> Adjusted for inflation those are probably about the same today, the difference being there were no major surgical procedures available for pets. Also, the vet did not carry $150k in student loan debt.
Yeah, I remember it being "the dog has cancer? That sucks, let's give them some cheap drugs to keep them comfortable as it gets worse, and plan to put them down when that stops working." Not "let's do chemo". Dog-surgery or otherwise expensive human-like care for pets was like a Beverly Hills rich person thing for celebrities with risible relationships with their pets, not something normal people did. You'd maybe get a broken leg or whatever dealt with, but that was about it, and even that kind of thing would be a lot lower-tech than these days.
Yeah, I remember it being "the dog has cancer? That sucks, let's give them some cheap drugs to keep them comfortable as it gets worse, and plan to put them down when that stops working." Not "let's do chemo". Dog-surgery or otherwise expensive human-like care for pets was like a Beverly Hills rich person thing for celebrities with risible relationships with their pets, not something normal people did. You'd maybe get a broken leg or whatever dealt with, but that was about it, and even that kind of thing would be a lot lower-tech than these days.