Running costs - of a cat?

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Riknos

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206 months

Tuesday 26th October 2010
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I know there's a lot of cat fans on here, so hopefully this should be a good place to get this answered; I'm after getting a cat - probably a kitten round about 12 weeks old, and hopefully house trained and wormed etc prior to purchase. I was just wondering what are the standard running costs of a cat (typically) in people's experience? Including vet bills etc.

Thanks.


Riknos

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4,700 posts

206 months

Tuesday 26th October 2010
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Some good (and suprisingly mixed) feedback here, cheers all.

I like the idea of having a cat who wont touch the expensive food and only likes the cheap stuff - sounds like a winner to me! Especially since I very much doubt they can taste much of a difference, it's not like the difference between a restuarant steak and a tesco value microwave meal, is it?

Riknos

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Tuesday 26th October 2010
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Big E 118 said:
Get insurance!

Girl in my office has just spent over £1,000 in a week on vets bills, yesterday it had to be put down and they charged her an extra £60 for that!
Ouch! Yes after years of owning cars/phones/houses/going on holiday I will definitely not skimp on the insurance yes