I hate to say it, but I'm kind of glad that you're writing all of this. It forces me to think about the possibility of it happening to my own horse, and that scares the crap out of me. But it's good in a way, because it's made me realize that I have no emergency fund saved up for if the worst should happen, and it's pretty stupid of me because I know how expensive vet trips are.
We spent over 2000$ trying to win the losing game with Trinity, a dog that didn't cost us a penny. It just isn't about the money. I could never look at Lightning and weigh the cost of his life. I would only weigh the price of his suffering. With Trinity, the only thing I would have changed had I known the outcome would have been to put her down 3 months sooner, to save her from the worst of her suffering. But we still gave her nearly a year of improved quality of life, and I'm willing to bet that summer was the best time of her life.
So in a weird way, thanks for reminding me to have a game plan so that I don't have to choose between paying my electricity or paying for my horse when he needs me most.
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We spent over 2000$ trying to win the losing game with Trinity, a dog that didn't cost us a penny. It just isn't about the money. I could never look at Lightning and weigh the cost of his life. I would only weigh the price of his suffering. With Trinity, the only thing I would have changed had I known the outcome would have been to put her down 3 months sooner, to save her from the worst of her suffering. But we still gave her nearly a year of improved quality of life, and I'm willing to bet that summer was the best time of her life.
So in a weird way, thanks for reminding me to have a game plan so that I don't have to choose between paying my electricity or paying for my horse when he needs me most.