[Talk2meg00se]

Your dog should just be thankful that it wasn't born in China, where the Chinese consume, utilizing the most brutal methods imaginable, more than ~10 million of them a year.

Similarly, at least the pooch got through life without meeting a certain Michael Vick; apparently he was fond of using bait dogs.

In all seriousness, I'm a dog lover myself; I've grown up with them (and currently have one) and losing one really is - within reason - like losing a member of the family. I still think of the dogs that have left my life from time to time. They truly were wonderful companions.

All the same, something about your post seems ... disingenuous.

Call me a natural cynic, but absent the installation of a bionic tail or something, you'd have to try incredibly hard to drop TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS on a dog. One of two things is potentially happening here:

Either you are:

1) Attempting to scam over-paid M3 owners by virtue of the quandry; i.e. "I love my car and I know that all of you do too" but "I've been recently terminated" [something that we all relate to in at least some regard given the systemic nature of the economic crisis] and "I'm completely helpless" - inviting said over-paid / over-privileged M3 owners to save the day by virtue of their generosity. Car gets saved, dog lives to see another day, and OP gets ... paid.

or

2) Your vet is scamming you. Maybe he/she saw that M3 in the parking lot and decided that it was time to start prepping for the holidy season. Get a 2nd opinion. You should be able to get whatever procedure you're looking for a fraction of the cost.

Either way, there's a scam afoot.

Given the calculated nature of the post, however, I suspect that possibility 1 is more likely (>90%).

My M3! My job! My dog! I need $12,000! All online, nonetheless.

Uh huh.

Like I said, natural cynic.

[michaelthepsycho]

Just don't... $12k on a dog? Ridiculous. Don't be one of those people that fuck up their lives because they made the wrong decision. I'd hate to see someone homeless because they weren't logical enough.

[schoy]

Originally Posted by fatgrandma

Nobody is comparing a dog to a child. It is about a dog or a car. And a car is "just" a car. You will have another one and another one and another one. But a dog a living creature with real feelings for you.

Between a dog and a car -- that's just a matter of personal priorities. But what gets my craw are people saying that they'd "die" for their dogs, or that they'd spend "all their money" on saving their dogs, like dogs were "family members" or like having a "child". Just saying, if you really had a family with real children, you would never make that kind of statement.

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by schoy

Between a dog and a car -- that's just a matter of personal priorities. But what gets my craw are people saying that they'd "die" for their dogs, or that they'd spend "all their money" on saving their dogs, like dogs were "family members" or like having a "child". Just saying, if you really had a family with real children, you would never make that kind of statement.

it's beyond 'real family'. Some people aren't that attached to dogs. This thread has gotten absolutely ridiculous with the number of people who are saying stupid things like they'd remortgage their entire house in order to pay for a dog's bills and amazed nobody else will do the same.

Here's the thing, a dog is an animal. If you become attached, and consider it family, fine. But at the end of the day it's an animal to many people. If someone wants to put a $$$ cap on the vet bills for dog, then that's their choice.
EXPECTING a person to pay tens of thousands of dollars in a HOPE that the dog can survive, is just...silly.

[FStop7]

Originally Posted by mike33176

Well, I love this car more than any other than I've had but, I just got laid off due to corporate downsizing and now, my dog was just diagnosed with cancer( squamous cell sarcoma in his nasal passage). We caught it early but,, he needs 19 radiation treatments at around $12k. I'll do whatever I can for him but, might need to sell .

That's very sad to hear but it's admirable as hell that you would even consider going that far to help your dog. But also consider that some vets are less than ethical. They will try to sell you every expensive treatment under the sun because they know you dearly love your pet.

[markham335i]

Originally Posted by Wall$treet

Horrible people on this earth-its crazy. I would die for my dog-she is a family member like every other family member.

u would die for a dog?..... u don't appreciate life. u would leave other family members for a dog...?

i duno maybe ill never get dog lovers but this just doesnt make sense to me.

[carve]

I'll agree with most everyone else. I had a golden retriever we were VERY attached to who got lymphoma at 6 years. We did chemo...I think we spent something like $3500 in total. He stayed pretty happy and hungry through it, but looked like hell. He looked like he had mange.

He actually looked better than ever after his hair came back, but he only lasted a bit over an extra year, half of that taking and recovering from chemo. It was a lot of emotional drain on us for the same result: dog dying young of lymphoma.

He's a dog. They live in the moment. No matter how long he lives, it's his full life as far as he's concerned. So, realize that you'd be doing this for you- not him. It'll put the dog through a lot of pain (and he won't understand it's for his own good), you'll through a lot of emotional and financial pain, and will likely just prolong the inevitble for a bit, plus add all that other hardship on top of things.

If I'm ever in a similar situation again I WOULD NOT opt for chemo. Especially for $12k while you're unemployed- outrageous. There are many happy, healthy dogs that are put down every day. Do your dog a favor and don't let him suffer, and do one of those dogs a favor and give it what will surely be a wonderful home vs. a needless death.

I'm sorry to say it, but I think the best thing is to ease his symptoms and put him down when he starts to get noticably sick.

[E90SoFlo]

Im sorry to hear about your dog, wish you the best.

[MisterSkiMask]

Originally Posted by carve

I'll agree with most everyone else. I had a golden retriever we were VERY attached to who got lymphoma at 6 years. We did chemo...I think we spent something like $3500 in total. He stayed pretty happy and hungry through it, but looked like hell. He looked like he had mange.

He actually looked better than ever after his hair came back, but he only lasted a bit over an extra year, half of that taking and recovering from chemo. It was a lot of emotional drain on us for the same result: dog dying young of lymphoma.

He's a dog. They live in the moment. No matter how long he lives, it's his full life as far as he's concerned. So, realize that you'd be doing this for you- not him. It'll put the dog through a lot of pain (and he won't understand it's for his own good), you'll through a lot of emotional and financial pain, and will likely just prolong the inevitble for a bit, plus add all that other hardship on top of things.

If I'm ever in a similar situation again I WOULD NOT opt for chemo. Especially for $12k while you're unemployed- outrageous. There are many happy, healthy dogs that are put down every day. Do your dog a favor and don't let him suffer, and do one of those dogs a favor and give it what will surely be a wonderful home vs. a needless death.

I'm sorry to say it, but I think the best thing is to ease his symptoms and put him down when he starts to get noticably sick.

Well said.

[Sara]

Originally Posted by EuroTrip

When it comes to a dog, you need to make several personal boundaries before taking it home as a puppy. (or adopting). Before I ever purchase a dog, I set a personal boundary that I will not pay anything above $4000 to save its life. While that seems very harsh, it is reality that during your 70 year life, you will have 5-10 dogs.

While it is very difficult to accept, my advice to you is that you go purchase a puppy. The puppy will keep you happy through the hard time of letting the old one go.

Oncology (cancer studies and treatment) is one of the most profitable practices. It takes advantage of the now common nature of the disease and increases the prices of treatment to levels that are completely unrealistic and arbitrary. Vets are notorious for diagnosing cancer and making a ridiculous living out of it.

Sorry, but I would never give up a car for a dog. I would just accept having to downsize the car because of losing your job.

I spent over a grand because my horse had a tummy ache this summer, I can only imagine if she had cancer. And you bet I'd spend every last penny in savings, take out as many loans as possible to do whatever was needed for her. My bestfriend just lost one of her horses in January. She spent thousands on a surgery that he didnt live through. She doesnt regret it one bit. A pet is part of the family. When you purchase a pet (imo) its no different than adopting a child. It deserves to be loved, and treated like the rest of the family. Sometimes I think my horses live better than I do lol They sure have more shoes then me

[Vanity]

Originally Posted by Sara504

I spent over a grand because my horse had a tummy ache this summer, I can only imagine if she had cancer. And you bet I'd spend every last penny in savings, take out as many loans as possible to do whatever was needed for her. My bestfriend just lost one of her horses in January. She spent thousands on a surgery that he didnt live through. She doesnt regret it one bit. A pet is part of the family. When you purchase a pet (imo) its no different than adopting a child. It deserves to be loved, and treated like the rest of the family. Sometimes I think my horses live better than I do lol They sure have more shoes then me

Dumbest post ever.... You'd spend every last penny on a HORSE?
Swap the situation and say one of your parents needed the chemo treatment instead. Dad gets to live for 1 more year if you do it. Horse gets to live for 2 years. Which would you max-out your loans for?

REAL people > pets.

[E90SoFlo]

Originally Posted by Vanity

Dumbest post ever.... You'd spend every last penny on a HORSE?
Swap the situation and say one of your parents needed the chemo treatment instead. Dad gets to live for 1 more year if you do it. Horse gets to live for 2 years. Which would you max-out your loans for?

REAL people > pets.

If I had to choose obviously you would save your dad, luckily I don't think the OP's parents are sick.

A Car or my Dog? Dog wins every time.
I can go buy another car after.

[Vanity]

Originally Posted by E90SoFlo

If I had to choose obviously you would save your dad, luckily I don't think the OP's parents are sick.

A Car or my Dog? Dog wins every time.
I can go buy another car after.

That's fine if it works for you. But for me, it sounds like some of you would gladly hand over a limitless credit card to your pet if it were sick. And that makes no sense to me. Sorry.

[SchlauCow]

I think I've lost my humanity, when the first thing I thought of was 'scam'

In any case, I hope all goes well for you.

[mike33176]

Wow, didn't know looking for a little assistance would cause an uproar of scam accusations. Forget it. My dog has a fantastic outlook(being a 5yr, 9mth old, 100lb Akita) following radiation and . I'll get him thru it but, I now know to never ask for assistance on here again. The $12k figure was a high case scenario and, I'm not going to explain any further. I have a golf course locally that donated a day to help us out so, you guys think whatever you want to. All procedes after therapy( invoices from both vets will be for anyone to examine) are going to the local Humane Society who has also gotten envolved so, Thanks for all the help from my friends at M3 Post.

[lucas.kent]

Originally Posted by mike33176

Wow, didn't know looking for a little assistance would cause an uproar of scam accusations. Forget it. My dog has a fantastic outlook following radiation and . I'll get him thru it but, I know to never ask for assistance on here again. The $12k figure was a high case scenario and, I'm not going to explain any further. I have a golf course locally that donated a day to help us out so, you guys think whatever you want to. All procedes after therapy( invoices from both vets will be for anyone to examine) are going to the local Humane Society who has also gotten envolved so, Thanks for all the help from my friends at M3 Post.

Best of luck man. What a terrible situation.

For the record, I would happily sell my car if it could save my dog's life.

[Cdnrockies]

Originally Posted by lkw15

Best of luck man. What a terrible situation.

For the record, I would happily sell my car if it could save my dog's life.

This!

The douchebags commenting negatively will simply never understand.

[mike33176]

I do want to honestly Thank a few of you for sharing your experiences with me on this post. The Animal Cancer Care Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale where he's being treated has been recommended to me by no less than 6 different people for being a fantastic facility and being very fair on pricing. 4 different vets including one of my Frat brothers in Vail, Co, agreed on the course of treatment. The $12k figure I mentionioned is including the all of the testing(rhinoscopy, X-Rays, CT and procedures) leading to the diagnosis and the treatment and after care, that figure is around what I'll be out of pocket on everything. Thanks for those who really were concerned, for the rest of you, look both ways before heading into traffic!

[Blake]

i'd pay $12k to keep my best friend alive. same goes for my best buddy

[Cyrax91]

I would definitely sell my car to save my pets life if I had to. But arent the survival rates for dogs extremely low? I remember reading somewhere that no matter what you spend on treatments its almost better to put them down because of the suffering they go through and it doesnt work anyway. Its a way for vets to creat income. I may be wrong, but just a thought. If I knew it was truly the best thing for them id sell the car in a second. Anyways, good luck and hope things turn out ok.

[G-Mach1]

Originally Posted by mike33176

I do want to honestly Thank a few of you for sharing your experiences with me on this post. The Animal Cancer Care Clinic in Ft. Lauderdale where he's being treated has been recommended to me by no less than 6 different people for being a fantastic facility and being very fair on pricing. 4 different vets including one of my Frat brothers in Vail, Co, agreed on the course of treatment. The $12k figure I mentionioned is including the all of the testing(rhinoscopy, X-Rays, CT and procedures) leading to the diagnosis and the treatment and after care, that figure is around what I'll be out of pocket on everything. Thanks for those who really were concerned, for the rest of you, look both ways before heading into traffic!

All the best to you and Dog. I hope and pray that he recovers fully.
I would do the same. We have two dogs and I am 100% with you. Keep us posted on the progress and recovery.

[mike33176]

Originally Posted by G-Mach1

All the best to you and Dog. I hope and pray that he recovers fully.
I would do the same. We have two dogs and I am 100% with you. Keep us posted on the progress and recovery.

Thanks, I'll keep ya'll posted. Here's a puppy and 2 current pics of Brian



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