[hey_it's_that_dog]

So spending a few thousand to save a life is a waste but a $20,000 car isn't? Priorities? Yes, the choice between getting that new car or getting a used car and saving a life..... Money isn't real. Life is. Money is nothing more than a construction of society, it's based on nothing..

When did someone say a 20,000 car isn't a waste?

Money is an abstraction but it's built on the fundamental and inevitable processes of resource exchange between humans. It's real enough.

I'm not even trying to argue philosophically about what the value of life is. I'm stating the fact that there is no way to treat every life as though it is infinitely valuable.

[apana]

Damn they could have spent that 5000 dollars on something useful like funding a clown college in Nepal or helping me move out of my Mom's basement. Now we will never know the possibilities.

[sca2511]

I'm assuming people saying it's a waste have never been pet owners. I would spend a million dollars if I had to to save my cat from dying, or to bring back my old family cat who passed away. I would spend 10 million, 100 million if I could. Of course I'd do the same for a family member or loved one, but to most pet owners there's no discrepancy. A pet is also a family member and a loved one.

Pretty much this. The amount of comfort and companionship my pets provide me are easily worth more than $5000.

[Mecha_Infantry]

I would have done the same thing, especially since I own two cats/pigeon beheaders

[blainethemono]

That is a waste. You were doing it for yourself, not the dog. All the dog knows is it was in tremendous pain, and was petrified during the lead up to surgery and throughout rehabilitation.

She's an american bulldog, they were bred to have an extremely high tolerance for pain. I obviously can't say how much pain she was actually in before/after the surgery, but we didn't actually know anything was wrong until she went in for a regular x-ray that i requested to check for signs of hip dysplasia (which is common in this breed) and they told us about her ACLs. She never showed any other signs of being in pain while walking or running around with other dogs or anything. Going purely from her body language she never seemed "petrified" at any point. After the surgery she came out wagging her tail. pre/post surgery pics:

[K701]

She's an american bulldog, they were bred to have an extremely high tolerance for pain. I obviously can't say how much pain she was actually in before/after the surgery, but we didn't actually know anything was wrong until she went in for a regular x-ray that i requested to check for signs of hip dysplasia (which is common in this breed) and they told us about her ACLs. She never showed any other signs of being in pain while walking or running around with other dogs or anything. Going purely from her body language she never seemed "petrified" at any point. After the surgery she came out wagging her tail. pre/post surgery pics:

He was being sarcastic....