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I'm thinking maybe $300-599 usually, but one of our cats had to have his stomach pumped a few weeks ago, so this year we're going to be closer to the $600-899 range, I think. Our cats prefer to play with boxes and pieces of paper, so we don't really have to buy toys. A friend of mine grows catnip, so we don't have to buy it. Food and litter are basically our only expenses.
We had a very sick cat last year, so our expenditures were much higher. He passed in May and while I miss him, I can relate to having more cash. Plus, it's nice being down to two cats.
I chose the just-under $1200 range after doing some quick math but I thought for sure it would be way more than that! But that includes our small dog's monthly insurance, monthly nail grinds, quarterly grooming appointments, food, treats, chew toys, fees we've paid to have him travel with us, etc. Our cat costs almost nothing. Like under $200 for a whole year.
Seems like you and Oracle had the same question. Oracle asked about 3 weeks ago. If you are interested in her answers you can look here. http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/dog-owners-how-much-do-you-spend-on-your-dog-in-an-average-year
I spend between $800 to over $1000 in a year. It depends if its a good or a bad year for my dog.
Food for two cats is about $1,000-$1,200 per year. They eat about a can a day of soft cat food (Wellness brand) and a some hard food throughout the day. Cat food is about $1.25-$1.69 per 5.5 ounce can. Vet visits are usually just a few hundred. Then I spoil them with treats and toys. I think they may need teeth cleaning in a few years.
Earlier this year, we spent over $2k in three months to treat a sick cat. 5 vets visits including an emergency vet visit on a Sunday night to figure out what was wrong with her. This was within a span of less than two weeks. We loved her so much.
I'm extremely allergic to cats but decided to let bf have them anyways. My allergy prescription was over $100 per month at one point. The meds have all stopped working so now I'm getting expensive allergy shots. Does that expense count as part of pet ownership?
My reply is in the thread that yrret107 linked to but I'll post it here for you as well.
We have a lab mix and here's our breakdown:
$250 per year on vaccinations and heartworm/flea/tick meds (just had this appointment a couple weeks ago and we buy these meds a year at a time)
$45 every 3-4 weeks on her food (so about $675 a year - we buy Blue Buffalo food though so there are certainly less expensive food options out there)
$20 every 2 months on her acid reflux meds (so about $120 a year and obviously most dogs don't need this).
$125 at the kennel every time we go out of town for the weekend (~$40/day - This total cost will vary depending on how much you travel)
~$100-$150 in toys and treats each year (but she destroys toys so we go through them more quickly than most)
$11 for each nail trim/grind (about once a month so about $132 a year - we could do this at home but she HATES it so we'd rather not fight with her - we'll let the pros handle it)
We adopted our dog from a shelter when she was about 1.5 so she already had all of her initial puppy shots, spay/neuter, microchip, etc. Since she is a lab she doesn't need lots of grooming (we just bath her at home in the bath tub when needed) but some breeds would require trims and such with some frequency.
So in total, we spend a little over $1300 + kenneling (which is a variable cost) a year probably on our dog. Obviously if you have an emergency or major health issue come up, that will increase.
I'll be honest... I haven't really kept track. But I've also only had pets while on my own for a little over a year, and I went from having one cat to three by accident. I'm kind of scared to find out how much I spend on my furbabies. It's even worse because I pick up random strays and take care of them until they find their owners, too. I've probably spent $250 on random strays in the past year alone. And that doesn't include the random stray that never left. Ugh.
a lot
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1 EVO bag of food per month on average = 35 * 12 = 420 (good thing she is small, they arent large bags!)
treats/toys = $50 (she likes stuffed animals best and we get those free. One bone lasts for months!
Flying (she flies with us) = 400 (100 per trip, 2 round trips)
Vet - $300 just randomly picking a number here
tick/flea - 120
Other (leashes, etc) - $50
Total ~ $1,300
We havent had to board her yet, but we think we might have to at some point :(
EDIT: we have two cats too that are a lot cheaper. Maybe 400 for both? assuming we are really good about the vets
On dog food alone I spend about $100/month. I buy natural food for her though, as she used to get REALLY sick when we were feeding her Pedigree. She got so sick one time she was throwing up blood :-( it was really sad and scary (and the emergency vet bills were outrageous). She is so much better now! So, I don't mind at all that her food is closer to $2 a can as opposed to 0.50/can.
I have two dogs--and spend about $2k per year on each of them. The both come with their own set of health problems, and they used to be competetive. So--between grooming, massage, physical therapy, kenneling, food, vet bills, meds, etc. We are well over $2k per year per dog.
We have two pomerians and with LTD food (not cheap at all), toys, medicine, vet appointments/shots/illness, grooming etc we definitely spend at least $2,000 if not more per year. The grooming alone is a minimum of $1,200 (total).
I agree with missmouse29 too darn much, but it is worth every penny to have them happy and healthy (and looking/smelling great).
We spend over $2000 a year. The dog is on special medication that is almost $100/month alone and has to have special food. Then there are the regualr vet visits and grooming...
I voted $1200-$1499 for my two cats. Their food is about $100/month, and then there's miscellaneous treats, etc because they're spoiled. They're both very healthy, so no regular vet visits thank goodness!
Well, my dog is a 6 month old puppy so this is our first year owning a pet. His first year is/was pretty expensive. With his from his vaccines, shots, and getting fixed costing us ~$1500, I spend/will spend ~$240/yr on flea+heartworm prevention, and ~$720/yr on food. Adding in the ridiculous amounts of chew toys and bones (probably at least $400/yr) because he is currently a teething terror, I guess we are at a grand total of $2860 for the first year! It should be less in the next few years as he should hopefully be healthy and only need maintenance vet visits, medications, and of course the food. Key word is should, haha.
Man I love that dog!
A lot. The food for our 2 dogs is $1800 a year, and $840 a year for our 2 cats so just food is $2640.00 Boarding, treats, vet visits, toys etc. add considerably to this amount...but its well worth it!
We spend a lot on our two dogs. We feed primal and ziwipeak so food alone is a huge cost. Plus quarterly grooming for two dogs and doggie daycare once a week. Add in a minimum of 2 vet visits per year per dog for vaccines and then probably about 2 more vet visits per year per dog if it is a good year. This year has been bad. For awhile we were going weekly enough so that they started giving us discounts and not charging for some things. And we had major surgery on one dog's ankle to remove bone spurs. Add in flea/tick and heartworm meds for two dogs. We board them for a weekend about twice a year. The major expenses for us are below. I don't even count toys or treats.
Vet visits: $380
Daycare: $3,120
Boarding: $600
Grooming: $600
Food: >$1,500
I put over $2000. We have 2 large breed dogs, that weight 130 and 140 and are older. So they have joint issues. We have 3 kitties as well. In just food alone for the dogs and cats we spend about $250 a month, and probably another $60-100 on dog bones since a big bone maybe last us a day and half with them. Both dogs are on medication for their joints so that runs us another $100 a month. For yearly check ups for all the kids it's about $600 a year, however, in the last 4 months 2 kitties had to go to the vet as well as both dogs so that was about $600 total. Then add in when we go away we have a sitter come in, we went away twice in the last year and it rang us at $1000, since it's $500 for a week. It's crazy how much it costs to own a pet.
So I know this is a little old but I found this and thought it was interesting.
http://www.visualeconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Pet-Cost-FINAL.jpg
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I am curious how much others spend on pet(s) yearly including food, treats, yearly vaccines, misc doctors visits, medicine, toys, accessories, bedding, insurance and anything of yours they've destroyed that you've had to replace?
When my last dog passed I was of course saddened to see her go but also found myself with a lot more $$ in my pocket since we no longer took her to the doctor on a weekly basis. I soon after adopted an older puppy. I figured I'd spend significantly less since he wasn't old. Boy was I wrong!!! He eats enough to feed a small village, is constantly in and out of a doctor for random things and he's chewed up so many pairs of my shoes I think I might just give up and go barefoot.
So I'm curious...Approximately, how much do you spend on your pet(s) on a yearly basis?
This year I think we are in the $800 - $1000 range so far...