Originally Posted by
Cryptic
Well I'm not saying Atmosfear intentionally abused his fish and I guess I could have come off as saying that. What I am saying is that if he had read about how to take care of it, or any fish, before he got it he would have known that overfeeding is like a huge no-no as far as fishkeeping is concerned. He didn't set out to do anything malicious, but still didn't care for the fish correctly so the bottom line is ultimately the same.
I see your point with the dog with the hip problem, especially if it's an older dog. I mean if my cat gets cancer at 16 years old I'm not going to put him through expensive and painful chemo to get what? Maybe another 2 years with him? Maybe? That would be senseless of me and cruel to him. Instead I'd just make him comfortable to the point where that would no longer be possible and then I'd put him down.
I don't agree with your choice for your kitten though. My cat only took $600 to cure because he'd had it for about 2 months and it was so entrenched in his lungs and sinuses that he failed 3 antibiotics, so there was no choice but to megadose him IV style at the vets. Your kitten would have likely been cured by a $60 vet visit and $15 or so of antibiotics. I guess I can't know that for sure but it seems to me like he would have been worth $75 or so. Especially since, once cured and barring anything else unexpected, you could have had 15 or so good years with him. That's what I mean in how much or how little you value something.
And believe it or not I do understand the "it's just a $5 fish" argument to a point. Seriously if it gets cancer or something, just get a new fish. I have fish too and I fully realize that while I like my fish and even have a favorite angelfish that I've had for 8 years or so and have gotten pretty attached to, I'm not as attached to my fish as I am to my cat. There are degrees of value, at least to me, I just personally see no reason for not knowing how to care for any living thing and having it pay the consequences in the end.
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