Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
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There needs to be a PET food bank for lower income people with Pets. Apparently, people are abandoning their pets in growing numbers with the state of the current economy.
Yes they are and it’s very sad. The shelters and pet adoption agencies are full. I saw a post last week about a ten year old cat needing a home because the owners divorced. Said nothing about couldn’t afford the cat. My personal opinion if you doesn’t have enough compassion to keep your cat I can understand why your marriage failed. If I was able I would have adopted that cat. The dog is terrified of cats, tried it with a mama cat that was dumped out & didn’t work.
Could be vet expenses in addition to food costs. Most people give every vaccine they recommend. My daughter has stopped taking her dog to the vet unless it’s an emergency. She no longer wants to do vaccines.
Veterinarians have made having a Pet a Grand Larceny event. No doubt. Bankruptcy via love for your furry friend. There should be a cheaper option that you can sign a waiver so there is no liability for the person trying to mend your pet much less cost. I read the liability for pet food makers, should they accidentally poison your Pet, is the original cost of your Pet and not a penny more.
We cook our dog’s food. There are easy recipes online. Most pet food in America is made in china. Just like the FDA food guidelines for humans pet food is full of grains and fiber. Heard they have been putting bugs in it for years, can’t confirm. I wish we had cooked my previous pet’s food. A cat had feline thyroid disease. We didn’t take her to vet after she almost died from rabies vaccine at a few months old. We only took her when she was sick and the vet didn’t give her any vaccines. Our first dog ate Iam’s thought it was one the best. She threw up a lot at least once a month and had to feed her rice and chicken for several days. The vet said she had gut issues. Now I know it was the food. Second dachshund we gave iams and he started throwing up so we switched and eventually started cooking it. Did research and there are websites dedicated to iams killed their dogs.
Vaxes and food - huh, just like what they're doing to people....
Iams/websites - I did not know about this but see above, I am sadly totally unsurprised.