What is the cost of caring for your animal partners per year?

[savageloss]

3 equines so can get pretty pricy,especially in winter

 

[cessno]

Don't have any pets yet

 

[Hugh Jasole]

My pets are priceless, I will spend anything to make sure they're safe & healthy.

Isn’t this how our companions are supposed to be treated?

 

[Hugh Jasole]

My pets have always been treated better than me & people.

So my area has a significant amount of homeless, you can always tell the difference between a junkie and a person “down on their luck“ based on how their pets look. Have been able to help a few vets just through conversations about their dogs!

 

[Hugh Jasole]

That is so true. I've seen homeless cover their dogs in the cold n wet while they themselves get cold n wet. Its beautiful n heartbreaking

Did we just become best friends?

 

[Hugh Jasole]

What's that? my mother is my best friend and only her lol.

Oh I’m a darling to mothers! She’ll love me, then collectively we’ll conspire against you

 

[Schuppentier]

It's around 150€ per month for my bull. So overall 2000€ a year +-10%.

 

[ferritlove]

Agreed, they are priceless... but it's still handy to have some notion of how much you need to care for your critter. Nothing sadder than everyone getting attached, then finding out you can't care for them properly.

 

[Torok2077]

LIFES not cheep and if your being cheep ...this also should change,good food and love attitude and attention vet bills makes for a longer happier life for you both ...R.E.S.P.E.C.T YOU LIFE AND LOVERS & PETS


WE ALL DESERVE A GOOD LIFE

 

[Goattobeloved]

Let me check my notes...
First year is most costly because of vet costs, as well as equipment, fencing, cost of the animal itself, etc you need to buy, both used and finally useless.
Then comes year costs which is what I will count. Then those old years with health costs skyrocketing.

So...
- Goats
__First year:
....Used: 370€
....Unused equipment 510€
....Costs: 120€ each animal
__Other years
....Used: 0
....Unused: 0
....Costs: 85€ - 100€ per animal

-Dogs
__First year:
.....Used: 476€
.....Unused: 23€
.....Costs: 1033€
__Other years :
.....Used: 15,75€
.....Unused: 0
.....Costs: 800€ - 975€

-Equides (still settling, so extrapolating a first year here)
__First year:
.....Used: 402,96€ (includes animal purchase)
.....Not used: 11€
.....Costs: 400€. - 500€ per animal ?

There are occasionally rabbits at about zero cost And the big bill comes from car and fuel to travel a few days a week

 

[wishboner]

I don't know and don't care what it costs...they are worth every penny spent!