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How much money would you spend to save your pet from cancer?

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Given the hypothetical situation that your pet had cancer. How much money would you be willing to spend on health care and treatment for your pet?
a) less than $700
b) $701- $1,000
c) $1,001 -$2,000
d) $2001-$3000
e) $3,001 -$5,000
f) $5,001 or more
And which of the following factors that would influence the amount you were willing to spend to treat your pet
__ age of the pet
__ the quality of life the pet would experience during treatment
__ the quality of life the pet would experience after treatment
__ success rate of treatment
__ your financial status
__ other (please specify)

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Permalink Reply by PetBrags on January 26, 2009 at 10:24pm: Any amount.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Schnauzer on April 8, 2009 at 4:12am: If you feed your pet a proper diet (aka, for dogs, no Purina products, no Hills, nothing with carbohydrates.. no by-products, no preservatives, no "animal" aka unidentifiable meats, etc.... same for cats too), then you lower the chances of them developing cancer to almost nothing... It comes down to genetics from there! Good diet and exercise is the BEST thing you can do to avoid cancer, along with staying away from certain chemicals. My mum's Miniature Schnauzer and my German Shepherd certainly aren't the best breeds anymore for genetics, but I know one thing... they won't be getting any food-related cancers! (kidney, stomach, intestinal, bladder, liver, spleen, esophageal cancers...). They're being fed the best "dog food" you can buy. When I have more money, they will both be going on the BARF (bones and raw food) diet - the most proper diet for dogs, which are carnivores. With that being said, you spend less money at the vet during the life of your pet, because they are healthier. Oh one more thing... I keep the dogs LEAN! Studies have shown that keeping your dog lean increases life expectancy on average to 1.8 years longer, and prolongs other age related problems 2 years. Most of America's problem with cancer and their pets is related to the food they feed them, and the recent problem with overweight and even obese pets. Genetics plays the other big part, with the most popular breeds in America suffering most (aka breeds like Boxers and Golden Retrievers are notorious) due to indiscriminate breeding for pet shops and increasing demand. My grandparents had a Treeing Walker Coonhound and a Rat Terrier for 20 years... guess what they lived off of? MEAT. Were they overweight? No. And they died from old age - NO cancer!! And they NEVER saw a vet! Amazing, yes? With that being said, if one of my pets STILL got cancer anyway, due to bad genes, I'd spend whatever it took to save them if there was even a 1% chance of them pulling through. So to answer your question more specifically, I choose (f) and none of the above for influencing factors.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Juliet Varns on June 10, 2009 at 2:17pm: As much as I could, honestly. I don't have alot to spare so it probably wouldnt be much...unfortunately.; ▶ Reply to This