>>>>>So my dog of almost 2 years swallowed a toy the other day. It hasn't passed and we are worried that it won't. She's starting to have blood in her movements so we're afraid that it won't pass without surgery. At that point we need to decide how much our dog is worth to us, especially with a baby coming. Has anybody had to go through this? How did you handle it? Am I morally obligated to spend what it takes to get my dog healthy again, even if I could more responsibly spend that money on my child's future? FYI: my dog is more like a friend to me than a pet, so I'm not taking this decision lightly. If it's a question of hundreds of dollars, then it's a no brainer to me. If it's thousands then I will have to put more thought into it.
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>>>>180 hours later.... and she barfed it all up.
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>>>Terrific. I guess you're really happy to have the toy back.
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>>I am. All the money we waste on dollar Walmart dog toys. A dollar saved is a dollar earned.
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>Not in Toronto. Here, a dollar saved is a dollar seventy-five to the municipal government - unless you can keep it a secret from them.

I don't think we're that far away from that....