Alert: Fight for Tax Break for Pet Care Costs‏

[Laura's Babies]

I would imagine you would have to furnish reciepts of what you sent to get that deduction, I doubt they will just take someones word for it, especially on the big stuff like vet bills..

[Anikaca77]

True-

I usually keep all of my receipts for vet bills so I can look back and find out what they did to my cats. I have recently started an excel spreadsheet and created a sheet for each cat so I can keep track of the expenses and what not.

It would be nice to get a deduction but I don't know if that would ever happen.

Melisa

I would imagine you would have to furnish reciepts of what you sent to get that deduction, I doubt they will just take someones word for it, especially on the big stuff like vet bills..

[sasvermont]

As much as I would love to have a deduction for the boat load of money I spend on my cats' health and welfare, I think the people here in the USA have much bigger fish to fry, if you will.

The bottom line is that if you cannot afford the upkeep and care of a pet, you should not have one/them. I know this year I have treated a couple of eye infections with one cat of mine, rather than take it to the vet, to save a little money. Since the eye condition was one I recognized and already had meds for, it wasn't an issue. We were lucky.

I cannot afford anymore than three cats. Plain and simple. The food alone is expensive.

I would love to see more funding for spaying and neutering.... although some people just never get it about that topic.

So, I think the idea of having tax deduction for pet care would go no where fast.

[aTailOf2Kitties]

this idea has been around for over 10 years and it's still just that... an idea.