NY Couple Spends $30,000 To Save Cat
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If they spent 30,000 on a sports car nobody would blink a eye. It’s their money.
I have an aging Labrador who I love dearly and I just know that I would drop thousands to save her. Not 30k, but probably up to 5k. I know me. I know that I couldn't look at those big brown eyes and tell the vet "ok, put her down". So I purchased pet insurance at about $400/yr. Benefits are unlimited after the first $1000 I pay out. So, I know I'm only out of pocket 1k, regardless of circumstances. I'm single, and I think single people are more emotionally attached to their pets. I figure I don't have kids so I don't mind paying out for an animal.
I can understand why these people would want to save their pet, pets are important members of the family. 30k is asking a lot.
Their cat, their money, their business. There are many, many things I hear of that sound extravagant to me. I think Dave's big truck is extravagant, even with his net worth. His truck, his money, his business.
I'm sorry for these ppl but if this pet was in such pain I would euthanize it. adopt new kitty buy house and remember all the great times.
Miranda Hall You do not deserve an animal if that is how you feel
Do you believe in transplantation? I don't but think about it. Would you let a family member suffer when a Live donation was available? All life is precious to Our Creator. Look at Grand Bahama Island. What good is a house compared to a life?
@Sara Allison: It's not about money, it's about quality of life for both these cats. If you have ever spoken to someone who has had this serious operation you will find that every day is a challenge and the slightest bacteria can end your life in an instant. Plus, these medicines they will have to take for the rest of their lives can make you feel nauseous and feeling lousy all the time. Do you really want to put two innocent cats through this unpleasant regime just to avoid grief for yourself? That's just too selfish, in my opinion.
@@thetelephoneprankster4254 Animals are not people. They do not have a soul.
@@thetelephoneprankster4254 So you think it's okay to torture animals? They put another healthy cat through a forced kidney donation that would have been very painful and could have killed the cat. These people are disgusting.
Sorry kitty you had a good run RIP
It died?
That was a joke.
I find it cruel to put an animal that cannot speak for itself through freaking transplant surgery, not to mention all of the meds and care it will need after this, for what? 3 more years maybe? And then to adopt another cat for the express purpose of donating said kidney? Makes my skin crawl.
The donor kitty would have been euthanized most likely so they saved her too. Animals do speak to us. You just have to learn their language.
I could understand if it was a dog🤣🤣🤣
I haven't even listened to this yet... I'm just thinking to myself 'How long until Dave's head explodes during this call?'
Well rats! It wasn't a call! Man - I was expecting fireworks and Dave heading into orbit.
I love my cat... but for $30,000 fluffy ain't gonna make it.
i literally Bol! lol!
Executive decision
The couple that paid $30k for a cat probably have a net worth well over $1 mill.
Edgar T they mentioned that the $30k was going to be a down payment for a house... doubt they are millionaires.
A house costs around a million dollars in New York and suburbs.
I would rename the cat Snowball, and then pay off her medical bills smallest to largest and attack that smallest bill with a vengeance!
This comment is absolutely THE BEST😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"I'm Dave Ramsey and I'm an expert on my opinion." I love it. I'm using that (except the 'Dave Ramsey' part).
At least they didn't go into debt for it, I guess?
It didn’t say he paid cash
My mom spent $5k on are family puppy after the neighbor perposly broke her leg. We fixed it because we loved her. She passed away 5 years ago.
I love my cats, but $30,000 is too much to handle... I'd be willing to spend my emergency fund of $1,000 to save them, but any amount beyond that is out of my capability, especially I have debt to pay off. If my cats ever become that sick, I'd make sure they spend the last moments of their lives being safe and happy, and I'll give myself some time to grieve when their time comes to an end.
I'm sure you'd do it if this were a child. Maybe even to extend their life a few weeks let alone years. Some people treat pets as children.
I need to spend $500 to have my cat fixed up next week. He is perfectly healthy other than a tooth that needs to be removed to stop infection. I feel it is worth it as he is my best friend. I would not spend 30K though. I also kind of set a 1k limit. I am 2 weeks away from being debt free though so I have some cash to use.
Bryce Johnson in the future you should brush your cats teeth regularly
FortNikitaBullion but THEY ARE NOT CHILDREN
@@bryanabrego3051 I'm sorry but I'd rather give that money to a shelter. I don't get it*; I don't want to get it; I'll never get it.
If i had 200 million, why not? You just can't use your own standards and applybthem on everyone else.. Everyone of us has different sets of circumstances
People in the control booth are losing it.
I would spend that to get my cat back and he's been gone for 40 years.
Oh my gosh! Gotta love Dave. Besides the intelligence he sometimes painfully instills in our little human-hearts and human-brains, he keeps it on the lighter-brighter side with his little cat-kidney analogies!
"im an expert on my opinion" - Dave
wise words hahah
If buying a house gives you less happiness than spending more time with your cat, do what makes you happier
I’m a serious cat lover. Spent 1500 to save his life. He lived another 3 years, but he had cancer. With a heavy heart, I put him to rest. Never extend an animal life if it means pain!
I spent 1500 on my dog to save his life and I'm glad I did it
$1,500 is understandable. That's probably how much we spent on our family cat when she was in the hospital. The veterinary doctor had to put her down after a few days, though. I wouldn't spent $30k on a cat or even a dog-- I could do better things with that money than putting a cat through a painful 8-hour kidney transplant surgery.
On another video of Dave Ramsey, a guy commented that he was basically broke and needed a car. He had a dog with a ton of vet bills. Why do people who can't afford to live have pets? Particularly when the pet is costing you your livelihood basically.
for a cat? really? your cat wouldn't give a rats tail to save your life lol
that's like saying "you bought a house? a house wouldn't buy you!"
Not that much and if you got the money laying around it’s a good way to make it worth something but like me 1500 would mean me and my wife are not eating this month so we would have to say goodbye to dogo
Must have been some cat
Bestiality
So many videos on UA-cam to boost the quality of my life, and I choose this one. I needed the comic relief. Thanks Dave. You're always there for me.
You are right on about the farm cat thing!!! I LOL about the animals "running away!" So, so true!
If they have the money and are not going into debt, how is this any "worse" than spending $30k on a car or a wedding? It's none of our business.
HelloGorgeous1 Because both of those purchases would be stupid, if you were suppose to buy a house
Exactly! Thank you.
"If" they have the money. Listening to Dave's show, there's a good chance they didn't.
Did you hear what he said? They sacrificed a down payment on a house. They didn't have the money.
Aah! So it was your cat! 😂
Sometimes life is more than just money.
K S idiots!
K S yes!!
Then you deserve to get broke.
@@jairoherrera4040 sadly this is true
The producers in the back laughing killed me
I am a huge Dave Ramsey fan. I lived like no one else ,so I can live like no one else. We live in NYC, we spent Over 25,000 on our dog. We have no children, he was our child. I would have returned to work if I didnt have the money. We never got another pet, we were too heartbroken when he eventually died. I saved my money to spend it like we wanted. At the time we had about 2 million in investments and a fully paid for million dollar plus house. A mere drop in the bucket compared to Daves net worth. But in my world , we earned it , and we spent it . Thats what step 7 is all about.
Dave you are hilarious! I'm with you on the cat story.my dogs are my best friends. I watch you Alot on you tube and hope to meet you in person and Thank you. God bless you and your family!!
their money they can do whatever they want with it. the Cat is alive and they can deliver pizza/ wipe tables/clean toilets to make another 30k and get the house .
Transplant nurse and crazy cat lady here. I approve of kitty’s transplant 😺
I've been single for 35 years, no kids, not a lot of friends, family lives in another country... I suppose you could say I'm a loner. But I have a dog, and he has always been there for me, he has never betrayed me, he was there during the highs and the lows. I love that dog more than anything, so yeah, I'd drop the $30k on a heartbeat.
Can someone explain to me how a dog (or any pet category animal) "betrays" a person?
This is dumb.
I spent $7,000 dollars on my dog so I totally get it.
I totally get it.
Ultimately, what people do with their money is their own business. Everyone will have opinions, sure...even Dave. Live and let live, I say. If they have 30k spare sitting.....saving a cat they love like a son is better than, say, using it like toilet paper.
I agree- My first thought was "what's your household income". but I think that since they did not have a home it implies probably their household income could not afford 30k on anything outside of basic necessities. On the other side because Dave can afford the 30k this sounds like a judgement which contradicts his Jay zee spending rant. ps Love, LOVE Dave!
I would do it for my cat
Does anyone really think the cat would have wanted to go through this type of surgery at 11 years old??? The people that put this cat through this seem very selfish to me- get some perspective people!! Cats and people don't live forever!!
Selfish and stupid.
100%
Yes. He was suffering and dependent on this couple for care and protection. That's all he knew. They also saved another cat in the process, rather than have her euthanized because she was in a shelter.
@@Meira750I would rather be put to sleep peacefully than have my kidney taken out and given to another being. The one who donates the organ is usually in way more pain post op than the one who got the organ.
Why is a dog more worth than a cat? I don't get it. People feel what they feel. Its just how it is..
I have a cat and a dog, and would do it for both..
people make choices , this was their choice. They may have felt like people who recieve life insurance and are not able to enjoy it in any way If in their heads the house would have been gained by them not saving their cat and they found this unacceptable then they made the right decision for their own peace of mind
Denise Welden agree!!
Did the donor kitty have a choice?
I love Dave lmbo.
I think that Dave is being a bit of a hypocrite here. Wasn't he defending some celebrity that spent like $92k (I might not have the correct amount but it was something ridiculous like that) in one evening of partying, saying that it i snot our business to judge someone for throwing away money for partying if they have the means to do it? I think that Dave hates cats and that's stupid, they are wonderful creatures.
Yeaa, Jay Z
It just ran away. Omg I can’t stop laughing
Spent 7,000 to save my dog, it was worth every penny, I love her
I would spend a million dollars to save my dog. Raised him since he was a pup, rn he is 4. Love is more important than money plain and simple.
Mr Mackey idiots!
@@lylaaxiom8750 Why would you talk about love in a job interview?
I love my cat but that's ridiculous, I'll rescue another cat and give it a good life, just like all the other cats I've had over the years,
You are my English English and
Love my cats. I've fostered & rescued. ...but I'd euthanize my cat long before I spent $30,000 on it. Egads.
The spending is not the issue - personal choice. The issue is the irresponsibility of living in debt.
@@shaldana you're level-headed.
Imagine being adopted just for spare parts. Cat better write a book.
Kind of weird how you can claim you love animals but won't spend 0.1% of you net worth on saving their life
Dave I love that you are always you! Unapologetically, authentically Dave.
I love animals. I do believe though that crazy money spent on surgery makes sense if you’re a super millionaire and it’s like a regular person “buying a biscuit” as you would say. It doesn’t make sense for someone to put themselves into debt. So at least those people had money in savings to pay for their cat. But now to not be able to afford a down payment on a house. That’s sad but shows what is a priority to them. To each their own.
My ex was telling the judge that he couldn’t pay child support because he had adopted a cat with AIDs. And that cat needed over a $1000 a month in meds. The judge told him to put his cat down and save himself some money by paying $546 a month on his son. I was so grateful for the logic of that judge. Lol
I would spend $1mm if my cat needed it. The more I hear Dave rant about things, the less intelligent he seems. My cats are my family members and if Dave can’t understand that, thank God everyone isn’t as callous as Dave.
2:15 take a break
My family spent $15,000 in 1 month to save a dog that died 2 weeks later anyways. wonderful dog was more valuable than many humans.
oldspicejet83 well that's about as stupid as you can get.
If you live long enough and can afford to buy more comfort than you need, you'll learn that a pet or a person is worth a very high price. Im most cases priceless. Amber, when you get terminally sick and your boyfriend decides he isn't all that in love with you anymore to spend the time and money, come back here and read your own opinion on the matter.
oldspicejet83 idiots!
oldspicejet83 beautiful hearts!! Love the true love....
oldspicejet83 wow your lost
imagine putting a cat at the end of its natural life through months of vet visits, travel, a new cat to live with, and finally surgery just to live ~3 more years. terrible
You lost me at "I would have understood if it was a dog"
It’s called humor snowflake
It means he’s a dog guy. Lol
Cats won't save you. Every dog would.
Thanks I needed a laugh!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is a bad thing to say about this cat. If I had the funds to spare, and my pet needed a health operation, I'd pay it. Obviously dave and his staff think this is funny. Pets are like family. At least they are in my world.
its a cat..30K is ridiculous.. now a human child different story..not an animal.
Pets die. They don't live very long. Deal with it.
Is this the same Dave Ramsey that said it was nobody's business that he spent something like 10 million on a stack of bricks and wood in Tennessee?
David Blakley Ramsey has always been a hypocrite. Nothing new. Same as how he states that parents shouldn’t subsidize their kids, and yet none of his kids even made an attempt to make it on their own. They all work under his brand.
One of those hypocrites who just plays the Christian card as justification. He must know that the rich struggle to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The US is such a backwards puritanical place. I couldn't believe it when I was last out there and even doctors are preaching religion saying "that's how God designed your body" etc.
Nuts.
I didn't hear hypocrisy. If you bought 10 million in bricks and wood (meaning his house) you can get that back by simply selling the home. They picked a cat's life over a home for their family. When that cat dies they won't get a return on the money they wasted. But I do think people can do what they want with their money. They can set it on fire if they like, but that is more of the equivalent than buying a home.
@@MiracleMichelle1922 Life isn't all about money!
@@clairmoreau2553 I'm sorry I read my reply a few times didn't see the part where I said it was. 🤦🏾♀️
The people had the money, they loved their cat that much, and I hope the cat has several good years left. And I hope the donor Kitty is doing well
I agree with Dave. A cat will run away and never come back. I'd buy a house and another cat instead.
I love the radio broadcasters behind the scene giggling
I do not
This story should not be about the couple spending their money to save there beloved cat Okie and making them look stupid, should be about the veterinary hospital taking advantage of peoples emotions and ripping them blind.
sidiflist AND ABOUT using the second donor animal WITHOUT its permision as it cannot vote or express itself! To me no vet facility should even be offering such a surgery - it is unethical.
Christina Bernat
Good point! I didn't even consider where the donor kidneys would be coming from 🤔
@@christinabernat9681 I didn't give my cats any choice about the removal of their reproductive organs ... all spayed and neutered. Is this unethical?
If the whole point of the program is to live and give like no one else, why cant this person give to their cat? I don't have cats but obviously this cat was a special member of the family
Because they couldnt afford it, house is a nessesity, cats are not
Because cats aren't "members of the family". They aren't humans. They don't have souls. They don't have the value that humans do. It's insane that this has to be explained.
Wow you're nuts
Marek Moens house is a necessity? How so? You can rent and still have a roof over your head
@@matthewtube7 You cannot state definitively that cat's and animals do not have souls. You arrogant ignoramus!
Imagine spending the 30,000 then bring her home, she gets loose and panics from a loud noise and darts out into the street and gets crushed by a garbage truck while the driver laughs about it.
Where I live $30,000 is no where near enough for a down payment on a house. A condo maybe but not a house.
Do you live in Canada like me or in Australia?
Where I live, in North Carolina, 30k pays for 1/3 of our house.
Where I live 30k wouldn't even pay for a parking spot. A down payment on a small condo would be more like 100k.
My down payment for my home was 300K. I live in Sydney, Australia.
Where I live, $250K is a 10% down payment.
$30K is the annual property tax bill.
I am a cat lover, and I wouldn't spend 30, 000 on a cat...I don't think I would ever even if I were wealthy. WOW!
+Carrie King I myself would NEVER EVER EVER IN LIFE SPEND $30,000 BUCKS on a animal.I love animal's i love all animal's.I would never spend cash like that even if i had million's .I would rather give 30 k away to homeless or a loved one who really need's it.Human's use cash not animal's.
+Carrie King I was going to say the same thing. I have a cat but that is just way out there for a cat that is already 11.
Carrie King if money is no obstacle why would it matter.
If spending 30k is the only way you can save an animal, I think it's better to put the animal down especially if it's really old.
The cat think exactly the same as you said.
To each their own.
The cat ran away!!! 😂
How does a cat consent to a kidney transplant?
If you spend $30,000 on a cat it better be a tiger.
Doctor: I have good news and bad news.
Cat owner: What's the bad news?
Doctor: Your cat has cancer and the surgery will cost $30K.
Cat owner: What's the good news.
Doctor: It's a cat.
I loved my cat, she was sick, I took her to the vet and told the vet to do whatever they needed to do... The bill was over $700.00! I never made that mistake again.
This is really about what is reasonable in life. That much money on a domestic animal is what most people would consider unreasonable. There are also thousands of other animals that could have been adopted and given a good life without spending that much money on one animal who will probably have a short-live post transplant life.
Dude, I work in an emergency vet hospital. This happens pretty frequently, but I live in a wealthy area.
This had me laughing 😂
Even for humans, I won't spend that much if I don't have the money since death is inevitable. And that is why I told my family that it is okay for me to die if they are going to spend too much and go into debt or be stressed out. Life may be precious but since I am a Christian, I also know that there is nothing wrong in embracing the inevitable so I am not afraid to leave the world.
Is no one going to talk about the fact that they adopted another cat just to have it donate a kidney? They had two cats go through very painful and difficult surgeries just for 3 more years...
I love my pet to death but I could never do that to another creature or to him. Sometimes it’s better to put them down and not let them suffer :(
Nothing wrong with it at all. If I'm paying out of my own pocket and not yours then mind your business.
It’s stupid
@@deec3561 You're stupid.
Beauty for Ashes To YOU it stupid. It’s not stupid to them is it? Case closed.
What bothers me about this, and I am surprised DR did not mention this, is their using the poor second kitty, WHO DID NOT GET TO VOTE ON THIS, to "save" their first kittie. This second kittie will now NEVERmore experience its life as it was again. I am sorry, but this decision on their part was actually very mean to the second kitty, and wilful and immature because we all must accept death. The vet facility that did this should stop offering this surgery because it is unethical!!! It takes away the rights of the second kittie. Is it possible I am the only one thinking this way???
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I've got 3 cats that are about my only family. I love them dearly, but for $30K I can buy a lot of replacement cats. A dozen years ago, I had a cat rescued as a feral kitten. He was my best buddy. At 5 years old, he went into kidney failure, as a disproportionate number of male cats do. The deal was that I could send him to a clinic for $25K for a transplant. Part of the deal is that you get the donor cat as part of the procedure. Hobbes got medication, hydration and subQ IVs at home. He lasted the rest of the summer before I had to finally put him down.
My cat is in renal failure and I would do the same, no matter how much! This is not a joke...
My adopted brother spent $5K saving his cat. Had to delay grad school and set his life/career back by several years...
I'd like to meet your brother and shake his hand. Perhaps some of his goodness would rub off on me. Please tell him someone is on his side.
Your brother did the right thing, take care of your animals no matter what. He is a good man.
That's moronic. Jesus christ.
I am a dog person too Dave, I cannot compute, hello from Australia
That's insane...😨 Wow.
My dog passed away 2 years ago. He needed heart surgery, but we couldn't afford it. If we could, he'd still be here, but we simply did not have the money.
+wisecurls03 03 Mine has cancer and if I had the money. I would spend it.
to wisecurls.....if you ever get another dog......and can afford it..... the company "Nationwide" does offer pet insurance. Pet insurance is good to have because it can cover a number of ailments common to dogs....skin problems....urinary tract problems....yearly check-ups....
wisecurls Just spent 14k to save my dog. no regrets.
That's what it is. If you were borrowing money or spending your emergency fund to save a pet, it might be a stupid thing to do. If you have $30k available for it then I don't see the problem. Their pet obviously brought a lot of happiness into their lives and they made a calculation that at least three more years of that was worth the money.
Dave is being materialistic! If I had the money I would save my puppy as well, money comes and goes.
they should have had cat insurance
you are absolutely right about the cat health insurance. I started paying for insurance when my cat was 7 weeks old (he is six years old now). I even opted for the extra cancer insurance.
Sarcasm level: Legendary.
I really do have pet health insurance.....$43.00 a month from "Nationwide". I'm looking ahead to that day when the vet is going to try and shake me down for a big operation. Already the insurance has covered some expensive stuff....like a urinary tract infection (on the cat, not me)
inkey2 LOL... you are absolutely hilarious bro! Kudos.
inkey2
This just shows how much people need to GROW UP! Back in the day, people put their animals down when they were on the way out... because they were adults and made decisions they could afford.
No you weren't kidding... someone spoke in your ear, or you realised what you said!
So they spent $30,000 on cat that will only live 3 more years??!!! This has GOT to be a made up story...I can't right now bhwahahaha
My husband and I spent $5,000 on our Boxer's knee surgery. He is our big baby and I couldn't leave him in pain. Our family didn't agree with us on making that expense... but I live him too much.
Meanwhile, I’m thinking of it was my dog.... I think I’ll make the same mistake happily. May be I should start getting pet insurance
They can always find really good doctors who do better prices it's pure lack of recherch
That's crazy
Dave & most of the other comments here are all about "what's the use to me!" Not about the cat.
For the couple it was simple. Cat is part of my family. It is a living, breathing, feeling creature. I have to do whatever is required to save its life as my duty.
Those who think of animals as resources for their benefit will never understand.
Beast Comment. 10,000 upvotes.
Very well said. Just because Dave has a somewhat successful company doesn’t mean he’s the expert on all things. While I agree with him for the most part about avoiding debt, his take on not paying for the cats operation is cold and stupid. Even if someone wants to spend $1M on their cat, God bless them. They’re a living, breathing family member.
Now, I am not far from not watching Ramsey videos again.
Somebody is making some money out if their misery ....blame and shame THEM.
We had an emergency with our old dog this week. Rushed to the vet, did as much as possible, very hurtful experience...and it turned out well....big relief! We were so greatful to find out the vet bill was only 50 €. But in this moments we would have done EVERYTHING to help this dog. Since they make you pay cash there would have been a limit to this .
Maybe I could see it if Okie was a show cat and generated over 6 figures a year in prize money. Maybe. But if he just sits on the window ledge licking himself... Bye bye Okie. It was a good run.
;-)
I'd rather move to Detroit and buy a house for $30,000.
More like a good nap not a good run
ncatstate lollll!
ncatstate hahaha @ it was a good run
I can't believe Dave Ramsey would pay 10million dollars in cash to buy a house, but would not spend 30,000 to extend his dogs life? Really?
better to spend it than use it to buy on more debt!
Ive spent a significant amount, approx. 50K in the last few years of my dogs life. It was worth every penny! No regrets!
Dave has a point about farms. I grew up in a village with lots of farms and I do love animals. I am even a vegetarian, but I would never pay for a new kidney for a pet. Not even when I could afford it.
That's 30k more than I'd spend on any cat
Id spend that in a heart beat. Anyone that wouldn’t do this shouldn’t have a pet.
Love is not limited to human companions. If I were wealthy I would do that to, but I'm not. My cat sticks to me like a tick, were in love. Lol.