I will probally be thrown to the wolves for this one but out of my 8 cats the only one who does not have to have her yearly shots is Tucker. At 23 I have made the decision to let her live out her days peacefully and not stress her out anymore than need be. If she does require care I have it set up with my vet to have someone come out to the house for her.

As for the other 7, every single one of them receives their annual updated shots and checkups. I keep a good eye on all of them and at any time I think they are not feeling good, a call to my vet is made and they are taken in right away.

On a average year for shots and checkups alone I probally spend approximately $700 per year. Flea and tick meds come from mail order because they are less expensive than buYing them from the vet directly, that cost is just under $1000 for six months of Frontline Plus.

Now some of my babies have had special surgeries like Smokey and Gracie. Smokey had PU surgery several years ago and that surgery alone was $900 and Gracie had her eye enculated last year and that surgery was $700...but those are not standard things.

My vet does offer a multi-animal discount for bringing in more than 4 animals at a time, however I would be NUTS to try to bring my 7 in at the same time....unless I had a MACK truck for them and a valium for me.

My mom also has a multi cat household (9 cats) and all of her cats also receive their annual shots and checkups as well. She too does not bring all 9 of hers in at the same time. She usually makes an appointment for 4 on one day, 4 on another day and the last kitty making up the 9 cats has a day all to herself for going. She uses the same vet that I do so she spends about the same as me.