how much $ do you spend on your animals?

[.sarah]

Food - about $200 per month, about $2400 per year
Obedience classes - $325 per year
Toys - about $100 per year
Annual checkups - $15 per dog, $60 total
The occasional emergency vet visit - $200+ per visit

We don't vaccinate, give heartworm, or give flea preventative, so those costs don't apply to us. I will do titer tests so that they can continue to attend obedience classes, but I haven't asked my vet how much that costs.

So all in all, they cost us close to $3000 a year, probably more. We probably buy more than that in toys and I just don't want to admit it

[lv4dogs]

We don't give heartworm

You don't do ANY heartworm preventative? Not even ivermectin which can be bought over the counter in some states? (PLEASE unexperienced people do NOT just go out & give this to your dogs without having the dog tested and an ok from your vet. Giving your pet a heartworm preventative if the dog is positive may cause death) Do you at least get them tested every year or two?

[.sarah]

You don't do ANY heartworm preventative? Not even ivermectin which can be bought over the counter in some states? (PLEASE unexperienced people do NOT just go out & give this to your dogs without having the dog tested and an ok from your vet. Giving your pet a heartworm preventative if the dog is positive may cause death) Do you at least get them tested every year or two?

Nope, none. They are tested twice a year

[critter crazy]

I would have to say between vet bills, feed, toys and supplies i have to spend around 1,000.00 a month!

[joycenalex]

alex has epilepsy, he gets daily meds, and he gets valium after the seizures. peanut just had a bout of squirty diarrhea last week (i came home to a covered dog, covered crate and well, let's just say the smell was strong). she saw the vet the next day, and i spent 60, includes the antibiotic and fecal test. the heartworm meds, bloodtest for both dogs and thyroid med refill for alex the weekend before was 150. alex eats raw food, so maybe 40 a month for food. peanut eats nutro, about 20 a month. the cats are cheaper, litter, 20 a month, food, eukaneuba, 30 month, canned 15 a month. whatever i spend, it's worth it to see their happy faces when i get home.