The real cost of having pets

rising_from_the_ashes

Buttonmoons wrote: »

I just cancelled my cats pet insurance I'm struggling as it is and they are wanting near £40 a month now, I've never had to claim so when things are better for me at least I won't have that issue when I take it out again, and as I'm on a low income, I do qualify for PDSA so in an emergency I know I have them.

Didn't want to cancel but the price of everything is going up except my wages

If you can't afford full insurance anymore, I'd at least say take a basic Accident / Injury one out - at least they'd be covered for treatment if say in a car accident

http://www.tescobank.com/insurance/petins/accident-and-injury.html

Only £4 / month

Tiglath

9 cats, ranging in age from about 5 to coming up to 15.

Direct Line insurance - £148.68/month
Felix (from Costco) - 8 tins a day @ 47p - approx £115/month
Advantage flea drops £2.89/dose - £26 every 4 weeks or so
Sainsburys Basics cat litter - £1.28/bag - £20/month

£309/month - it's an expensive business.

gettingready

Ok, we had a walk, perhaps I need a stiff drink too.....????

gettingready

ok

Insurance for my 4 cats, my daughter's 2 cats and Zara - £240 per month (2 with argos platinum, 4 with pet plan)
Dog walker - £230 per month
Cat litter golden grey (2 bags for my boys per month and 1 bag for my daughter's 2 girls per month £30
Zara's food orijen £40.00 per month
My boys wet food animonda carny £35 per month (30 normal tins)
My daughter's 2 girls wet food animonda carny £21.50 (30 small tins)
my boys dry food no idea how long a bag lasts but £32.90 per 6.8kg bag of taste of the wild canyon river feline
My daughter's girls dry food, same brand again bag £32.90
Zara's tablets £21.50 per month

£662.00 per month PLUS worming, flea treatment etc :eek::eek:

Buttonmoons

They are indoor cats with zero chance of getting outside (skyscraper) but thanks xx

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

If you can't afford full insurance anymore, I'd at least say take a basic Accident / Injury one out - at least they'd be covered for treatment if say in a car accident

http://www.tescobank.com/insurance/petins/accident-and-injury.html

Only £4 / month

gettingready

Indoor cats can have a fall inside too....

Friend's cat fell off the bed and damaged leg...

rising_from_the_ashes

gettingready wrote: »

£662.00 per month PLUS worming, flea treatment etc :eek::eek:

*feels faint*

OMG ..... have no other words .....

gettingready wrote: »

Indoor cats can have a fall inside too....

Friend's cat fell off the bed and damaged leg...

Yup - Mia badly damaged her knee when she was tiny - and that was indoors

gettingready

Had a great job since July but contract finishing end of January so.....

Oh dear oh dear...

But hope daughter finds a job where she moved to and at least her 2 will drop off from my shopping list and insurance

Or....

Hmmmmm

scaredy_cat

Tiglath wrote: »

9 cats, ranging in age from about 5 to coming up to 15.

Direct Line insurance - £148.68/month
Felix (from Costco) - 8 tins a day @ 47p - approx £115/month
Advantage flea drops £2.89/dose - £26 every 4 weeks or so
Sainsburys Basics cat litter - £1.28/bag - £20/month

£309/month - it's an expensive business.

8 tins a day?!! my Giz has about 1/2 tin of Butchers Classic and some biscuits and he is a big cat.

Even for 9 cats that is rather a lot of tin food.

gettingready

Felix (from Costco) - 8 tins a day @ 47p - approx £115/month

I was feeding my lot 2 tins of classic per day between all 6 of them but with Animonda they only get 1 tin per day between them - they also eat dry food.

Can not see dry food listed with yours?