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Posted by JDM on December 13, 2002 at 19:55:22:
In Reply to: Opinions: Cost of snake vs veterinary treatment posted by Raven01 on December 13, 2002 at 12:38:51:
I have a fairly large collection of animals and I try to learn how to treat most conditions on my own if at all possible. I have spent up to $100 on animals that I acquired for free. In general, I would try to treat animals on my own first. Even animals that are treated by vets can die. I also realize that there is such a crisis in providing medical treatment to humans that it would be insane to judge someone who is unwilling to spend hundreds of dollars on a $20 snake. If you have the money(within reason), I think that you should take them to a vet, but a large percentage of people who live in the United States cannot even provide health treatment for themselves, let alone an animal. Some would argue that you should not acquire an animal if you are not capable of providing medical treatment for it. I would agree to a certain extent... you should be able to provide conditions for an animal to be healthy before acquiring it. As far as being able to fork out $1000 for a surgical treatment on a $20 snake, I would have to draw the line.
