Picking your brains: Contingency plans for your pet should you develop dementia, die, be debilitated or need to move to care home.
So we lost our older dogs this year (13 and 19 year old). I went into fairly serious debt ($8K) for surgeries, drugs, vet visits, etc. It was worth it to me, but made me keenly aware that older dogs need, and deserve, to live their best life for as long as they can.
I keep seeing ads for people trying to find places for pets that are aging, but whose owners have developed situations where they physically can not care for their pet. Recently we saw someone who developed dementia and was moving to a home, and whose caregivers were trying to find a place for the dog. 589
It is a pretty dog, 9 years old, large breed. I told husband if there was some money from the family/will to use for any care for teh dog beyond food/checkups/vacinations, I would be up for that dog right now.
However, I could not afford to take an aging dog in and give it the best life if it developed problems that go with aging dogs.
Do you have something set up in the event of your demise for your pet? Is there an organization that helps with medical requirements of dogs that have been surrendered? Insurance one can buy for the care of a "left behind" pet's care?
We have a lot to give a pet - more room than it could ever want, love, attention, walkies, tenderness. What I don't have is another $5K or more to act as good Samaritan. It breaks my heart that someone's loved pet is left behind. 589