What would you do? (kind of depressing thread sorry)

Have you tried local charities and churches?
I know around here they have places that will help you with bills/rent and such when they are close to being shut off...
I would give that a try.
If the water company knows that a charity is paying, they won't shut you off.
Good luck :(

cant you speak with your vet about a payment plan? explain your situation. he might be much more understanding than the water company

That sux.

Can you sell something?

check to see if there is a United Way branch in your area. They help alot of different people. Catholic charities help everyone, not just Catholics. I hope you can work things out, you have come so far. Don't let these bumps in the road send you down the wrong path.

That's terrible. Your vet is more likely to work out a payment plan with you than the water company - ask them if you can give a credit card number as security that you'll pay for the medications the following month. Or if worst comes to worst, sell some of your extra personal items on sites like craigslist, kijiji, etc. It adds up !

Edit: I didnt see that my suggestions had already been suggested. Sorry

If your dog is 9 years old (63 years old in dog's age) maybe he is mature enough to understand that you and your husband will live longer than him (just being an animal.) Dogs are truly loyal and if they could possibly understand the situation, they would want to risk their lives for their master. That is just how dogs are. That is why they are my favorite animal out of all animals.

Good luck! :flowerforyou:

Dogs totally risk their lives to protect their master... but for water? That's just... so not moral! At least to me.

a couple years ago, I lived with my mother and sister.

My mom, the primary bread winner... got fired from her job and all of a sudden I had to pay for little bills... my grandmother helped with our rent for a while, and then my mother got another job.
for a few months.
Things got too hard, my sister's job was a seasonal job and it ended which again left me the only working person in the house. We tried...but eventually we moved into a smaller apartment.
one by one everything fell apart even more..
I would give my mom any money I had and couldn't pay my own bills because I don't make money.. I don't even make 10,000 a year... not even close... I was in the red a lot.
our electric got shut off, we had no food... it was really cold there was no hot water and we would go to the charities like redcross to try to get food... food that was close to or just spoiled that the grocery stores had discarded.
Then we got evicted and my mom and sister got sent back to chicago, and I'm here with my grandparents... they help me ... but i feel bad every day... like i'm taking advantage letting her feed me and keep a roof over my head. She tells me every day that when my grandfather retires that they wont have money to help me with groceries and blah blah.. but she doesn't understand I've lived with a lot less most of my life...many times coming close to being homeless.. It doesn't make it any better now when jobs are ... impossible to get... my job at a bookstore is even on its way out I know... I think the company will survive at least another year but... and I've had no luck finding anything else... even where there are openings... so dont feel bad about not finding a job... I've realized that for every one position that's open now theres like a thousand people applying for it... keep trying... you can do it all this will make you appreciate even more when you get back on your feet. Its just bad... but people survived the great depression... and in a way that gives me some hope that all of us who have nothing... will be okay.


I think that things will get better...I hope they do for you I don't wish any of that on anyone... and btw... no worries about the depressing posts... vent... get it out.. i know you can't keep it inside.. and sometimes... venting it to a stranger is better than keeping it in... hell even better than talking to a friend about it sometimes. i'm here if you need a friend.

I would no doubt buy the medicine. Have you tried going to a food bank or even your local church? I grew up pretty poor (under poverty line) and all my mom had to do was say the word and my pastor would come over to our apartment with tons of food. And every Thankgiving/Christmas, he brought us over a turkey/ham. See if you can qualify for food stamps or some kind of government help. Perhaps you could file for unemployment? It sucks depending on the government, but when you have no options, it may be your last chance. But the dog for sure. He's your baby.

See this is a big problem, because I can't file for unemployment it's been to long since I worked.. since I have hardly any experience no one will hire me.. to may ppl wanting a job they have their pick it seems . And like I said above they won't give us foodstamps.. I tried twice.. it makes no sense to me!

Hmmm. Did you try local food banks to save money on groceries? And like a lot of people have said. try calling your vet. Maybe they would help? Best of luck, hun.

Can you sell something?

I have been trying to sell stuff on ebay for awhile now... stuff I don't really need.. but nothing sells and the local pawn shop won't give you anything for it.. it's not worth it.

I don't know the size of your town, but have you tried posting stuff on craigslist?

I'm sorry you're in such a tough situation. I agree with looking for other options like churches or charities. Perhaps you could hold a yard sale or something like that to raise some extra money?