This is driving me UP THE WALL!!!!!!!!!! (Everyone answer please)?

Question

I just HATE it when people on here ask a question ans say, "Whats wrong with my rat/hamster/gerbil/dog/puppy etc"!!!! I mean, if you think there is something wrong, then take it to the d**n vet!!

When someone gets a pet, they are responsible for it/them and need to take them to the vet when something is wrong, not sit on there buts and as poeple who are NOT experts. Do you agree or disagree with me?

When I tell them to take it to the vet, 80% of my replies are, "I dont have the money...is there a home remedy?" LOL, I mean, if you cant take it to the vet, why did you get it in the first place???!!!!!

95% of my answers are answered to questions like that. It bugs me and I just wanna go over there and smack them in the face and then take there animal away...so I can keep it :D.

Also, if your a broke college student which some are, then why did you get a pet? Grrrrr

Agree or disagree and why? Comments are welcomes but dont let them be too rude please.

Answer 1

i kind of agree.

Answer 2

everyone has an opinion. i kinda agree with you.  

Answer 3

I totally agree with you. You have to take that into account when you buy an animal. If you don't have enough money to take them to the vet's office you have no business getting an animals in the first place.

Answer 4

I agree with you. But if your a college student who loves animals its kinda hard not to have one. I'm a college student and l have a few pets and all are healthy..depends on the person l think.Though l agree if you can't pay for a vet, then don't buy a dog or a cat.  

Answer 5

lol i agree if someone buys a pet they should be responsible for their pet meaning they should have money to take the pet to the vet!!!

U R SO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

I agree sorta'... some people r 2 lazy2 drive clear 2 the vets... so they just wait 4 a vet 2 get a yahoo! account...

Answer 7

Your right it is getting annoying, and i am ashamed to say i did it once, but the reason was cuz the vet sayed it was sick, but couldnt figure out why.

Answer 8

I agree and disagree at the same time.

If you think your pets seriously sick you should go too a vet asap.

If its something small like, is my cat depressed? Then sure use yahoo answers.

At the same time though pets live for a very long time. Do you know how much money your going to be making in 12 years? No, and alot of people have some hard times especially right now and you just dont know when stuff might go bad.

I agree though that you shouldn't have a pet you can't take care off, sell something, give it too the ASPCA, do anything too make your pet better, you took the responsibility for that animals life now live up too it.

Answer 9

it's ok to get irritated like that but think, some college students are lonely in their dorms and want a companion to play with and spend time with. some people are crazy though.  

Answer 10

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

The cost of cat/dog ownership (not including food) is generally $1,000 to $1,500 in the first year, provided one has the animal spayed/neutered, given shots, heartworm preventative, licenced etc.

There are far too many people asking for "free" dogs and cats stating that they don't have much money, but have lots of love to give.  Sorry, that's not enough to cut it.

There are fat too many animals in shelters because of neglectful owners, those that choose to "breed" their animals and others that feel it's too expensive to spay or neuter.  Based on reported figures from participating shelters and rescue leagues, it is estimated that at least 9.6 million animals are unnecessarily euthanized annually.  Leave the breeding to professionals, and have your pet spayed or neutered!!

Answer 11

People ask questions about their pet for the same reason they ask questions about your own health. The answers are not necissarily to tell you a true remedy, but it might be something they went through that has a simple answer.

For instance, a pet may be doing something out the ordinary like pooping everywhere or having tough behaviorial problems. Someone across the country may know a way you can handle it without obidience school. Real veterinarians and doctors DO come on here, and some will do the research for you. It's not all bad, but hey, its a personal choice.

Answer 12

A lot of people that get these small type of pets get them not just because they have a love for rodents,  but because they really want a pet and they aren't as expensive as a dog or cat to upkeep.  They may ask "whats wrong with my pet" because they don't know for sure if it's an emergency so they want to see if theres someone out there that does know.  I love my hamsters, but I don't want to run to the vet with them every time I THINK there might be a problem, I would try to find out from others if they KNOW it's a problem.  Also I have to be practical.  If my hamster gets sick I get worried sick, but I know I can't spend a lot at a vet to save an animal that has such a short life span anyways.  I know that sounds mean but thats life.  My family has more important needs for the money then to go towards an animal that we love but that could be dead from natural causes in a month anyways.  I get tired of the looks and comments from the people that go all out on their pets like they are people, like my vet looking at me like I had three heads because I told him I wasn't going to spend $500 on my 10 year old cat.  I took her home and nursed her back to health myself and then she died six months later and she would have even if I spent $500 letting the vet nurser her back from her illness.  So in short, practical people will not take their $20 rodent to a vet and spend $30 for the visit plus any extra for medications or treatments no matter how much they would like to.  Most people don't have the money for that right now.  At least the pet had a nice comfortable loving home outside of a crowded pet store cage while it was alive.

Answer 13

Didn't their parents teach them when they were in kindergarten pet responsibility?

Yup....that's where it was!

But there are these things called books that you can purchase right along with your purchase of a pet...hmmm, wonder if they thought of that???

Answer 14

Well, sometimes people get pets for companionship, and aren't always careful buyers...so they forget all about vet bills.

When people ask "What's wrong with my (pet name here)?," while it is annoying, sometimes people want to be sure before they spill 40 dollars in vet bills when there may not even be a problem.

If they don't have the money, they need to give it to a friend or someone who can take care of it and has the money, for the animal's own good. For example, I know someone who had a Shih Tzu dog, and they couldn't afford to buy the proper dog food, so they gave him to a good, reliable friend who know takes great care of Sushi (the dog.)

Sometimes people can just go out one day, say, "I'm going to buy some new clothes, a purse, and a little puppy to match!" and just buy animals for the heck of it, you know?

And some aren't like that. They want animals for companionship, which is a better reason, but they shouldn't buy the animal if they have no money for the vet bills.