Getting pets and being in poverty does not align.
Apricot (top) Tang (bottom)
I got my boys after a roommate abandoned them. I couldnt bring myself to take them to a shelter. They cost me 4459 a year between litter, prescription diet, and insurance. Not to mention needing the money for vet visits up front. Tang cost me 4k this year after insurance covered 90% for a urinary blockage and other things and Apricot cost me 2k and counting this year after insurance covered 90% for a string of nailbed infections they are still trying to find the cause of and other small things.
I love these buggers but they are crushing me in bills. If this were happening to me even a few years ago I would have had to put them both down and the thought of others going through that keeps me up at night.
Apricot (top) Tang (bottom)
I got my boys after a roommate abandoned them. I couldnt bring myself to take them to a shelter. They cost me 4459 a year between litter, prescription diet, and insurance. Not to mention needing the money for vet visits up front. Tang cost me 4k this year after insurance covered 90% for a urinary blockage and other things and Apricot cost me 2k and counting this year after insurance covered 90% for a string of nailbed infections they are still trying to find the cause of and other small things.
I love these buggers but they are crushing me in bills. If this were happening to me even a few years ago I would have had to put them both down and the thought of others going through that keeps me up at night.