Woman Wants Her Mom To Pay For Vet Bills After Accusing Her Of Making Her Dog Sick

"She thinks it’s not her fault this is happening and I have no concrete proof that the onions are what caused this."

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• October 1, 2022

Like people, dogs have dietary restrictions. Unlike people, they don’t know that they couldn’t eat something and would probably scarf down whatever you give them.

This includes table food that they would literally beg you for it. As much as they are adorable, responsible dog owners should resist and know everything that they can’t feed their pets.

OP has a mixed-breed dog named Odie who she adores and has been in perfect health since she got him. One day, OP wasn’t home the majority of the day and her mom offered to watch Odie.

She came home to find that Odie’s stomach looks odd. Concerned, she called her mom and asked if her dog ate anything that he shouldn’t and her mom confirmed that she fed him a bunch of leftovers.

This alarmed OP since Odie had a sensitive stomach. She then went on to watch over him throughout the night but by Tuesday morning he was in bad shape and a lot of symptoms started popping up.

OP brought him to the vet for treatment and it took a while before he had the energy to start walking again. When he was semi-okay, OP confronted her mother and told her to shoulder the bills for the vet but her mom denied that it was her fault and there’s no solid proof that she caused everything.

Should OP's mom shoulder the bills?

OP described her dog before the incident happened

Her mom offered to watch him while she was away then proceeded to feed him leftovers

Odie got worse as hours passed by

OP decided to get him to the vet

They ran tests and monitored Odie

He improved after treatment

OP was livid and told her mom to pay for the bills but she denies it's her fault

They believe that the mom should’ve stuck to what the dog usually eats

Although OP’s suspicion is that Odie’s sickness is due to onion toxicity, it might also be due to excessive salt intake

But it was debunked by the information provided by OP

OP’s mom was aware of his condition which is why what she did was unfathomable for Redditors

And also the reason why most voted her as NTA

Although OP got mad at her mom for feeding Odie the wrong thing, some Redditors speculated that there’s another possible diagnosis for his symptoms

Other than a slipped disk, there was another suggestion

There was also a diagnosis that they advised OP to read up on...

whether it turns out to be either, there's no harm in knowing these

OP was voted to be NTA and since her mom isn’t budging, maybe they could come to a compromise

The tests may not prove that the food caused OP’s dog to feel ill but there were discussions that her mom shouldn’t have fed him the leftovers, regardless. It could’ve lessened the worry of OP whenever he’s left alone with her in the future and avoided any problem that would result because of it.

Chelsi