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    #21

    Mar 15, 2013, 02:17 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky098 View Post
    Ok, so we are the bad guys for advising people to seek out veterinary care for their sick pets?

    Tell me, what would you advise for a largo puppy who's been sick for a few days now? Or chronic vomiting and diarrhea.

    You're a no body, kitten. So seriously keep your stupidity to yourself.
    Exactly Lucky! I wish I could agree with you more than once.

    How dare we recommend vet care when an animal is sick? We're horrible people! (sarcasm)
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    #22

    Mar 15, 2013, 08:11 PM
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    for a largo puppy
    LoL that is the worse typo ever.. I meant parvo puppy... I wrote that from my phone.. silly touch screens!
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    #23

    Mar 22, 2013, 04:03 PM
    To those folks above who seem to think that a response of you shouldn't own a pet if you can't pay the vet bill: How does this help the person now? You are absorbing their time to maybe finding a way to get the bill paid. There are all sorts of reasons someone may not be able to pay a vet bill. Is this not a forum for those who want help and not a sermon. It may be true that some folks shouldn't have pets. But give them an answer to their current problem, give that animal in crisis a chance to live and then suggest, if they can't afford the animal, that they find a nurturing and financially stable home for it.

    Cordially
    A dog lover who lost his 11 year old Berniese-Australian mix, last March, to a brain tumor ($2000) and is losing the battle to keep my 16yr old German-Australian mix ($800 & counting) alive.
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    #24

    Mar 22, 2013, 04:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Billybucaroo View Post
    To those folks above who seem to think that a response of you shouldn't own a pet if you can't pay the vet bill: How does this help the person now? You are absorbing their time to maybe finding a way to get the bill paid. There are all sorts of reasons why someone may not be able to pay a vet bill. Is this not a forum for those who want help and not a sermon. It may be true that some folks shouldn't have pets. But give them an answer to their current problem, give that animal in crisis a chance to live and then suggest, if they can't afford the animal, that they find a nurturing and financially stable home for it.

    Cordially
    A dog lover who lost his 11 year old Berniese-Australian mix, last March, to a brain tumor ($2000) and is losing the battle to keep my 16yr old German-Australian mix ($800 & counting) alive.
    Did you read all the posts on this thread?

    Have you read anything?

    Read my posts on the pet forum. I have always stated that if your pet is sick, and you can't afford the vet bills, the only option is to re-home the pet to someone that can pay the costs to ensure the animals health. If it means giving up your dog, cat, rabbit, whatever, so that it can live, that's the only option.

    You're not the only person that's spent thousands to keep their beloved pet alive.

    You came here, you read nothing (that's obvious) you posted, and the people that said that the OP should get a vet, are the bad guys?

    We can't diagnose. If you want to try and diagnose, go ahead, but when you get sued because the dog died, because you can't diagnose (not even a vet can do that) online, you're on your own. I won't guess when an animals life is at stake. The only option is the vet, and if you can't afford the vet you have two options, you can watch the pet you claim to love die a slow painful death, or you can find someone that's willing to pay for vet care to take your pet.

    I'm so sick of these one hit wonders coming here, posting, thinking they know us, and know what we stand for when they didn't even have the decency to read everything.
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    #25

    Mar 22, 2013, 07:13 PM
    OK than Billy, what should the op do than... what's wrong with the dog ?
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    #26

    Mar 22, 2013, 08:49 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky098 View Post
    OK than Billy, what should the op do than... what's wrong with the dog ?
    Yes, let's hear from Billy who seems to know it all. What should the OP do? Apparently we're supposed to offer solutions. Well, since you seem to think that there's a solution other than seeing the vet, what do you suggest?

    Keep in mind that if you suggest something, and the OP's dog dies, you could end up being sued, and the OP will end up with a dead dog. But hey, you don't think we should advise people with sick dogs to go to the vet, so what's your solution. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear your advice.
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    #27

    Mar 22, 2013, 10:08 PM
    Sits down with a bowl of popcorn, pen and paper to listen to the new "experts" advice on how to fix a sick dog without going to the vet. I should have had this person around when we had to take Owen to the vet so much for his issues. Just think all of the money I could have saved.. oh wait I found the money to take my dog even not paying some bills, etc.

    I agree with Lucky and Alty... There are times a vet is 100% necessary money or no money but hey lets hear your expert opinion
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    #28

    Mar 22, 2013, 10:41 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by mogrann View Post
    Sits down with a bowl of popcorn, pen and paper to listen to the new "experts" advice on how to fix a sick dog without going to the vet. I should have had this person around when we had to take Owen to the vet so much for his issues. Just think all of the money I could have saved.. oh wait I found the money to take my dog even not paying some bills, etc.

    I agree with Lucky and Alty... There are times a vet is 100% necessary money or no money but hey lets hear your expert opinion
    Can I have some popcorn too? I'm dying to hear what Billy the one post wonder has to to offer to the OP, that doesn't involve going to the vet.

    Where is Billy? Why did he leave when he has so much wisdom to impart? Come on Billy, we all want to know what the OP should do to keep her dog alive since the vet is obviously (according to you and the Kitty one hit wonder) out, and we shouldn't expect people to do the right thing, we should give them bull sh*t advice that will put their dogs life at risk.

    Go ahead, enlighten everyone, we're all eager to learn how a very sick dog can survive without going to the vet for treatment. We're all dying to hear your diagnosis of this particular case. Impart your wisdom, obviously you must know a lot about this sort of thing, since you joined this site, and the only thread you posted on was this one. So, instead of coming here to give a sermon, share your wisdom, since we're all apparently too stupid to give the right advice.

    We're waiting.

    And since you felt the need to add a mini bio, which apparently was meant to show us that you're a much bigger dog lover than any of us.

    Codially,

    A dog lover that lost her 16 year old lab cross a year and a half ago, and then five months later lost her 10 year old border collie cross. I won't even post how much it cost in vet bills, but it cost dearly, and I'd pay it all over again. I currently am owned by a 4 year old beagle and a 1 year old border collie cross, and I'd sell my home and everything I own, if I needed to get them to the vet. That's what a real pet owner does.
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    #29

    Mar 22, 2013, 11:11 PM
    Sure it has lots of butter and white cheddar on it
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    #30

    Mar 24, 2013, 08:37 AM
    When someone signs on, offers nothing, calls long-standing, respected members morons, I have to wonder how sad their personal lives are, where the confrontational attitude comes from, why -

    Do they think they are helping anyone?

    Sad, little people I guess, eager to flaunt their "credentials," positive that no one else has any experience or empathy or - for that matter - anything to offer.

    As always I wonder why the one timers (in this case two timers) come from. One person, two screen names?
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    #31

    Mar 24, 2013, 02:15 PM
    I am not one to take my animals to the vet for every stubbed toe and every sniffle.. but the people who come onto here asking for help have already waited days to weeks to possibly months.

    I think it's unfair and not right that people come on here wagging their fingers in our face, sitting on their high horses and telling us that we ar 100% wrong in advising people to take their pets to the vet when the animals is acting sick. On top of that, they have nothing to offer the OP anyway in what they think might be wrong with the dog.. that makes it even worse. If you have an idea as to what might be wrong, there is nothing wrong in suggesting or sharing your own experience.. not stating that pets don't need vets when they are deathly ill or not acting weird.

    These one-hit wonders are rather annoying.. All they do is stir the pot and that's about it. Not even any reasoning behind what they think/believe/say. Ugh!

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