Animal Person
JANUARY 1, 2010
One of those is vet bills, which of course aren't deductible, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't know the total. I'm doing my best in an imperfect world to respect the rights of other sentients, and I have heard vegans say that sanctuaries--and not pet ownership--will be the only way out of subjugation for cats and dogs.
Animal Person
DECEMBER 2, 2011
She was adopted immediately, but returned almost as quickly because the people didn't realize how inconvenient diabetes can be. Then there's her hideous gum disease that has left her few remaining teeth in bad shape but without much to do for them (the vets won't touch them). She spent week after week at the vet, day in and day out.
Animal Person
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
The vet did give me a hard time about the dogs' animal-free diets (my traditional vets don't, ironically), and my response was that unless she could show me some research that his particular type of injury needs animal protein to heal, I wasn't going to change anything. been there. My poor boy. Wish him luck!
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
100 
Let's personalize your content