Cost

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I'm researching having a kitten before making the decision to get one or not. Can anyone tell me the cost on a monthly or yearly basis? So, scratching post, bed, litter tray aside, how much does it cost for:

Food
Litter
Vaccinations yearly
Boarding for 2 weeks
Anything I've forgotten? Flea treatment?

Thanks

Insurance
Worm treatment
Any potential vet bills
Dental care
Sundries and equipment I.e. tray, bed, toys, scratching post, water fountain, filters,

A lot depends on how much you want to spend to be honest - food for example could be the cheapest supermarket dry food or the super luxury wet food pouches from a small UK company...

The charity where I've volunteered suggests budgeting around £1000 a year for a healthy young cat, and more once the cat is aged 10 and over (because insurance and vet bills tend to go up with age/chronic health conditions like kidney disease become more common once older etc.).

Depending on where you're getting a kitten from, you might also have initial costs of vaccinations, microchipping and neutering - or you can adopt from a charity and all that will be done or covered by your adoption fee.

Thanks. Do pedigree cats typically have increased vet bills? Are they more susceptible to particular health conditions, do you know?

I pay £10 a month to the vets for annual jabs, check-up and monthly flea and worm treatment.

Food is about £50 a month - but I buy grain free high meat content food.

Kennels just cost £140 for a fortnight.

She has had a few wee accidents, high have cost been £50 and £70 each. And a couple, of eye infections. Always below the insurance excess, but probably adds up to a couple of hundred quid a year.

Insurance is about £10 per month.

There are other costs like blankets and toys. And she has a water fountain, so a new filter for than is a few quid a month.

And cat flap was expensive enough - microchip on its app.

She is young and healthy but she has probably cost about a grand in her first year, all in. (Bedding, vets, insurance, food, toys, carrier, cattery, water fountain, litter, then being spayed and microchipped).

Worth every penny,

Be aware that a cat can live over 20 years. Old girl was on £60 a month of meds for the last couple of years.
One kitten could be a nightmare.

Just saw your question about pedigrees. Mine is just a moggy.

Make sure you can afford vet fees and you have good insurance.

It’s awful when people post on sites worried about their cat, but they can’t afford the vet fee to get it checked.