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Furry · May 13, 2025

Noodleface said:
No but this made me consider it. In the 13 years we've had her, she's only ever had a couple issues. This was the most expensive though. Before this it was $200 here or there for ear infections and... Anal gland squeezing...

Pet insurance is something I would recommend more based on the type of person you are rather than the dog. Are you the sort of person that can get slapped with a huge bill and not be phased. If so, it’s probably better to ignore it, because objectively they are making money off most owners.

Most people just don’t operate like that. So having a monthly payment to hedge against the possibility of a bad situation makes a lot of sense.

At 13 you probably won’t qualify for anything meaningful though.

Tarrant · May 13, 2025

Koushirou said:
I'm not sure it'd be worth it at this point. Almost everything is going to just be a pre-existing condition at this point and not covered.

Not at all. Minor to moderate cancer can happen as well and if caught early enough is very treatable, but pricy.

Our pitty went through 12 rounds of chemo and she lived a very comfortable and happy almost three more years with us.

weird things start happening at this age yes, but many are treatable, but expensive.

Tarrant · May 13, 2025

Furry said:
Pet insurance is something I would recommend more based on the type of person you are rather than the dog. Are you the sort of person that can get slapped with a huge bill and not be phased. If so, it’s probably better to ignore it, because objectively they are making money off most owners.

Most people just don’t operate like that. So having a monthly payment to hedge against the possibility of a bad situation makes a lot of sense.

At 13 you probably won’t qualify for anything meaningful though.

ASPCA has no age restrictions, if that’s a route he wants to go.

I should note, my wife is telling me these things. She works in vet med, I know nothing about this stuff lol.

Furry · May 13, 2025

Tarrant said:
ASPCA has no age restrictions, if that’s a route he wants to go.

I should note, my wife is telling me these things. She works in vet med, I know nothing about this stuff lol.

Yea, you can get something, the big problem is that it will not cover many things, and will be expensive. I priced a random 13 year old mutt and it was 170$ a month and no coverage of preexisting conditions with 500$ deductible and 5k limit with 80% reimbursement.

Generally, you want to make the choice if pet insurance when you have a puppy.

Tarrant · May 13, 2025

Yep. Ideally you get it early for sure.

Noodleface · May 14, 2025

Furry said:
Yea, you can get something, the big problem is that it will not cover many things, and will be expensive. I priced a random 13 year old mutt and it was 170$ a month and no coverage of preexisting conditions with 500$ deductible and 5k limit with 80% reimbursement.

Generally, you want to make the choice if pet insurance when you have a puppy.

Thanks! Probably doesn't make sense in this case.

And while a random $5k bill would be an absolute pain in the dick, we are in the position we could realistically cover it. That said, if we start getting bills at that level the bigger questions start to really come to the forefront. What am I prolonging this for?

Either way, she's an extremely healthy dog so I am not worried at this point.

Captain Suave · May 14, 2025

Tarrant said:
Minor to moderate cancer can happen as well and if caught early enough is very treatable, but pricy.

My lab/pit mix had a big mast cell tumor when she was 7. Surgery was ~$1100 and they gave her 2 years life expectancy. That was six years ago and she's doing fine.

Tarrant · May 14, 2025

Captain Suave said:
My lab/pit mix had a big mast cell tumor when she was 7. Surgery was ~$1100 and they gave her 2 years life expectancy. That was six years ago and she's doing fine.

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that’s awesome man.

also, if you have the dog with the temperament, your dog can donate blood. Before ours got cancer, she gave blood. The university very hospital we took our dogs to gave her a certificate when she had to retire. It was nice nice of them, and reminds us of how special of a dog she really was. I know pits aren’t liked by a lot here, but she was the best dog we’ve ever had. We still miss her after two years.

I should also note, the hospitals will usually give you a credit to use should you need to take your pet there in the future.

Caeden · Jun 5, 2025

So I’ve had a lot of cats and dogs my whole life. Today we had to put down one of our cats. She was only ~ 11. Last year she got diagnosed with hypothyroidism. We’ve been struggling with litter boxes this past 6 months. We swapped to an automatic. She used it for several months then suddenly she wouldn’t use it. Then I put her plain box back out. Still wouldn’t use it. Took away rhe automatic. Wouldn’t use it. Put a different pellet box out we used to use. Wouldn’t use it. She would instead go to corners of our basement and poop. She wasn’t peeing in the box either. But she wasn’t peeing in the house. We suspect she peed in the backyard. Cat pee is strong. We would smell it. Sometimes she would get in a box and scrape it everywhere, but wouldn’t actually use it.

Multiple vet visits. Negative for everything. Then her meow changed and she started doing like dumb stuff and seemed confused a lot. The vet finally suggested she might be experiencing cognitive decline.

Sucks. Good cat. Oddly about the time she stopped using her box, she started liking the kids. I feel guilty because she seemed and tested otherwise healthy but the mess was awful.

Cutlery · Jun 5, 2025

Caeden said:
So I’ve had a lot of cats and dogs my whole life. Today we had to put down one of our cats. She was only ~ 11. Last year she got diagnosed with hypothyroidism. We’ve been struggling with litter boxes this past 6 months. We swapped to an automatic. She used it for several months then suddenly she wouldn’t use it. Then I put her plain box back out. Still wouldn’t use it. Took away rhe automatic. Wouldn’t use it. Put a different pellet box out we used to use. Wouldn’t use it. She would instead go to corners of our basement and poop. She wasn’t peeing in the box either. But she wasn’t peeing in the house. We suspect she peed in the backyard. Cat pee is strong. We would smell it. Sometimes she would get in a box and scrape it everywhere, but wouldn’t actually use it.

Multiple vet visits. Negative for everything. Then her meow changed and she started doing like dumb stuff and seemed confused a lot. The vet finally suggested she might be experiencing cognitive decline.

Sucks. Good cat. Oddly about the time she stopped using her box, she started liking the kids. I feel guilty because she seemed and tested otherwise healthy but the mess was awful.

Yeah, that was the sign it was time to go for my dog too. In one weekend, I woke up to a lake of puke, then the next day a lake of shit, then the final day a lake of piss, and it was just obvious that it was time to put something on the schedule. The dog was so ashamed too. She knew she wasn't supposed to do that in the house, just had no control over it.

The worst part was after that weekend, she didn't have any more major stuff happen up until the day (think I scheduled it like 10 days out or something so I could give everyone enough time). Makes you question your choices for the rest of your life.

Now my current dog has a serious problem with submissive urination that I can't seem to train her out of. I literally killed a way better dog than this one for pissing on the floor. I suspect the universe is punishing me for that decision.

Intrinsic · Jun 5, 2025

We had to put down one of our cats a couple moths ago for similar reason. She started puking a ton, we have a liter robot so went back and checked the logs and she had dropped like 3 lbs in less than three weeks. She was always a tiny tiny fur ball, max 9 lbs, but then suddenly she was 6 lbs. Then one morning she couldn’t even support her weight to stand. She was 13 I believe, my wife’s cat but still ours. First pet our 7 year old has had to try and understand about dying.

On a semi related cat topic. I got silly and added a Kitty Hole to my office door where my cat hangs out. This way I can keep the door closed and kids and the dog from wandering in all day but he can come and go. Kind of dumb but works. I had to draw a butthole on it, obviously.

Control · Jun 5, 2025

Cutlery said:
Yeah, that was the sign it was time to go for my dog too. In one weekend, I woke up to a lake of puke, then the next day a lake of shit, then the final day a lake of piss, and it was just obvious that it was time to put something on the schedule. The dog was so ashamed too. She knew she wasn't supposed to do that in the house, just had no control over it.

The worst part was after that weekend, she didn't have any more major stuff happen up until the day (think I scheduled it like 10 days out or something so I could give everyone enough time). Makes you question your choices for the rest of your life.

Now my current dog has a serious problem with submissive urination that I can't seem to train her out of. I literally killed a way better dog than this one for pissing on the floor. I suspect the universe is punishing me for that decision.

There's a big difference between behavioral and physical. Choosing to pee somewhere is one thing even if it's for a bad reason, being physically unable to do otherwise is different. I won't claim to know much about pet health, but I would assume that once one loses physical control of their functions, things are already going down hill fast. It wasn't because of piss on the floor. You just didn't want her to suffer.

Cutlery · Jun 5, 2025

Control said:
There's a big difference between behavioral and physical. Choosing to pee somewhere is one thing even if it's for a bad reason, being physically unable to do otherwise is different. I won't claim to know much about pet health, but I would assume that once one loses physical control of their functions, things are already going down hill fast. It wasn't because of piss on the floor. You just didn't want her to suffer.

You're not wrong, but it doesn't stop you from hating yourself for it in quiet moments.

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