Running costs - of a cat?
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Wacky Racer said:
hornetrider said:
The most expensive cost of 'running' cats is the bloody cattery bills. We have 3 of the little bleeders and a if we go away for a fortnight we come back to a bill for ~£300 squid.
We have two cats and a magnetic cat flap in the back door.We just leave them a enough dry cat food to last a week or so, plenty of bowls of water all over the house, and leave 'em to it....never had any problems in over ten years.
Cost?....£00.00
You are taking the piss!
We're ok with doing that for a weekend (but usually lock them in the house in case they get injured in our absence) but a week! That's out of order imo.
Wacky Racer said:
hornetrider said:
The most expensive cost of 'running' cats is the bloody cattery bills. We have 3 of the little bleeders and a if we go away for a fortnight we come back to a bill for ~£300 squid.
We have two cats and a magnetic cat flap in the back door.We just leave them a enough dry cat food to last a week or so, plenty of bowls of water all over the house, and leave 'em to it....never had any problems in over ten years.
Cost?....£00.00
We pay a cattery, its out £70 per week for 2 cats, but good for peace of mind, and the cats were expensive.
Very few people seem to have factored in the damage to furnishings. This morning our kitten broke a ceral bowl, made a new hole in the duvet cover, she has also lost 3 collars so far this week
okgo said:
How can an indoor car be the healthiest the vet sees?
Surley its overweight?
Why? the only people feeding it are the owners no losing the collar and feeding a street over, limited chances of injury and seriously reduced chances of catching anything from other cats or getting in fights.Surley its overweight?
Damage to furniture and furnishings are usually expendable things, hopefully not the best china or glasses.
Edited by Engineer1 on Tuesday 26th October 12:47
only cat i've ever 'run' was a housecat.
purchase price: £50
vet stuff: £60
food: £15/mth [premium unleaded iams]
cat shampoo: £5 every 6mths + cost of doctors bill to patch you up afterwards.
cat's don't depreciate which is nice, but they will depreciate anything they take a liking to which they decide would be much better if they chewed and scratched it for a while.
purchase price: £50
vet stuff: £60
food: £15/mth [premium unleaded iams]
cat shampoo: £5 every 6mths + cost of doctors bill to patch you up afterwards.
cat's don't depreciate which is nice, but they will depreciate anything they take a liking to which they decide would be much better if they chewed and scratched it for a while.
okgo said:
How can an indoor car be the healthiest the vet sees?
Surley its overweight?
Because of her condition. She doesn't over-eat, although there is always food in her bowl. Her teeth and gums are in good condition. Her fur is in really good condition because of the olive oil and regular brushing. She hasn't gained or lost weight. She is very contented and didn't mind him examining her and she tried to go to sleep across his shoulders.Surley its overweight?
Ok, the last two bits don't make any difference to her condition, but show that she is happy and relaxed.
Just because a cat lives indoors, it doesn't mean they are going to be obese behemoths. Think of all the stuff they avoid.
Having run my Siamese cat for the last year.
Initial costs:
Purchase price: £300
Spaying: £60
Microchip: £20
Injections: £60
Toys, bowls, litter tray etc: £30
Running costs (per batch / per month):
Food - Hills Science Plan 15kg Dry (£60 / £10)
Frontline - Flea/tick stuff 6 pipettes (£20 / £4)
Litter (although she's going outside now thank god) (£6, £6)
From reading the above i should probably look at getting insurance as well should anything bad happen!
Initial costs:
Purchase price: £300
Spaying: £60
Microchip: £20
Injections: £60
Toys, bowls, litter tray etc: £30
Running costs (per batch / per month):
Food - Hills Science Plan 15kg Dry (£60 / £10)
Frontline - Flea/tick stuff 6 pipettes (£20 / £4)
Litter (although she's going outside now thank god) (£6, £6)
From reading the above i should probably look at getting insurance as well should anything bad happen!
Crusoe said:
Merlot said:
Crusoe said:
GF has a rescue one, buy dry food from the vet which works out about £20 a month, insurance about £8 a month and about £200 a year on vet costs for various jabs and flea treatments etc. Fine unless something major happened when the 10 or 20% you pay towards any insurance claim could become a large bill.
You are being fleeced by your vet!I'm quite surprised by some of the costs on here - my cat eats just normal food (whiskas etc, not top end and not total bargain basement) and is flea'd, wormed and jabbed as needed but apart from that doesn't cost anything extra - perhaps I'm very lucky!
We got ours from a home and cost the same price as neutering which was about £60.
Pet insurance is cheaper through Tesco, don't know what they are like if you need them to payout though.
Food is probably £8 a month for ours, god knows what some people are feeding their bat fastard cats.
Jabs and wormer and flea treatment are about £60-80 per year.
Like it's been said catteries are the most expensive part. One place put their prices up without telling me when I came to pick up the cat, which was only a couple of quid extra a night but worked out about £30 extra for the two weeks, I wasn't happy and never went back there again. I remember told my wife it'd be cheaper to bonk the cat on the head and get a new one after each holiday. It's actually better if you have friends with a cat who'll come over to feed it while you are away (also good to have someone come over and check the house) and you can reciprocate the favor in the future.
They are significantly cheaper and easier to look after than a dog in my experience.
Pet insurance is cheaper through Tesco, don't know what they are like if you need them to payout though.
Food is probably £8 a month for ours, god knows what some people are feeding their bat fastard cats.
Jabs and wormer and flea treatment are about £60-80 per year.
Like it's been said catteries are the most expensive part. One place put their prices up without telling me when I came to pick up the cat, which was only a couple of quid extra a night but worked out about £30 extra for the two weeks, I wasn't happy and never went back there again. I remember told my wife it'd be cheaper to bonk the cat on the head and get a new one after each holiday. It's actually better if you have friends with a cat who'll come over to feed it while you are away (also good to have someone come over and check the house) and you can reciprocate the favor in the future.
They are significantly cheaper and easier to look after than a dog in my experience.
I'd be interested to know how many of you have been affected by cats wrecking furniture.
I grew up with a cat, but we didn't have her as a kitten so she was pretty well behaved. She used to claw at the sofa sides but we put double sided sticky tape over them and she soon stopped that.
So, point of my story, I've just bought my first place and am hoping to move in in the next month or so, and I'll be starting from scratch kitting it out with furniture. I'd also like to get a kitten. Is there any way I can avoid the inevitable destruction? I was considering putting a giant throw over the sofa for the first 5 months?!
I grew up with a cat, but we didn't have her as a kitten so she was pretty well behaved. She used to claw at the sofa sides but we put double sided sticky tape over them and she soon stopped that.
So, point of my story, I've just bought my first place and am hoping to move in in the next month or so, and I'll be starting from scratch kitting it out with furniture. I'd also like to get a kitten. Is there any way I can avoid the inevitable destruction? I was considering putting a giant throw over the sofa for the first 5 months?!
We've got three of the blighters.
Insurance is a must. One of them has just had a VERY expensice op which was paid for by the insurance.
They eat Arden Grange dry food with bowls of water (although they prefer to drink from the pond). Dry food is better for their teeth and gums, their breath smells less, there's less waste and their s
t is more bio-degradeable. 
Cattery costs aren't cheap and my three piece suite is fked. Other than that they don't cost a penny.
Insurance is a must. One of them has just had a VERY expensice op which was paid for by the insurance.
They eat Arden Grange dry food with bowls of water (although they prefer to drink from the pond). Dry food is better for their teeth and gums, their breath smells less, there's less waste and their s
t is more bio-degradeable. Cattery costs aren't cheap and my three piece suite is f
ked. Other than that they don't cost a penny.Edited by Roo on Tuesday 26th October 16:40
SunnyD said:
I'd be interested to know how many of you have been affected by cats wrecking furniture.
I grew up with a cat, but we didn't have her as a kitten so she was pretty well behaved. She used to claw at the sofa sides but we put double sided sticky tape over them and she soon stopped that.
So, point of my story, I've just bought my first place and am hoping to move in in the next month or so, and I'll be starting from scratch kitting it out with furniture. I'd also like to get a kitten. Is there any way I can avoid the inevitable destruction? I was considering putting a giant throw over the sofa for the first 5 months?!
We tried buying all sorts of scratching posts for our wee one but she just looked disdainfully at them and used a carpeted step instead....cue much shouting from me!!I grew up with a cat, but we didn't have her as a kitten so she was pretty well behaved. She used to claw at the sofa sides but we put double sided sticky tape over them and she soon stopped that.
So, point of my story, I've just bought my first place and am hoping to move in in the next month or so, and I'll be starting from scratch kitting it out with furniture. I'd also like to get a kitten. Is there any way I can avoid the inevitable destruction? I was considering putting a giant throw over the sofa for the first 5 months?!
The Mrs then ordered an M&S rug for the hall floor and she LOVES using this alone as a clawer which is good as I don't really like the rug. So there you go, a £350 rug from M&S and Fanny's yer Auntie!
hornetrider said:
Wacky Racer said:
hornetrider said:
The most expensive cost of 'running' cats is the bloody cattery bills. We have 3 of the little bleeders and a if we go away for a fortnight we come back to a bill for ~£300 squid.
We have two cats and a magnetic cat flap in the back door.We just leave them a enough dry cat food to last a week or so, plenty of bowls of water all over the house, and leave 'em to it....never had any problems in over ten years.
Cost?....£00.00
You are taking the piss!
We're ok with doing that for a weekend (but usually lock them in the house in case they get injured in our absence) but a week! That's out of order imo.
Our next door neighbour pops in every couple of days to check everything is OK, failing that my M-I-L who lives a mile away....
The cheapest cat is the one that feeds itself. Goes out every night and catches a nice bunny, rat, mouse, frog, squirrel spider etc.
Unless you enjoy hoovering short haired are better than long haired. Most cats I have come across like being hoovered and it's easier to do while the fur is on the moggy rather than on your carpet and sofa.
Not convinced by all these expensive cat toys. A few cardboard boxes for the moggy to hide in and destroy seem to keep most cats just as amused as these scratching posts and cat clibming frame type things.
Unless you enjoy hoovering short haired are better than long haired. Most cats I have come across like being hoovered and it's easier to do while the fur is on the moggy rather than on your carpet and sofa.
Not convinced by all these expensive cat toys. A few cardboard boxes for the moggy to hide in and destroy seem to keep most cats just as amused as these scratching posts and cat clibming frame type things.
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 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!
Stablelad said:
SunnyD said:
I'd be interested to know how many of you have been affected by cats wrecking furniture.
I grew up with a cat, but we didn't have her as a kitten so she was pretty well behaved. She used to claw at the sofa sides but we put double sided sticky tape over them and she soon stopped that.
So, point of my story, I've just bought my first place and am hoping to move in in the next month or so, and I'll be starting from scratch kitting it out with furniture. I'd also like to get a kitten. Is there any way I can avoid the inevitable destruction? I was considering putting a giant throw over the sofa for the first 5 months?!
We tried buying all sorts of scratching posts for our wee one but she just looked disdainfully at them and used a carpeted step instead....cue much shouting from me!!I grew up with a cat, but we didn't have her as a kitten so she was pretty well behaved. She used to claw at the sofa sides but we put double sided sticky tape over them and she soon stopped that.
So, point of my story, I've just bought my first place and am hoping to move in in the next month or so, and I'll be starting from scratch kitting it out with furniture. I'd also like to get a kitten. Is there any way I can avoid the inevitable destruction? I was considering putting a giant throw over the sofa for the first 5 months?!
The Mrs then ordered an M&S rug for the hall floor and she LOVES using this alone as a clawer which is good as I don't really like the rug. So there you go, a £350 rug from M&S and Fanny's yer Auntie!
Georgiegirl said:
by your vet!
Quite an evil cat when it wants to be so needs to be sedated to get claws trimmed etc. needs quite a few quick visits a year which all add up. t out of everything when they want to piss you off. every couple of months i'd clip our tabby's paws and give her her a bath. i wish i had sedated her as i ended up with quite a few bite marks each time and a very morngy cat.
good exercise trying to wash a cat
Stablelad said:
B.J.W said:
Insurance a must!
Our male was insured the day we got him. A month later he was diagnosed with a gum condition that means he has to have two injections per month. Cost of injections is circa £60. Insurance covers this.
He is now 7 years old. So, current total is running at around the £4500 mark.
I'm astounded at this! No cure?????Our male was insured the day we got him. A month later he was diagnosed with a gum condition that means he has to have two injections per month. Cost of injections is circa £60. Insurance covers this.
He is now 7 years old. So, current total is running at around the £4500 mark.
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