who has cats?!
how much do they cost a month to maintain (like litter/food/toys/insurance)?
how common are indoor only cats?
I'm finally close to where I can get a cat (love)
who has cats?!
how much do they cost a month to maintain (like litter/food/toys/insurance)?
how common are indoor only cats?
I'm finally close to where I can get a cat (love)
I've seen clients with indoor cats and I feel sorry for them. They have more deficiency from not getting sun, eating grass etc. I wouldn't have a cat, or a dog, unless they had freedom to come and go outside. They are also very expensive, more expensive than people think, but you don't need to buy the best litter or best food for them, try them with less expensive. The expense comes when they're ill, even with insurance which you *need* to get. I know someone who's cat had to get a tooth out and it was like £250 even with insurance.
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I can see that point but I'd hate to have a outdoor cat as there's always the chance it'll never come back or injured by some idiots, an indoor cat you always know where they are so don't have to worry about itI've seen clients with indoor cats and I feel sorry for them. They have more deficiency from not getting sun, eating grass etc. I wouldn't have a cat, or a dog, unless they had freedom to come and go outside. They are also very expensive, more expensive than people think, but you don't need to buy the best litter or best food for them, try them with less expensive. The expense comes when they're ill, even with insurance which you *need* to get. I know someone who's cat had to get a tooth out and it was like £250 even with insurance.
it can always get out in the garden for sun/grass when I'm there
I imagine most things on insurance will have some sort of excess, so guessing the £250 was the excess on the policy?
I have one, he’s not too expensive definitely cheaper than a dog but not like cheap cheap.
Hes got a catflap so can go in and out as he wishes and no way would he be happy being an inside cat, but that may just be because he knows outside. It may be difficult forcing him to be an indoor cat if you are gonna let him out when you’re there, are you gonna leash him or just keep a constant eye on him so he doesn’t go next door and onwards?
I don’t have insurance for him but I do have an emergency fund stashed away for emergencies like one we had at the beginning of the year. He had a bladder problem which meant he couldn’t pee, luckily a round of antibiotics sorted it so it was only around $400 (£200ish) although Idk if nz vets prices compare to Scottish sorry.
He’s a picky eater so only likes two brands of food which are actually on the cheaper side. The monthly costs will differ if you’re going to stick with solely dry or wet food or both. We now do both after his bladder problem so it’s almost double the cost (id guess about $30/£15ish a month). If you wanna get premium vet quality food it’s obviously gonna be more expensive.
Ok that was a lot and I don’t think it’s actually helpful sorry