Dog seriously ill, due to go to Australia on Sunday

Also thinking that your partner is not encouraging you to go ,and reassuring you dog will be ok with him , because he's actually pissed of your going without him.
I find it odd your off on a two week holiday for a major birthday without your partner.
Unless ofcourse your not in a great place together relationship wise,which would explain him not encouraging you to go and not reassuring you he will take the greatest care of your dog

I don't understand why your partner is not encouraging you to go ,and reassuring you, your shared dog will be absolutely fine with him.
Unless ofcourse you don't have a great relationship with him ,and he's a bit of a twat .

even if I went I wouldn’t be able to enjoy myself so I wouldn’t go. And pets to me can be just as important as a person, I know my pets are.

I’d do the same, @Frogss Our dog is 11 and if DH were there to look after him, I’d go. As he’s older, we’re at the stage where we feel that he’s had a good life and we can accept what will be, will be, iyswim.

With a 75% chance that your Ddog will pull through, I think she’ll be fine, OP. 💐

If you cannot cancel without penalty I would go. Pay whatever it will cost to keep the dog boarding at the vets till you come back. It is already costing a fortune.
Or, harden your heart. Accept that animals die. Save the op costs

And the dog is potentially dying

Why do I always assume dogs to be male? Is this dog m or f? Not that it matters apart from addressing dog correctly.

His owner (co owner) will be there.

Dogs pine for their owners, who they have formed strong bonds with, so an ill dog will need them even more.

That dog will more than likely be fine and will be bouncing around waiting for you on your return! How nice would to greet him when you get back, knowing that he has been so well cared for by his co owner in your absence.

Of course things can go wrong, but I think you have to be realistic here and trust dog's care to the vet and your partner. It's an awful lot of money to lose for something that might not, (probably won't) happen.

There is always the possibility of a loved one or pet getting sick AFTER we go away, nothing we can do really. so I'd go and trust those at home to look after dog very well.

What does your partner say anyway? Does he encourage you to take the trip and reassure you that all will be well? That would be important and if he does, definitely go.

I probably wouldn't go, even if my dog was with my dh. If anything happened to the dog, me, dh and dc would be completely devastated so I'd want to be here so we could support each other.

Gosh the dog will be with your partner! Yes of course you should go. I'm sure your partner will be able to care for your dog once the surgery is over.

I wouldn't go. No money is worth more than my pets.
i would want to be here to look after them after surgery, if they didn’t make it i’d never forgive myself for not being there.
i hope your dog pulls through op

I'm so sorry your dog is poorly. Honestly, I wouldn't go. If your dog is fine and recovers you might feel regretful, but that is nothing like the guilt you'll feel if she doesn't make it and you were away. Having lost a dog while I was on holiday myself, it was just absolutely awful.

Out of interest, what is covered in the cancellation policy on your insurance? Is there any chance of one of those things happening as well? That would be terribly bad luck, but at least you would have the finances to rebook.

No insurers routinely refuse to cover certain situations.
OP does have limited insurance through her pet insurance that covers a £1000.
But the chances of a pet getting ill are fairly high, especially as they age.

I can not get insurance to holiday in countries with poor medical care however much I pay because of health issues. That is because medical repatriation would be necessary if my medical issues took a turn for the worse. Even specialist insurers will not cover it. It is simply not true that insurers will insure everything. They look at risk.

Anything is insurable at a price. You just need a good broker with direct links to the underwriter. Whether one would like the premium quoted and therefore would actually pay is another matter, and I suspect in this case the OP wouldn’t and this thread would have played out the same way,

And that is why the NHS is in the mess it’s in. Everyone expects it to provide everything 😂

My experience of insurance, be it household, car, travel or health is different to yours, as it’s always paid out when needed it. But then I don’t buy purely on price. My integrity is clearly higher than yours as I’m not willing to lie for financial gain. Which doesn’t make me a mug. What it says about you however, is another matter…

@Tryingtokeepgoing Can you find any holiday insurance that covers £8k worth of holiday if you have to cancel because your pet is ill? I am not convinced it exists

How exactly would they prove that you were not suffering with diarrhoea and vomiting?

This is silly. This dog will be with its other owner.

I wouldn’t book a holiday over 1 week with a pet anyway tbh. Animals miss us too much and can get very anxious when we are gone for long periods; I imagine this would be heightened when they are unwell. I think you know that you should cancel and be with your pet, who you made a commitment to look after when you got them.

I’m going to say something now and no matter what way I write it, it will be incomplete.

My dad has cancer for 10+ years, the amount of holidays and weekends and trips I have cancelled during that time, thinking he wouldn’t make it, I can’t actually count them.

What I realised last year was he did not want me doing that at all. I know I love him, he loves me. Whether I am here or not. He would go on trips if he could. That’s him.
I could actually die before him and I have to live now, and now under a cloud.

I don’t cancel anything now. I know it’s different to your scenario but I thought I’d post that anyway. I hope it helps x

For me it would depend on how expensive the holiday was (clearly 'very' from your OP), how old and critical the dog was currently and whether you had anyone (very) trusted at home.

I assume from the OP it isnt an OP that can be delayed until you get home? You haven't said how old the dog is.

If the dog is very elderly, I wouldn't be putting him /her through it anyway as I think that's selfish.

If your dog and this trip are the only things keeping you going, it's a tough decision. Your partner I'm assuming knows the dog and can care for it. I'd go on the trip, but if you decide not to, don't fraudulently claim on any insurance. Just take the hit.