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Funny, many of us when we were kids lived under the rule of thumb our fathers taught us that if it cost very much to have a vet help an animal out just euthanize it and get another...Now I would spend thousands on my pets to keep them alive...they are a viable part of our family.
Chas, I have to babysit my little brother and sister (a yorkie and a blue healer mix) when my parents go out of town.That helps get the "puppy fever" out of my system!I love pets, but I don't think it is fair that we have to lose them, too!!!Oh well...no one ever said life was fair!!!