'You didn't secure your meds. Pay your part of the bill': 28-year-old refuses to pay vet bill after his dog and his brother's dog get into a pill bottle, claims it's all his brother's fault

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Apr 8, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

Dogs sometimes require the same amount of attention as toddlers. They'll sneak into places they shouldn't sneak into, chew on things they're not supposed to chew on and eat all manner of detritus that may or may not be food. It's just what they do. They're curious little buggers and they get bored all day waiting for you to get home. Who can blame them? This is especially true for a big dog. Big dogs not only have the same mischievousness as little ones, but they also have the size to cause some serious damage. 

A big dog might be even taller than you when up on their hind legs. So heaven knows they're going to use it to their advantage and cause some havoc just by being themselves. Especially certain breeds of dogs, highly intelligent ones. Huskies are famous for being troublemakers since their brains are usually overpowered for the kind of life they're given.

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  • This is why it's on the owner to be responsible and give them outlets other than chewing on the couch cushions. You have to take them on long walks, hikes, even. You have to play games with them and challenge them. It might seem like a lot of work, but that's what you signed up for. But that's not what happened to one husky, and the family paid the price. Read on for the story.

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    AITA for refusing to pay back my dog's vet bill?

    I, (28F) live in a house 3 dogs. My mom has an english bulldog, my (22M) brother has a husky, and I have a puggle. Unfortunately my brother's 1.5yr old husky is not trained and has eaten/destroyed MANY things in the house. She has a crate that everyone refuses to use because, "She can't be locked
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    in a kennel all day!" The other day while I was out with a friend, my mother, who was eatching my brother's dog at tbe time, decided to take a short nap. Durning this time my brother's untrained and now unsupervised dog got into medicine that was placed on the center of a square table. The location was previously thought to
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    be out of the dogs' reach. After finding the evidence, my family quickly brought her to the vet where she was made to vomit. They could not find any medicine in her stomach, just undigested dog food. They then brought my dog to the vet, without asking but with retroactive permission. The
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    same thing was done with my dog and no pills could be found. All 60 pills are missing. Both dogs were given activated charcoal and sent home. My mother paid the bill upfront for both dogs and expects to be reimbursed by both my brother and I. I believe my brother should foot the bill in it's entirety as his dog not only put mine at risk
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    but it was his untrained dog that grabbed the medication. My family's solution is not to keep everything dangerous and expensive out of her reach. (This will also include desks, kitchen counters, tables, etc.) I can't see hanging every item I own from the ceiling being feasible. So, AITA for refusing to pay back my dog's vet bill???
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    EDIT to add the medicine was mine from a pharmacy. I did not pick up the prescription, but it was left on my desk, and I moved them to what I thought was a safer location.
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    EDIT to add my brother's husky is the ONLY dog that could reach that surface. She ate through the bag and bottle and was still chewing on the bottle when caught. The only way my dog could have ingested any, was if she walked away while the pills were still on the ground. I've searched everywhere, and no pills were located. The 3rd dog is my moms and too picky to eat anything.
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    Commenters pointed out all the possible angles of who was to blame.

    RB1327 20h ago . medicine that was placed on the center of a square table...husky is not trained and has eaten/destroyed MANY things Why is medicine left out at all? Whose medicine was this? ESH, Everyone S ks Here. You should all split the vet bills.
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    Tossing_Mullet 20h ago Pay the vet bill. You're 28 and your mother did you a favor. You know anyone else in your life who wouldn't let your dog di in an emergency situation like that? Your brother sure didn't step up.
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    Your brother is the AH. Huskies are a high energy, high stimulation, high intelligence breed. The dog. needs exercise & training. Brother needs to be a responsible pet owner before the dog truly gets hurt. Better yet, do the dog a favor & rehome it.
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    Someone took the dr__s. S. Probably narcotics & your mom should require everyone in that house to take a drug test & kick out the guilty party.
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    abstractengineer2000 18h ago • OP's dog, OP's medicine, Mother's house - Mother is doing a favor by housing both the kids and their dogs. Take this as a lesson and pay the bill.
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    ruffled_heart . 20h ago INFO: How would you feel if they hadn't taken your dog to the vet and it turned out to have swallowed the medication? It's not your fault but you might need to be careful of creating a situation where nobody in the family is willing to get your dog care in an emergency if you're not around to approve the cost first.
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    MyPath2Follow • 19h ago YTA. So is your brother. But your mother did the right thing by taking your dogs to the vet. Imagine if they HAD gotten into the medicine and had passed away or gotten incredibly sick because she DIDN'T take them?
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    Also what's wrong with not keeping things in dangerous/low places? I have 6 dogs and 3 cats, I'm on several medications and NONE of my meds are anywhere near where my animals can get them.
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    StAlvis . 21h ago INFO Unfortunately my brother's 1.5yr old husky is not trained and has eaten/destroyed MANY things in the house. If this is a environment, why are you still living there? You're 28.
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    AnimatorDifficult4... 19h ago So what happened to the pills?
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    BigWeinerDemeanor • 17h ago Straight up. They are in someone's pocket and they blamed the dog.
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    ImSoSorryCharlie • 3h ago Vet tech here. It's incredibly rare to find evidence of pills in a dog's vomit. I've been doing this since 2012 and induce vomiting around twice a week and have only found pills in the vomitus twice. They dissolve very quickly. The pills can still be there in the vomit, but you're most likely not going to see it.
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    Jmfroggie 19h ago Yta. Your medicine should be away from all dogs at all times. The husky didn't have meds in his stomach so how would YOU KNOW who knocked them over and ate them.
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    Most pills won't actually be eaten by dogs because they taste so bad. So we and YOU are clearly missing information. Your mom did the right thing by making sure the dogs were cared for after an accident. You are just as responsible if your meds. weren't hidden away in a drawer or a closed room.
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    Realistic-Active72... 19h ago What sort of medicine are we talking about? Your dog was also unsupervised as you were out and you said that your mum was watching your brothers dog and had a nap, so who was supervising your dog? Pay the bill
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    ButtonHappy3759 19h ago YTA. His dog could have grabbed it, but your dog. could have ate it. Your dog received treatment that you approved, so pay for the treatment. People in your house need to stop getting pets if you can't afford their care. Dogs get into things & eat sh they shouldn't, even the trained ones.
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    • Striking-Estate-4... 18h ago You moved the medication to a table top. A husky is a clever active animal and not a small one. My rule of thumb is the same as I use for toddlers. Choose a location you can't reach and add 3 feet. ESH but YTA. You didn't secure your meds. Pay your part of the bill.
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    Different-Secret • 19h ago ESH. Everyone is responsible for pets in a home! If your brother's dog was choking, what would you do, just let it di ? No, you would help! Everyone has to do their part in the house with pets and with children.
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