http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/08/19/whats-your-dogs-life-worth/ a site for dog lovers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:03:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/08/19/whats-your-dogs-life-worth/comment-page-1/#comment-9544 Jasio Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:50:35 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=11924#comment-9544 The only problem with raising the status of pets from property to "companions" is your vet bills will skyrocket (much like your personal health bills) from all the malpractice insurance vets will be forced to carry (much like your personal doctor). People will not be able to afford giving their cats, dogs and other animals the proper health care they deserve, already many people find veterinary care to be quite expensive due to all the innovation from human medicine in the past 20 years. What is currently a 2,000 dollar surgery will become a 20,000 dollar surgery, because of insurance. The only problem with raising the status of pets from property to “companions” is your vet bills will skyrocket (much like your personal health bills) from all the malpractice insurance vets will be forced to carry (much like your personal doctor). People will not be able to afford giving their cats, dogs and other animals the proper health care they deserve, already many people find veterinary care to be quite expensive due to all the innovation from human medicine in the past 20 years.
What is currently a 2,000 dollar surgery will become a 20,000 dollar surgery, because of insurance.

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