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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 02:46:47 JST Adrianna Tan

   earlier this year I did my bills / budget to see how much vet care for cookie cost in 2025 (the last year of her life) and it was so large and scary that it has been an effective prevention against the idea of getting any new pets

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     Zack Stern (zackstern@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 02:50:10 JST Zack Stern

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     @skinnylatte borrow one from your work’s penguin library.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 03:08:52 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Chema Hernández Gil :sf:

     @chema yeah I got most of it back, but it was still a large no

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     Chema Hernández Gil :sf: (chema@social.sanfranciscan.org)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 03:08:54 JST Chema Hernández Gil :sf:

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     @skinnylatte The first year we had Luna, we spent in the low five figures on vet care. Ever since then I happily pay for my vet insurance, but I sometimes wonder what would happen if I couldn't afford it some reason. Scary.
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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 05:41:15 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Chris Packham

     @chrispackham yeah i got a huge chunk paid back, but it was still a large amount OOP in the end ;/

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     Chris Packham (chrispackham@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 05:41:16 JST Chris Packham

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     @skinnylatte We have health insurance for both of our dogs through Trupanion. Cheap for the younger pup because we bought the policy early in her life; pricier for the older dog because she was three when we adopted her. But now, the older dog is 11 and needs two echocardiograms a year; with the insurance, we only end up paying for one of them.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 06:01:11 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Jennifer Ekstrand

     @bugsnbuns haha, my cat would not do well with rabbits. They seem cool tho

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     Jennifer Ekstrand (bugsnbuns@jawns.club)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 06:01:13 JST Jennifer Ekstrand

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     @skinnylatte Maybe foster? Rabbit rescues are always in need of volunteers to foster, and they typically cover the vet bills.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 06:01:39 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • autumn 🐾 hyper-fixated on dogs

     @autumn still have another senior cat, so will see what happens next time re fostering

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     autumn 🐾 hyper-fixated on dogs (autumn@triangletoot.party)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 06:01:40 JST autumn 🐾 hyper-fixated on dogs

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     @skinnylatte seconding foster if you think you can handle it emotionally. some organizations will even cover the cost of food, and every org i've seen around here covers vet bills.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 09:37:44 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Greg Glockner

     @gglockner I had very good pet insurance and I definitely got back way more than I paid. Depends on location I guess.

     Every time we went to an ER it was 8-10K

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     Greg Glockner (gglockner@social.seattle.wa.us)'s status on Saturday, 25-Jan-2025 09:37:45 JST Greg Glockner

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     @skinnylatte Did you have pet insurance? If so, was it cost-effective? For our last 2 dogs, the cost of insurance would have been much more than the cost of vet bills, even including expensive treatments near end-of-life.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 00:51:55 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Martijn Faassen

     @faassen oh yes haha

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     Martijn Faassen (faassen@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 26-Jan-2025 00:51:56 JST Martijn Faassen

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     @skinnylatte
     2024 right?