August 2012 Weddings

So Frustrated! NWR Vent

So I just need to vent because I can't really be mad at anyone else since it's no ones fault. My FI has a dog that he has had for 14 years. We also own 2 younger dogs that live with us. The older one does not but it's still his dog so he takes care of it.

Ever since we started planning for the wedding, things for him have popped up that we weren't expecting. Between all his blood work, arhtiritis, and valley fever we're at close to 600 or in bills we've paid. It's eaten up most of our reserve fund that we had set aside for the wedding. It would have been our savings had we not had to come up with 1500 dollars we weren't supposed to. (Thats a whole other story). Now I am worried we're going to run low on funds to cushion us for any extras and than we're going to have to not get any more medicine for the dog and he's going to suffer.

I hate unexpected expenses! I love the dog and would do what I could but now it's driving us to the poor house...FI said he has to make a decision on when to stop the treatment since he is so old but I am not going to help him since it's been his dog for so long. Only he knows what to do.

Re: So Frustrated! NWR Vent

  • I'm sorry being a pet owner I know how quick that stuff can add up.  I agree only he can make that decision.  It's never an easy one to make.
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  • It's hard because his numbers didn't get any better, only worse. So we wait 3 more months, do the pills, and take some bloodwork and see where he's at. I'm hoping there is an improvement or it's pointless to continue treatment :(

  • It is his decision. And ultimately you should support him! I am a dog person, and I know that this is a very difficult situation. I think you should be in the state of mind that it is your dog too, I hope you are not stressing him out about money and the wedding during this hard decision. 
  • Nope no stress from me. I'm in the mindset to keep paying for it until he doesn't need but he is the one saying we can only do it for so long and what's the point. I just told him I support his decisions and whatever he wants to do, we'll do. It's just stressful having all this on top of wedding planning :(
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