06-28-2018, 11:31 PM
The standard I self-set for accepting a companion is to have $2,000 I can set aside strictly for an emergency surgery. I currently have $500, have around $2000/mo income after taxes, anticipate having $2,000 or so in moving expenses by October and my portion of rent and bills over 3 months would be $2500. There's also food and other expenses (fuel, etc.) for myself to consider as well as any more in my string of bad luck. Part of the reason I only have $500 is that I've had family and friends with some emergencies I've helped out with. I have e-mailed an inquiry to a local veterinary hospital listed on a site promoting OSS as willing to perform the operation, asking for a ballpark estimate of cost. I could probably get money together to afford it, but I don't have a clue as to what the actual cost would be until I get an answer.
The timeframe for deciding to foster the dog or not would be next week.
