Medium-Sized Dog |
Estimated Average Lifetime
Cost 2000 |
Estimated Average Lifetime Cost
2008 |
Two tins of dog food for 365 days a
year |
£4,650 (49p per tin) |
£4,650 (49p per
tin) |
One bag of mixer every 2
weeks |
£1,450 (£4.29 per bag) |
£1,944 (£5.75 per
bag) |
Yearly booster vaccination, flea & worming
treatment |
£1,040 |
£1,700 |
2 weeks per year holiday boarding
|
£1,300 (£100 per year) |
£2,145 (£165 a
year) |
Pet insurance |
£1,330 |
£1,655 |
One consultation with the vet each
year |
£260 (£20 per visit) |
£377 (£29 per
visit) |
Bedding and sundry
equipment |
£462 |
£545 |
TOTAL COST |
£10,492 |
£13,016
|
COSTS RELATED TO OWNING A CAT OVER AN
AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF 13 YEARS
Cat |
Estimated Average Lifetime
Cost 2000 |
Estimated Average Lifetime Cost
2008 |
One tin of cat food a
day |
£2,373
(50p per tin) |
£2,445 (51.5p per
tin) |
One box of biscuits a
week |
£473 (£0.70 per box) |
£608 (90p per box) |
Vaccinations, boosters, flea and worm
treatments |
£1,000 |
£1,625 |
Pet insurance |
£921 |
£1,213 |
Bag cat litter a week |
£2,197 (£3.25 per bag) |
£2,480 (£3.67 per
bag) |
Two weeks per year holiday boarding
|
£845 (£65 per year) |
£1,192 (£91.70 per
year) |
One consultation with the vet each
year |
£260 (£20 per visit) |
£377 (£29 per
visit) |
Bedding and sundry
equipment |
£294 |
£333 |
TOTAL COST |
£8,363 |
£10,273 |