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How much do you spend on your cats?

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BluueVelvett · 11/01/2020 14:32

I've seen quite a few people say they only spend a little bit of money on their cats and that will last the whole month etc, so I was just wondering where everyone buys their litter?

I have two cats and end up getting through one bag of litter a week (£6.45) and then I get a 40 x Felix cat food a week for £13, so about £20 a week, plus £2 a week for biscuits and treats. They eat two wet meals a day and have biscuits out in a bowl to graze on throughout the day.

But I've seen people say they spend this a month and I'd be interested to know where abouts you get your food from as I'd like to know how to get it cheaper? Where's good to order from/shop in?

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Justonedayatatime11 · 14/01/2020 09:20

12 cats, around £500 a month including insurance and the raw food that the big cats need. Absolutely obscene amount of money but they're worth every penny

TheFluffiestCat · 14/01/2020 09:31

For the 9yo, insurance about £15, bag of food about £15 and lasts ages, Healthy Pet Club covers jabs and flea/worm treatment £11. Call it £40, but it's probably less because the food lasts more than a month.

Not sure about the kitten yet, he's still on his 4 weeks free insurance. It'll be a bit more for food while he's on the kitten food - maybe £25 a month for now. Insurance probably less because he's younger, Healthy Pet Club £10 with second pet discount, plus litter until he goes outside, say £12 a month as the cheap stuff isn't always available. Say £60 until he's about a year old.

My Old Cat was costing about £70 per month for the last couple of years, with vet trips and medication.

timeforawine · 14/01/2020 18:29

I use okoplus cats best clumping litter, change about once a month, scoop out clumps and poo daily.
Food they only eat Lidl's premium, anything else they leave

bakewreck99 · 14/01/2020 18:33

My 2 indoor cars only cost me about £18/month in cat biscuits and £9 a month for wooden pellet litter from amazon. The 18 year old recently had a £150 vet bill but as she’s had nothing ever before since being spayed id say she’s good value.

Why is anyone feeding wet food? It’s bad for their teeth.

Theonewiththecandles · 14/01/2020 19:57

Wet food £7.50 dry food £10 both purr and miaow ordered off Amazon, lasts about 3 weeks - half a packet of wet food on a night and bowl of biscuits twice a day.
Litter - get silica get litter from b&m for £3 or if not in stock wilko do a similar one for about £5. Solids are really easy to scoop out and do a full change probably every 2-3 weeks.
Treats maybe £1 a week. She gets a cheap meat stick every night which she absolutely devours and then dreamies or similar a few a day.
No insurance she's only a baby not even 2 but do need to sort that before she becomes uninsurable.
"Grandma" buys her a lot of toys and treats so we rarely need to.
Spot on we ordered online for a 6 month pack forgotten how much that was.
Need to take her for her booster shots as she is overdue

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