We've run into this with our ferrets, treatment vs. quality of life.
We've had two ferrets in two months die of lymphoma. in Spikes case we
could've opted for radiation and chemotherapy
But...
1) there's only about a 30-50% sucess rate
2) even in sucessfull cases the ferret only gains a few months
3) Spike was seven years old, which for a ferret is ancient
4) most ferrets don't survive the treatment
During the treatment he would've
1) had an IV tube stuck in him
2) would not have been able to play with the rest of the animals (other
ferrets, dogs, cats)
3) would've been separated from the other ferrets (they had all pretty
much bonded)
4) would've been utterly and completly miserable, sick and in pain
and... the treatment is several thousand dollars
we had too choose treatment vs. quality of life.... quality of life
(better: lack of quality of life) won.
Scott A. Stewart
REAC/PASS-IT
(202)-475-8875
"G Money" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
10/12/2006 02:10 PM
Please respond to cf-community
To: CF-Community <[email protected]>
cc: (bcc: Scott A. Stewart/REAC/HHQ/HUD)
Subject: Re: new question about our puppy
I cringe at those numbers, but I know i'd do the same thing. I'm such a
sucker for the unconditional joy dogs bring...i'd bankrupt myself to keep
em
happy and healthy....wouldn't even be a question.
On 10/12/06, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks, we'll give that a try! We can't give him any of the usual
things,
> like greenies and dental treats because he is a gulper and swallow
> everything without chewing properly.
>
> I should have mentioned that has all occurred in the 2.5 years we've had
> Sammy. The broken knee at 6 months was the worst. A friend of our
> daughter's
> was holding him and dropped him.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DRE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:33 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: new question about our puppy
>
> Duane,
> Thats some cash!
>
> Give your dog soup bones(cow leg bones chopped up with a bandsaw) 3x a
> week
> and you can kiss the dental cleaning fee goodbye.
>
> For my dogs, its worked much better than anything else including
> toothbrushing and greenies to keep that tartar away. They are 2.5$ for
6
> or
> so at my local supermarket- pretty cheap.
>
> DRE
>
> On 10/10/06, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I wish I had done that with our terrier, Samson. Sammy is now
officially
> > known as Sammy Money Pit. To date:
> >
> > $600 for breeder
> > $150 for obedience lessons
> > $1500 for veterinary orthopedic surgeon to repair broken knee
> > $250 to find out we needed a veterinary orthopedic surgeon
> > $325 for dental cleaning
> > $225 for skin infection on his belly and antibiotics
> > $205 for eye infection and antibiotics (today)
> >
> > This doesn't include is regular prescriptions for heart worm and
fleas.
> >
> > Today's appointment incidentally revealed that Sammy has a minor heart
> > murmur. Yay, more money for meds and vet bills, if it gets any worse.
> Any
> > one interested in a slightly used, almost good as new cairn terrier?
> >
> > Duane
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg Morphis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 5:07 PM
> > To: CF-Community
> > Subject: new question about our puppy
> >
> > So I was looking at a few books and reading online about the various
> > shots and vet visits, etc..
> > I saw a link to a pet insurance website, www.petinsurance.com. Do you
> > pet owners think this is a good idea? Getting insurance for your pet
> > and can you recommend an insurance company/website if you have or had
> > their service?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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