is it wrong to spend lots of money on an animal?

[tobyjug]

is it wrong to spend lots of money on an animal?

It rather depends on what the occasion is and how you are going to cook it.

 

[geminisnake]

It rather depends on what the occasion is and how you are going to cook it.

Sometimes your one liners are brilliant.

Fortunately we've never had a bill over £70 for the mog, and we usually have some kind of insurance, but if a bill was going to be too high I'm afraid she'd have to get an injection.

I don't understand spending hundreds on an animal but everyone is different.

 

[kained&able]

Little pixie has been spoilt rooten. but to be fair it was her birthday yesterday as well so what can you do.

Also if she has demolished many of her toys from the last year or so so kinda needed some more anyway and a bone means that we will get less hassle over dinner.

And she is outstanding so deserves it.

dave

 

[Jessiedog]

It rather depends on what the occasion is and how you are going to cook it.

Class!

Really fucking funny.

*rolls around*



Woof

 

[liberty]

Its your money you can spend it on what you want

 

[emptyhead]

emptyhead

Spend as much money on an animal as you would another loved one but sorry maybe your money would be better spent on animals elsewhere than on fancy shit.(leaves po box no).You know i'm right.

 

[zenie]

Spend as much money on an animal as you would another loved one but sorry maybe your money would be better spent on animals elsewhere than on fancy shit.(leaves po box no).You know i'm right.

If you're referring to me then I'll tell you now I already do stuff for animal charities as my mate set up one (a dog one).

I think it depends how you've been brought up with animals and what they mean to you.

A dog sometimes isn't 'just a dog' it can be your mate innit?

For me it's not attention seeking - she's just my child replacement I guess. Doesn't help my mate owns a pet shop so the temptation is always there

I've seen worse people dress their 6 month old kids in top to toe designer as Geri mentions - they're the fashion accessories right?

 

[emptyhead]

emptyhead

If you're referring to me then I'll tell you now I already do stuff for animal charities as my mate set up one (a dog one).

I think it depends how you've been brought up with animals and what they mean to you.

A dog sometimes isn't 'just a dog' it can be your mate innit?

For me it's not attention seeking - she's just my child replacement I guess. Doesn't help my mate owns a pet shop so the temptation is always there

I've seen worse people dress their 6 month old kids in top to toe designer as Geri mentions - they're the fashion accessories right?

Exactly mate not disrespecting you at all.My point was kids,dogs whatever,we all do what we can.Buy nice stuff for those you love and sort the other bits out also.Fair play.

 

[Epona]

My birds got a seed stick each for xmas - total cost about £2 and they've been stuffing themselves silly on them since (and getting good exercise clambering round them and swinging from them).

silentNate made the mistake of showing the parrot the picture of parrots on the box before taking the seed stick out - the daft bird very rapidly backed up along his perch and sat there screaming

 

[EastEnder]

silentNate made the mistake of showing the parrot the picture of parrots on the box before taking the seed stick out - the daft bird very rapidly backed up along his perch and sat there screaming

I'm sure that's not the first time the sight of silentNate has left a bird screaming....

 

[zenie]

I'm sure that's not the first time the sight of silentNate has left a bird screaming....

kettle --------------------------->>>Black

 

[pennimania]

Of course it's up to people how they spend their dosh!

but I do think there is much more pressure now to overspend on pets, just as there is with kids.

I say this because I have noticed that since I became a horse owner again (after a gap of 30 odd years) hopw mmuch complicated it seems to have become.

My old pony lived in a field with hay in the winter. He did not have a rug to his name and had a bog standard saddle and bridle. He was perfectly happy and healthey.



Now horses have loads of different rugs for every weather and time of day. thye have incredibly fancy diets with vitamins and supplements. I know a woman who has bought six different saddles in as many years for her cob. (At about £800-1000 a go).

The market appears to be enormous and unquenchable.

 

[spanglechick]

this thread is a total eye opener- I've never really been an animal/pet type... We had a tortoise when i was growing up, and briefly some guinea pigs, which were cute and i spose lived about 6 years but i never really bonded with them.

As an adult i had goldfish for a while (just the bog standard type), and when i was with my ex we had a rabbit. Cute thing, lived mostly indoors - and i spose i was fond of it, but i'd have been perfectly happy without it.

it doesn't help that i'm funny about smells, i guess - especially dogs... but i've never seen the need for a pet in my life, and i spose that does make me different to lots of the people here who talk with such genuine love about their animals.

the money doesn't put me off tho. if i had a pet and it got sick, i'd pay whatever...

 

[EastEnder]

As an adult i had goldfish for a while (just the bog standard type), and when i was with my ex we had a rabbit. Cute thing, lived mostly indoors - and i spose i was fond of it, but i'd have been perfectly happy without it.

it doesn't help that i'm funny about smells, i guess - especially dogs... but i've never seen the need for a pet in my life, and i spose that does make me different to lots of the people here who talk with such genuine love about their animals.

I like most animals, but do think that to get really attached to one as a pet it has to be the sort that interacts and gives something back. Fish would bore me silly, rabbits are cute but essentially dumb, etc. Cats & dogs, on the other hand, can become an integral part of the family.

If I really wanted to, I suppose I could get a rabbit or something similar and it would be fine in my little flat. But they just don't have the brains or characters or whatever it is. You want something that actually appreciates it when you come home and keeps you company when there's no one around.

I'd love to get a cat - if you get a good one they're so affectionate and friendly. But the more "personable" a pet is, the more attention and space it needs. When I finally get somewhere with a bit of a garden, I'll definitely be getting a cat.

 

[spanglechick]

I like most animals, but do think that to get really attached to one as a pet it has to be the sort that interacts and gives something back. Fish would bore me silly, rabbits are cute but essentially dumb, etc. Cats & dogs, on the other hand, can become an integral part of the family.

If I really wanted to, I suppose I could get a rabbit or something similar and it would be fine in my little flat. But they just don't have the brains or characters or whatever it is. You want something that actually appreciates it when you come home and keeps you company when there's no one around.

I'd love to get a cat - if you get a good one they're so affectionate and friendly. But the more "personable" a pet is, the more attention and space it needs. When I finally get somewhere with a bit of a garden, I'll definitely be getting a cat.

i think you're right, sort of, and the reason that my animal owning has got no more involved than "rabbit" is to do with that bonding stage... tho Elvis (the rabbit) was a cllear personality, and did lots of the pleased to see you / in a huff / preferences stuff that cats do.

Both my sisters ended up with cats, and i certainly like cats, it's just never really occurred to me to get one. Not dogs tho. You may as well have a child. It'd certainly smell better.

 

[zenie]

Oi re; smells

Mine had a bath yesterday she has sensitive skin so now smells of babies

I guess some people are animal people and some aren't that's all.

 

[ngeru]

When I finally get somewhere with a bit of a garden, I'll definitely be getting a cat.

Glad to hear... cats rock!!

In addition to purchasing dried food & jelly meat pouches, I don't spend a great deal on my chloe. Although I usually buy her some treats under a fiver for her nominated 'birthday' & xmas... like for example some crunchies, lactose-reduced milk for cats, &/or maybe a toy.

This year SZC when one further & got her a mouse toy, along with a black diamente-studded leather collar, complete with bell. It really makes madam look like such a little tart! V apt as anyone who's visited our household will know.

 

[miss giggles]

I spend money on my dog. My excuse is always "but he's a rescue!" I even bought him a doggy stocking full of treats and toys for Christmas day so he wouldn't feel left out.