But a duo are often less likely to get bored and do something dumb and more likely to spawn the question of what place are they cuddling now.
Which often results in either on the couch or bed or under. Which is a lot less stressful than discovering ones kitty some how made the impossible jump to that impossible to reach ledge.
I wold challenge that statement. I have two bonded voids, not littermates but adopted at the same age, place, and time from the same shelter. They do play, fight, and cuddle together more often than not, BUT they get into mischief all day. They've already broke my TV, one climbed into the top shelf of the closet, and their zoomies are destructive. I love them, but having kittens is not for the faint of heart.
It ain't 2010 anymore. Getting a cats teeth pulled costs like 3000 bucks. An actual medical emergency with an animal will bankrupt the average person now. there is no planning for vet bills when the practice is predatory.
It's nearly on par with American dentistry and hospital bills for people and in some cases worse. 15k for surgery is one option and then the other is putting them down. A checkup can be several hundred with an unneccesary follow up for a few extra hundred just to be told all is well and to ask if you'd like to setup another follow up app. A lot of small vet practices were bought up and the ones that weren't have seemed to switch to this predatory model anyways. Like, Holy shit. I just wanna take care of these babies, is this really where we have to profit at the highest degree possible?
Not all vets are created equal. We put down our cat last year at 19. Trust me, I'm well familiar with the prices. It does help to ask for prices upfront and specifically why each thing is done. But yes, it's not cheap
Vets receive more training on more subjects than any human doctor. Animals are just as hard to care for, if not harder, than humans.
The medications are similar or the same as are many of the tools used. it's more surprising that vet med was so cheap in the past although part of the change in cost likely reflects the fact that on average people care more about their pets than they did in prior decades and demand a higher standard of care for their animals. the closer this standard gets to human medicine the closer the costs will get to human medicine.
I promise you the majority of vets are not getting rich or even trying to profit majorly off the services they provide. They're charging what's required to keep their staff and pay for medical equipment.
I always recommend pet insurance for a reason. It’s pretty affordable if you start when they’re young and it has saved my ass a couple times over the years.
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u/GoldDHD 21h ago
I've worked in a cat shelter. You are right, but make sure you have enough money for twice the vet bills