I know I'd end up doing it. My pets are like family; I'd save up from other areas, put it on a low/no interest credit card if necessary. Once an animal comes into my house, it's on easy street. Then again, I have enough money that I can afford to do it, and it wouldn't kill me. If I didn't have the money, I'd make the best choice I could. I also second the idea of looking around for vets that might do it on a reduced fee basis. I had a vet up in Illinois whose wife was a surgeon at the local hospital. He was able to get a lot of great used equipment and unused supplies from the hospital, which enabled him to do certain procedures that others couldn't, or for much lower fees. I wish I could find a vet like that around here.
I would also consider mailing a ziplock bag full of tape-worm infested crap to the vet at the shelter. I know it's a "no guarrantee" situation with most shelters, but that seems like a lot of stuff that they should have caught.
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