in response to laurie's blog about her feline medical bills, i have this to say: it's always an impossibly tough decision. lucky for me, none of my little villains have racked up significant charges. not sure that i should tell this to the public, but i don't even take my cats in for shots anymore because they're strictly indoor only and some vets simply charge too much.

that said, if anything ever happened to my little doom tumor, i would move mountains to make sure he was a-okay. since i'm relatively new to the area and only know a handful of people, he is without a doubt my best bud. yes, i have another cat now, but she's skittish and weird and not the greatest companion in the world.

growing up, we had a cat that somehow crawled into the dryer from the outside vent. my family spent upwards of $1,000 trying to nurse her back to health, but with little luck. she eventually was put down because the bills were too high and she was obviously in pain. that was a hard day in my childhood.

100% agree. i think i could live without hi-def for a bit if my kids needed some medical coverage. too bad nobody offers medical insurance for animals. note to self: start pet insurance company.

edit: apparently pet health coverage is real. who knew??

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I have had the medical insurance for pets, thanks VPI Insurance, and it saved me tremendously. My rottweiler had cancer and without the insurance would have been faced with euthanasia or a series of multiple treatments. Thankfully for the $30.00 bucks a month, they covered $3500 in surgery. Unfortunately the treatment didn't work, but I have purchased it for my new scotty.