The best gifts are the unexpected ones, the kind that sneak up on you and make you laugh when you least expect it.
Once, a friend sighed about how much she’d spent on a beloved old car that barely runs, yet she says every penny was worth it because of the memories.
Love isn’t about reason, it’s about the heart. So when Janessa Dominguez sent out invitations to Popsicle’s fifth birthday, nobody wondered if she’d go simple. She always goes full of love and full of chaos.
What showed up on the cake, though? Let’s just say it was a confession nobody saw coming.
“The Worst Financial Decision”
When Janessa first took in her pup, she had no idea how much work she would be. The pup had roughly three surgeries related to a portosystemic shunt.
Overall, she is living a pretty decent life, but the vet visits in Minnesota are pretty frequent. Janessa has spent at least $50,000 to help her pup named Popsicle.
She noted that the first year alone cost her around $10,000 and that number has only kept growing due to surgeries, medication and routine care.
In a post she shared on Threads, she said: “Celebrated five years and $50,000 in vet bills with my tiny lemon dog, getting her was, truly, the worst financial decision I ever made during the pandemic.”
Regardless of how expensive it was to care for her pup, Janessa would not change it for anything. These past 5 years have been amazing for her.
The cake she bought for the dog was hilarious, but the dog didn’t really care about what was on it; she just wanted to eat it. It was an amazing birthday party. Popsicle was so glad to have such an amazing owner.
What Do The Commenters Say?
After making this viral post on Threads, the woman from Minnesota was surprised by the outreach on it. So many people shared their thoughts and some even used the opportunity to talk about their own dogs.
One person commented: “But your best personal decision because this dog probably saved you well over $50,000 in therapy.”
That’s an interesting point. We often overlook the therapeutic effect that our dogs have on us. Sometimes, they can take us from the worst times to the best ones and that means everything.
Another person said: “Please. I need pictures. My darling and wonderful chihuahua passed away after being attacked by a coyote, and my mom graciously got me new small breed puppy, she was around $300. This puppy then cost me $2000 in medical bills due to a congenital condition. Which is nothing compared to your bills but I was not expecting it.”
Medical care is one of the factors that most people don’t think about when adopting dogs. We just assume they will always be okay so long as we care for them, but there are other health factors that we can’t always control and those can be expensive.
Lastly, somebody commented: “I am so curious what costed $50,000!?!? Omg.”
Well, as she said, so many surgeries, medications and routine care. I think just the routine care itself is probably the most expensive because you constantly have to buy medicine.
Nevertheless, none of that matters to Janessa. She is happy to care for her beloved pup no matter what. They