Do not compete with cats, do what you can. To ensure the basic life of cats, it is not necessary to import brands for everything.
The common cost of raising cats is listed below. Of course, it can be raised for less money. Just an example, don’t be serious.
The higher the cost, the more serious it is. There is no upper limit on the cost of raising cats, and the difference is huge.
The initial cost of raising a cat
The initial cost of raising a cat is 560 yuan, mainly including purchasing a cat toilet, Cat food – drinking bowl, cat nail clippers, cat cage or cat tent, air box, 2-3 shots of cat triple vaccine.
Ordinary cat toilets mainly include open type, semi-closed type and fully closed type.
It is recommended to choose a fully enclosed cat food bowl. Cats mainly eat meat, and their bowel movements are quite stinky.
The budget of 150 yuan for an ordinary fully enclosed cat toilet is quite sufficient, of course, you can increase or decrease it appropriately.
Automatic cat toilets are divided into semi-automatic cat toilets and fully automatic cat toilets. Semi-automatic cat toilets can automatically clean up the feces, put them in the toilet bag automatically, and need to dispose of them by themselves;
Semi-automatic cat toilets The price of sand is between 1500-3000 yuan.
The fully automatic cat toilet can not only automatically clean up the feces, but also automatically flush, clean, disinfect and dry cat litter. Like the human toilet, it needs to be connected to the sewage pipe.
The most important thing when decorating the house is It is good to reserve the standard pit distance design; the price of the automatic cat toilet is between 4000-15000 yuan.
Cat food bowl-drinking bowl set, the price is between 20-200, it is recommended to use plastic + stainless steel combination,
Plastic frame stainless steel inner bowl, stainless steel is easy to clean and not suitable for breeding bacteria.
It is not recommended to buy an automatic feeder, it will affect the intimacy between you and your cat.
Nail clippers for cats, the price is between 15-50 yuan. It is very important to trim your cat’s nails regularly, which can effectively prevent you from being accidentally injured by the cat.
It is recommended to buy a cat-specific nail clipper to avoid mixing cats and people, and it is easy to cut cat’s nails with human nail clippers.
Enclosed cat cages or cat tents are also necessary. When you work from home, when you want to sleep more, it can be effectively avoided be disturbed.
The price of cat cages or cat tents is between 50-200 yuan. It is better to choose canvas than iron cages, which can prevent cats from biting their teeth.
The price of the cat’s air box is between 50-200 yuan. Try to avoid choosing the space bag. Whether it is air consignment or going out for medical treatment, the air box is more comfortable than the space bag. The only downside is that it is heavy. If you have more space at home, you can choose a space backpack.
Cat vaccines, commonly used in cat triples, mainly prevent and treat feline distemper, feline nasal branch, and feline calicivirus.
The price is between 60-150 yuan. The first year of vaccination generally requires 2 or 3 injections, and then 1 injection every 1-2 years.
Rabies vaccine, the necessity of domestic cat injection is relatively low, cats are less likely to get rabies than dogs, and rabies vaccine has certain harm to cats.
If you are scratched or bitten by your own cat, the most important thing is to prevent cat paw
fever. It is necessary to wash the wound with soapy water for more than 15 minutes.
Can you vaccinate yourself against rabies , you can use the ten-day observation method to observe the abnormality of your cat.
If the cat is infected with rabies, it will appear abnormal within 1-2 days and quickly die within 10 days. If your cat has no abnormality within 10 days If you don’t die and don’t die, you don’t need a rabies vaccine.
Of course, the specific situation is analyzed in detail. If your wound is deep, it is recommended to go to the hospital to treat the wound to be safe, follow the doctor’s instructions, and perhaps prevent not only rabies but also cat’s claw fever.
Necessary monthly expenses for raising cats
Cat food 60 Yuan/month
The price and quality of cat food vary greatly, which is not only related to nutritional development and hair color, but also to cat health and kidney safety.
Of course, there is no need to pursue top brand names. There are also good cat food for 15-20 yuan/catties cat food. I will not advertise which brands to promote here.
I just want to tell everyone When good brands also have discounts, you can seize the opportunity to stock up on a wave of good cat food.
The amount of cat food is related to the cat’s weight and the number of cats. The quantity mentioned here is not a linear relationship, but a looting curve.
The cat food that 5 cats eat together is far more If the 5 cats are eaten separately, it is recommended that friends who raise more than one cat should feed the utensils separately and quantitatively, so as to prevent the cats from eating enough and not grabbing it.
Cat litter 55 yuan/month
Cat litter includes bentonite cat litter, crystal cat litter, tofu Cat litter, pine litter and other types, there are also mixed and matched cat litter.
The tofu cat litter introduced here is mainly considered to be gentle and non-stimulating to cats.
For the first time, according to the size of the cat food bowl, it is recommended to lay 2 bags of 6L cat litter at a time, with a thickness of 6-8 cm. It can’t be covered or sticky after sanding? It is still very important to spread more cat litter at a time.
General dust-free cat litter is recommended to be replaced every 2 weeks. First, the old cat litter has a smell after using it for 2 weeks. Less shredding dust, dust-free cat litter is dust-free or less dust-free at the factory, not dust-free after being stepped on by cats for 2 weeks.
In order to control the consumption of 3 bags of cat litter in January, use an hourglass to sieve the cat litter once to remove the debris after 2 weeks of use,
then use a deodorant spray Or ozone deodorizer. Follow-up, gradually replenish cat litter in the cat litter box, discard it after 1 month of use, and replace the whole cat litter once a month.
Tofu cat litter is expensive or cheap, and everyone chooses according to their actual situation.
Cat scratching board 5 yuan/month
Cat scratching board is cheap And one can be used for a long time, and only spend a small amount of money per month on average.
The cat scratching board is indispensable for raising cats. It can effectively prevent cats from scratching everywhere. Claw grinding is a cat’s nature. You can tell the cat where to scratch and where not to scratch, but claw grinding cannot be avoided. .
30 yuan/month for deworming
indoor cats It is not necessary to deworm every month, generally once every 3 months is enough.
It is recommended that all pet friends use the Big Pet-Halamo combination and the Love Walker-praziquantel combination, which can be changed every quarter, which can effectively prevent cats from contracting most parasites.
Deworming medicines can be purchased and stocked up when they are on sale, 30 yuan a month can be done.
Homemade fish rice 15 yuan/month
as a cat treat supplement Nutrition and dietary fiber. Buy 1 catty to 1.5 catties of fish in the market, it is better and cheaper to have small fish.
How to make fish rice? Put the fish in the pot and add a proper amount of water to cover the fish body, boil it on high heat, deboned and thorn, and then dry it on the kang. Do not add salt in the middle. If you want to fry more fragrantly, you can add a little unsalted butter.
Wash and chop a small tomato and a piece of cabbage, mix it with the fish, and the homemade fish rice is ready.
This fish meal is not only nutritious, but also rich in dietary fiber, which can improve the intestines and induce hairballs.
There is no need to plant cat grass, cat grass is actually wheat, barley, oat and other seedling leaves,
In fact, the common non-irritating vegetables we eat can also be used as cat grass , the role is also from the role of dietary fiber.
15 yuan can generally buy 2 catties of common river fish, and small fish can buy more than 3 catties.
The above expenses add up to 165 yuan per month, which is affordable for most urban migrant workers.
Additional cost of raising a cat
There is no limit to the additional cost of raising a cat Yes, extra items are useful to a certain extent, but there are also non-essential and unexpected expenses. Expenses can range from 100 yuan per month to more than 5,000 yuan per month, so do what you can.
Additional expenses mainly include:
Nutrition cream 20-200 yuan/month, hair removal cream 20 -200 yuan/month, canned food 30-300 yuan/month,
snacks 30-300 yuan/month, cat climbing frame 200 yuan, automatic cat toilet 1500-10000 yuan,
Rabies vaccine 80 yuan, multi-mix vaccine 200 yuan, sterilization surgery 300-3000 yuan.
Cat Costs
The basic cost is 2000-2500 yuan a year.
After doing the math, the initial cost is 560 yuan, and the monthly cost is 165 yuan. The cost of raising cats in the first year is about 2,500 yuan, and then about 2,000 yuan per year.
Cats may become ill in old age and have unexpected medical expenses.
