Euthanasia is not cheap, FRiend, and any other method of euthanasia is cruel. I had 5 ferrets at one point just a few years ago, and each one of them cost me $350 to put down when it was their time. My wife’s cat had thrown a clot and was paralyzed from mid-back to its haunches, and putting her down was over $500.
These elderly folks don’t sound like they’ve got a pot to piss in. I volunteer at an elder care organization, and I’ve seen people like this who live one SS check to the next and literally eat dog food instead of giving up their beloved pets. This is a very sad story and even more tragic that it was a doxie, because I love my doxie and would never want to see her in pain.
It might be 200 dollars.
The 500$ you are speaking of must have included various tests to see what her condition was in order to decide to put her down.