure is taking it far, but what about edslunch's scenario where his cat is defecating all over his house and on his clothing, yet they still keep it. I found that admission jaw-droppingly shocking, but maybe that's just me. If your cat was happy and healthy, but ruining your property like that, would you still keep it?

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

Absolutely. Keeping a pet alive and in a state of misery just to serve the pet owners happiness is not a positive either.

The tag "euthanasia" is hardly appropriate to this thread. Euthanasia is taking the animal out of their own misery...not the owner's misery.

What about the question I asked you above?

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Okay, maybe your pleasure is taking it far, but what about edslunch's scenario where his cat is defecating all over his house and on his clothing, yet they still keep it. I found that admission jaw-droppingly shocking, but maybe that's just me. If your cat was happy and healthy, but ruining your property like that, would you still keep it?

It's not unreasonable to change your habits. If the cat is defecating in shoes, maybe move the shoes; close the doors to limit where it can go the bathroom. There are a number of options available besides just killing the animal.

[ben voyonsdonc]

A cat that suddenly messes everywhere usually has some underlying physical or mental health issue. They need veterinary aid. The cat may be senile and is no longer living a happy, healthy life. Nothing like the situation you have described in your original post.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Cats live by routines. If one of their routines suddenly changes, it is usually symptomatic of a possible problem.

[Sliver]

Okay. I guess I just wouldn't be interested in psychoanalyzing my cat while it shat and pissed all over my house. If you would, fair enough.

[fatso]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Okay. I guess I just wouldn't be interested in psychoanalyzing my cat while it shat and pissed all over my house. If you would, fair enough.

[Barbecue]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I spit my ramen over my laptop

I'm serious!
'd like to see where Mr 10 posts per day have found Sliver bragging about trolling

If Sliver is clever enough to walk the fine line between trolling and being within the rules, I doubt he'd try anything so careless as to admit doing it