Timeline for How much monthly costs can I expect if I get a kitten or two?
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| Oct 26, 2023 at 14:35 | comment | added | Allison C | @Allerleirauh it's the same principle here in the US, when you "pay for the pet," you're paying a fee to the rescue organization that helps offset the costs behind raising and vetting the animal. It's typically not actually enough to cover the costs; it's a balance between covering them, and what people are willing to pay. | |
| Oct 25, 2023 at 21:16 | comment | added | Allerleirauh | @akostadinov I do not know about other countries, but i.e. in Germany you pay not exactly for the pet, but for the rescue organisation, which cared for vet costs, neutering, shelter and food. Here rarely pets live at the street totaly alone. Even street cats are cared for with food-points and neuter&release projects. | |
| Aug 31, 2023 at 16:14 | history | edited | Allison C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2023 at 17:55 | comment | added | Allison C | @IconDaemon Yes, it mentioned the cost of kibble, canned food, and treats. It is not a question on feline nutrition. Again, I would direct you to the many other questions here about feline nutrition if you have concerns on that topic! | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 15:25 | comment | added | Barmar | Such a comprehensive answer could be improved with a TLDR summary, with rough estimates of the one-time and monthly costs. | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 14:38 | comment | added | IconDaemon | This answer did mention kitten kibble, canned food and treats. "A basic bag of low-end kitten kibble is about $6 for three pounds; a good brand will start around $10 for a similar size. Wet food for kittens starts out around $7 for a case of six-3 oz cans" and " A basic bag of treats runs around $3, give or take; freeze dried options or "premium" ones will go higher." | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 13:31 | comment | added | Allison C | @IconDaemon if this were a question about feeding, that would be a great point; this is a question about the cost of keeping a cat. We also have some great questions and answers about feline diet here! You might like this one: pets.stackexchange.com/questions/1601/… | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 13:28 | comment | added | Allison C | @JonathanReez immediate follow up to your quoted section: "I transition my cats to an all-wet diet as adults" You can't free-feed wet. | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 12:39 | comment | added | MaxD | This answer could be much improved by adding an actual estimate for the overall monthly cost. | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 9:29 | comment | added | akostadinov | You pay to adopt cats? Now I understand why people export homeless cats and dogs from Bulgaria. I couldn't understand this previously. Tanks for the answer. | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 7:21 | comment | added | quarague | I would note that pet rent is very jurisdiction dependant. In Germany a rental contract will either allow or disallow cats but I have never heard of a pet rent. Of course OP should check what their rental contract says. | |
| Aug 30, 2023 at 1:15 | comment | added | IconDaemon | Remember that cats are obligate carnivores and need an all-meat diet. This is essential for long life. Low-end kibble (and treats) are junk food -- a fat cat is not a healthy cat. Ever see an obese tiger or lion in the nature documentaries? | |
| Aug 29, 2023 at 19:08 | comment | added | JonathanReez | Kittens will need extra calories; my personal approach is to free-feed them with a kitten formula kibble => just make sure you stop when the cats become adult. You want them to remain fit, rather than becoming fat like many indoor cats tend to be because of irresponsible owners. | |
| Aug 29, 2023 at 18:40 | comment | added | keshlam | The only thing I would quibble with is the number of letterboxes. Many multicat households do fine with one. I set up a second when I had a cat who had trouble dealing with the stairs and have maintained it since then for no better reason than that Hazel is now used to it. | |
| Aug 29, 2023 at 16:51 | history | edited | Allison C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 29, 2023 at 16:46 | comment | added | Allison C | @bhathiya-perera you're very welcome! There's a lot that people don't necessarily think of immediately that's part of the cost; I've had cats most of my life so I've gotten pretty familiar with what they need. :) | |
| Aug 29, 2023 at 16:31 | comment | added | JaDogg | This is a very comprehensive answer thank you. :) I can probably figure out the local costs based on this. This gives me good amount of thinking to do. | |
| Aug 29, 2023 at 16:28 | vote | accept | JaDogg | ||
| Aug 29, 2023 at 15:03 | history | answered | Allison C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |