Pets Are Expensive
Yesterday we took one of our cats to the vet because she has been wheezing like she had a hairball that wouldn’t come up. It started about 3 months ago, and we didn’t think much of it at first. We switched her over to a hairball control food, which helped a little at first, but not much. Long story short, she actually has cat asthma.
Unfortunately, and I feel terrible about this, she has an infection in her lungs since we let it go too long. So on top of spending money on the asthma medication, we are now spending money on antibiotics to cure her infection. Overall we spent over $300 yesterday on the exam fees, x-ray fees, and medication. In two weeks we will spend another $200 to have her x-rayed again to see if the infection is gone and to see if her lungs look better.
So in the course of two weeks we will have spent over $500 on our cat. I really hope she gets well enough that we don’t need to continue with the asthma medication. On the other hand, after hearing from friends and family with dogs, $500 seems fairly cheap for a problem.
If you’re thinking about getting an animal remember that they can get expensive when things go wrong. I love our cats, but I have to admit that when we got them I didn’t ever think about spending more than $100 on them at a time for vaccinations or a routine check up. But the happiness that they bring is completely worth it.
