Kitten costs.

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Hi I didn't know where to post this please move if wrong board.


I am having two kittens in two weeks. So I can budget can anyone tell me the cost of the injections they have please?


Thanks


BTD X

GwylimT

Are the breeders not doing it, its nice when they do they would normally come ready neutered as well, I think they have to be vaccinated now to be registered, or maybe they have to have their first shot, its one of the two anyway.

Its around £50 for initial shots, many vets have a package that includes neuter, chip and vaccines and often works out cheaper than paying separately.

Do you have any cute pictures?

BEAT_THE_DEBT

HI I will post pics when I get them. Thanks for answering

Pollycat

Contact the board guide and ask for this to be moved to the 'Pets & Pet Care' board.

ETA:
I see you have also posted on the 'Pets & Pet Care' board.

onlyroz

I was looking into the costs of cat ownership recently - they are estimated to cost between £600 and £1000 a year, including food, injections, pet insurance, worming treatments etc etc.

picklekin

Depends if you are going to let them out, I have a house cat, so I don't vaccinate her (some say you still should, but the risk is very very minimal) and I don't insure her. I did pay £1000 last year on vet bills though! Worth every penny as she rallied well and is going strong

I pay around £5 a week on food and litter (we use the cats best litter which is awesome), she's very fussy and will only ear Gocat kibble and Whiskers pouches, even though I can now afford to get her fancy food, she wont eat it! She gets the occasional tin of tuna as a treat. I worried about her living on crappy food but she's 17 going on 18 so she's done well on the junk food diet ^^

fairy_lights

onlyroz wrote: »

I was looking into the costs of cat ownership recently - they are estimated to cost between £600 and £1000 a year, including food, injections, pet insurance, worming treatments etc etc.

That seems a lot, I can't imagine how a single cat could cost that much unless they have complicated medical issues.
My cat costs:
£13 a month insurance, (which I know I could get cheaper if I wanted)
About £70 on food every three months, we buy it in bulk from Zooplus.
£40 a year to keep his vaccinations up to date, and about £80 for flea and worm treatments.
So a total of £556 a year.

When he was a kitten we got him neutered and vaccinated for £80, though I think it's more expensive to get girl cats done.

Pollycat

My cat went into the cattery 3 times a year (he was very anti-social, insisted on being out when he wanted to be out & we didn't have a cat-flap so no choice.

That cost us a fortune.

onlyroz

fairy_lights wrote: »

That seems a lot, I can't imagine how a single cat could cost that much unless they have complicated medical issues.
My cat costs:
£13 a month insurance, (which I know I could get cheaper if I wanted)
About £70 on food every three months, we buy it in bulk from Zooplus.
£40 a year to keep his vaccinations up to date, and about £80 for flea and worm treatments.
So a total of £556 a year.

When he was a kitten we got him neutered and vaccinated for £80, though I think it's more expensive to get girl cats done.

This was what I read:

http://www.petwebsite.co.uk/cats/buying-a-cat/the-cost-of-keeping-a-cat

cyantist

fairy_lights wrote: »

That seems a lot, I can't imagine how a single cat could cost that much unless they have complicated medical issues.
My cat costs:
£13 a month insurance, (which I know I could get cheaper if I wanted)
About £70 on food every three months, we buy it in bulk from Zooplus.
£40 a year to keep his vaccinations up to date, and about £80 for flea and worm treatments.
So a total of £556 a year.

When he was a kitten we got him neutered and vaccinated for £80, though I think it's more expensive to get girl cats done.

But your costs aren't far off £600 a year and there's no litter on there (yours may not use a litter tray, but most cats will).

Ours would cost about £600 a year if it wasn't for all her ridiculous vets costs and drugs she has to take, but that wouldn't be an issue for a kitten (it's only expensive for us as she is old s the insurance requires a 35% copayment)

lazer

onlyroz wrote: »

I was looking into the costs of cat ownership recently - they are estimated to cost between £600 and £1000 a year, including food, injections, pet insurance, worming treatments etc etc.

This seems crazy prices to me I have 2 cats.


Insurance - £10 a month (£120)
Food -about £4-5 a week (£200- £250 a year)
Annual Boosters - £70 - £80
Flea Treatment - £2 per cat every 3 months (Less than £20 a year)
Worming - About £5 per cat every 3 months ( £40 a year)


Occassional Treats etc - £50 a year


Total - £500 - £560 a year, for 2 cats (Excludes Litter, as mine do not use a litter tray)