QUOTE(throwingks @ Jan 31 2007, 04:36 PM)
No shit! My dog has an ear infection in both ears and it is gonna cost $300 to put him under anesthetia and clean them out proper. Then we have to go back every 2 weeks for a bit, to clean them out regularly.
I haven't spent that much money on myself in 1 shot since I built my PC 3 years ago.
Dude, I dropped over 2K on my rabbit for an eye infection. 6-10 vet visits. Countless antibiotics. And finally, (sadly), his eye was removed. If you're gonna have a pet treat it well. If you can't take care of a pet, why bother?
That being said, this BARBARO (Spell the damn name right), thing is retarded. Everyone cares about ONE horse. No one points out that race horses are bred to have small legs that are fragile. That snap. All genetically engineered for speed. That far too many race horses get put down due to horrific injuries from being raced. I'm not a PETA guy. But when you bread an animal that has strong odds of living a short life, shortened by injury, merely so man can bet on how fast they are..... Well, something is VERY wrong with this whole deal.