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Not sure where they got their cost estimate from, but I spend a lot more than $250/year on each of my two cats (and 250 NZD is only ~160 USD). Still, fun articl
by dkersten 6y ago
Not sure where they got their cost estimate from, but I spend a lot more than $250/year on each of my two cats (and 250 NZD is only ~160 USD). Still, fun article :)
- carabiner 6y agoHuge variation in cat food costs. Cheapest food can be under $100/year, most expensive can be 10x that.
- dkersten 6y agoWell, just to put it in perspective, I've spent more than their budget on vet bills alone over the past few months, nevermind cat food, flea/worm tablets, toys etc. They must have cats that don't need anything but the minimum amount of cheap food, never get sick...
- ezzaf 6y agoIt's cheaper to just replace the heat source than attempt to fix it starts malfunctioning.
- lovemenot 6y agoAnd you can just leave your old equipment by the side of the road and the state will take care of its destruction. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/07/25/new-zealand-plans-to-kill-every-weasel-rat-and-feral-cat-on-its-soil/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/07/25/n...
- rsynnott 6y agoWell, yes, but if you had gas heating you might have to spend that on a plumber, instead.
- carabiner 6y agoYa, one of my cats has had nothing wrong with him. The other got into some pills I left on the counter and had $8k in vet fees to treat poisoning, thank god for pet insurance.
- ttymck 6y agoYou should account for the externalities of cat ownership, above and beyond them being a space heater: companionship, responsibility, pride, etc.
- kbutler 6y ago"pride" I see what you did there.
- hinkley 6y agoClearly this is more of a cogeneration situation.
- BLKNSLVR 6y agoI recently had to choose between these two options: 1. Removal of splinter from pet cat's eyeball: $1,650 2. Removal of cat's eyeball: $1,400 Blew out my pet budget for a long while. I have the photo that the vet ophthalmologist took - they were cool enough to send it to us.
- dkersten 6y agoOh wow. I’m sorry for you and your cat, that seriously sucks.
- BLKNSLVR 6y agoDespite adding a month to the mortgage, it was a good news story. Cat full recovered within a day or two, and the joy my kids get from this gosh darn cat makes it worth the expense. (just as long as it doesn't make a habit of getting eyeball splinters - freaking gross). Very thankful to have the means that enable a spur-of-the-moment $1,650 expense not affecting too much of the future. I'll have to write the story of this cat one day.
- dkersten 6y agoGood to hear that everything worked out ok!
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoApologies if it's insensitive, but I'm curious what the financial cost of "putting cat down and acquiring new cat" would be; mere intellectual curiosity.
- BLKNSLVR 6y ago$50 to get a vet to put a cat down. And roughly the same amount to get a desexed, flea-treated moggy from a shelter.