If👏🏼you👏🏼can’t👏🏼afford👏🏼the👏🏼vet👏🏼don’t👏🏼get👏🏼the👏🏼pet👏🏼
I understand that emergencies come up and the pet may need an unexpected surgery. That’s not what I’m talking about. I’m saying that if you get an animal you should be able to afford a basic checkup or vet visit for the pet. If you cannot provide that for your pet, you do not need the pet.
I have a friend who “loves” animals and she’s wanted a dog since she moved out on her own. She didn’t have the money for a dog so she was going to get a small pet instead. So she was going to get a bunny. I tried to talk her out of it because I knew she’d get bored of it and I knew she couldn’t afford the basic vet care for it. She wouldn’t get the cage that was the right size because it was “too expensive” and she didn’t “have enough room for a cage that big”. I told her if she doesn’t have the room or the money for a cage that big then she shouldn’t get the bunny. But she got it anyway.
The bunny ended up getting much bigger than she expected, the cage was not big enough like I told her it wouldn’t be. But she was like “oh well it’s fine”. She didn’t feed it right. She didn’t clean the cage right. She’d wait until it was so gross and moldy and disgusting to clean it.
Now, 4 months later she’s decided that she’s getting a dog. She can afford the dog and the supplies for the dog but she cannot afford basic vet care. But she’s still getting the dog anyway. But now she’s getting rid of the bunny because she can’t have both the bunny and the dog. She’s not even selling the bunny, she’s just giving it away.
If you cannot afford to take an animal to the vet for regular checkups, you do not need to get the pet.
If you are going to get bored of the pet in a few months and get rid of it, you do not need to get the pet.
If you cannot take the time out of your day to PROPERLY clean the cage or living area of the animal, you do not need to get the pet.
Do not get a pet unless you are prepared for regular checkups, the supplies, the time it takes to clean their area, and the attention they require.
A pet is a commitment. If you’re not going to want that pet a few months after you get it then you shouldn’t get it.
