I agree. Our pets become an extension of family, but somewhere a line probably oughtta be drawn?
A friend's dog had gotten sick, vet bills ran up beyond $1500. He was livid, having grown up on a farm in Wisconsin, where you get accustomed to the natural life and death of animals. But, to appease wife and son, he went with the vet stuff.
Another friend racked up twice that on vet bills with her pooch. Cancer. Pooch eventually died after about a year of being sick. But, pooch was pretty much all the family she had. Been with her for ages.
I guess bottom line is, if you can afford it, fine. I'm wondering how I'm going to handle it when our dog, who is 12 now, starts needing more and more attention. Will I need to appease family and go with extensive attempts to prolong his life?