i THINK the people that wrote above are very inconsiderate of the question and how it was answered, did you ever think that she was just looking at this site for information I took DO TAKE MY 14 YEAR OLD DOG TO THE VET but also try to search for even more information and for the other that said hang the leash up ???  ReaLLY?????  i WILL HANG YOU.... DID YOU EVER THINK OF THE PEOPLE AT ONE POINT THAT DID HAVE JOBS AND COULD GO TO THE VETS HALF OF THEM ARE GIVE YOU ESTIMATES NOT RESULTS BELIEVE ME.  MAYBE THEY LOVE THEIR DOGS AND JUST DONT HAVE THE MEANS AS THE RECESSION IS STILL IN PLAY AND ALSO FOR THESE POOR DOGS ........ this is full of people with no compassion and off this site I go and will be getting it off all together.  You are probably vets that give out those high estimates that rob us and scare us to death.....