A little Trivia

[just mike]

I keep hearing all of these little cat trivia and little known facts about cats and thought I'd share them now and then.

The cost of caring for a cat through it's lifetime is about $7000.00. This is for the bare necessities.

I wonder what we actually spend? In particularly the really spoiled meezers out there. The thought of it scares me

 

[cutestuff]

For me, you can probably tripple that, my cat is spoiled! He always gets a new toy at least once a week and he eats the quality food

 

[kittymom4]

The thought of actually adding it up frightens me terribly! And I think it would cause my husband to need an ambulance!

*Okay - after doing some very quick basic math I think I average about $450 a year per cat on basic care. With the *4 Cats I bet it's about 2000 a year after toys and incidental vet visits. This doesn't include the big fancy extras that you buy once in awhile like new cat trees etc.

This included:
Dry Food $50/bag and lasts avg 1 month (=600/yr)

Wet Food about $35 a month but it's tricky because I open a can every few days - it's not regimented so I'm averaging cost at a case per month. (420/yr)

Regular cat Wellness vet visit is 100 each @ current price (not "sick" visits)

Cat dental care is about $220 each (each cat is done every 3 years on average)

Animal license is $5 per year

Cat litter : I shop and stock up on sales - I'm estimating I spend $225 a year

Toys and misc is unaccounted for - Birthdays and Christmas is extra. Currently we are converting our garage into a cat room, that's extra! and about est $3,000 cost.

 

[natalie_ca]

I know I spend more than that! I now have 3 cats (1 adult and 2 kittens).

Litter: 6 bags/mth @ $10.00 ea = $60.00/mth = $720.00/year

Food: 4 bags dry food/mth @ $7.00 ea = $28.00/mth = $336.00/year
30 tins wet food/mth @ 79 cents ea = $23.70/mth = $284.40/year

That's $1340.40 per year for 3 cats just for food and litter.

Now calculate that over the lifespan of the cats. Factor in toys, medical, any medications if needed.....I don't know where they come up with $7,000.00.

 

[tara g]

The Wellness plan is $20/mo (rounded) per cat, so $720/yr
Litter, I buy 2 or 3 25-35lb containers per month, around $540/yr
Food, 1-2 20lb bags of Science Diet Light, around $720/yr
Misc toys/treats/etc, around $120ish

Comes out to about $31,500 for 15 years for all three not counting medications if needed or anything extra....

Still cheaper than having a kid