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[(Anonymous)]

I have this issue when people ask for money so they can adopt a pet. I understand that people with pets fall on hard times or their pet gets sick and they need a one time bailout - I'm not talking about that. If you don't have money to adopt and pay for an animal's upfront needs of food, shots, vet care, etc. then you cannot afford a pet. I'm very sorry. Because animals will always need food and regular vet care, and if you can't afford it now then how will you afford it later?

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, me too, but I actually get annoyed by people who ask for money for their existing pets' medical care (emergency or otherwise) as well. One of the reasons I don't have a pet at the moment is because I know I don't have enough "rainy day" funds to pay for unexpected expenses for MY OWN health, let alone an animal's. A responsible pet owner needs to be prepared for things like that, in my opinion. No one is entitled to a pet. If you are the caretaker of a living creature, it's on you to properly care for it without having to beg strangers for assistance. (I mean...same goes for kids, to be honest.)

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I'm not entirely unsympathetic to pet medical emergencies because shit happens but... do you HAVE an emergency fund for your pet? Why not? There were cases I've seen where I suspect that they just weren't taking their animal to the vet, period, so they weren't considering that as part of the expenses of pet ownership.

[(Anonymous)]

Pet emergency it depends for me. My dog recently had an allergic reaction to a wasp sting and had to go to the emergency vet, which ended with a fee of over $1000 (plus a couple hundred more when I had take him to his regular vet for a follow up). Luckily I had the money but I can totally understand someone having a rainy day fund for their pet but still being blindsided.

On the other hand, a pet emergency like you need to get your pet spayed or neutered, or regular shots? Those aren't emergencies, that's the cost of pet ownership.

[(Anonymous)]

But being blindsided by an expense is exactly why a person needs to have an emergency fund?? Distinguishing the two concepts like that doesn't make sense. Having a proper emergency fund means doing the research to know what amount is appropriate for the kinds of expenses it might be used for, not just throwing a couple hundred dollars in a coffee can... Which is why I say if a person can't swing that without hitting up GoFundMe or whatever, then maybe they shouldn't have a pet.

[(Anonymous)]

My cat suffered an injury that all up cost over $6000. My emergency fund was just over $3000. I think that's a pretty reasonable emergency fund!

[(Anonymous)]

Apparently it wasn't, though.

[(Anonymous)]

DA How much do YOU think is an acceptable emergency fund for anyone to have on hand for any foreseeable cost then?

[(Anonymous)]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l91ISfcuzDw

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT. I already answered that question: Having a proper emergency fund means doing the research to know what amount is appropriate for the kinds of expenses it might be used for.

I don't even have a pet, yet I know that an emergency can easily rack up way more than $3K.

[(Anonymous)]

OMG, someone actually told me that I should open commissions with the express desire to adopt a pet so I could actually adopt one sooner rather than later.
My reply was precisely that: If I can't adopt an extra kitten with my current income, then I shouldn't adopt an extra kitten. I can take care of my two without problem, they have always water, food and treats, their vet visits are covered, and toys are covered. BUT a third one would strain that and if I had an emergency I am not sure I could cover it. So no third kitten. That's when the person said "Ok, if you went to my shelter, I would let you adopt because you just proven you're responsible". I had no idea it was a test, but I do get it. You don't make a gofund me to get pregnant,you don't make a gofund me to get a kitten.

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't realize this was a thing people did. I knew people sometimes asked for money to adopt a child or afford IVF, but to adopt a pet? All the shelters in my area regularly have days where you can adopt a pet for around five bucks.

[(Anonymous)]

I understand that pets can be important for mental health and all that, but needing money to adopt a pet is definitely not an essential. Someone I follow reblogged a post from a person asking for donations who has an entire webpage devoted to why they can't pay for anything and within the explanations was one section mentioning how they bought a cat and were paying for it in installments, and any desire I had to donate money died right there. I'm sure if asked this person would have a whole story prepared as to why they needed this specific cat but I don't care. You can adopt a cat at a shelter for fairly cheap. If you're begging for the internet to help you afford your car and your meds and your rent, you don't need to be buying a pet so expensive it needs to be paid for in installments.

[(Anonymous)]

That's cheap, but I'm not sure it's typical. It's $75 adoption from the county shelter, and that includes spay/neuter and shots. Next county over is $100.