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The Second Best Reason To File a Bankruptcy in Arizona: The Sex Change for My Cat Was Very Expensive

By Joseph McDaniel, Esq.

So I'm sittin' there, like you do when you're a bankruptcy lawyer in Arizona, and asking questions.

And I got an answer that got my attention, even in the afternoon: "We're going to need to file a bankruptcy because the sex change for my cat was so expensive!"

So I immediately said, and I pride myself on snappy repartee, "Huh?" 

Apparently cats also get kidney stones, or some functional equivalent. And to prevent kidney stone problems in the cat, the veterinarian performed what I considered a remarkably...extreme surgery on the cat, which was previously named "Butch", and is now named "Flossie"(not the cat's real names).

Now, the debt to the vet was really only the cherry on top of the Sundae, because there was adequate debt in relation to income to justify a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, and a fresh start is in the works for the couple.

And given the pet exemption in Arizona, the cat should be a member of the family for many years to come.

I like a happy ending, no matter how unusual the story.


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Full post as published by Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney Blog on February 05, 2011 (boomark / email).