How much does keeping a cat healthy and happy cost each year? Here is a sample budget of the things a cat needs – cat food, litter, litter trays, scratching boards, veterinary care, insurance. Some items you will purchase once and they will last approximately 5 years, so these items have been adjusted to reflect an average annual cost.
Annual costs, per cat:
Food
- Royal Canin Kitten dry food, 4 kg bag @ 500kr X 10 = 5000kr
- Royal Canin Kitten gravy/jelly/loaf, pack of 12 @ 160kr X 4 = 640kr
- BritCare cat snacks for kittens, various flavors, 100gr @ 25kr X 12 = 300kr
- Ceramic dishes x 2 (food and water) @ 60kr each/5 years = 25kr
- Silicon food mat @ 140kr/5 years = 28kr
Litter
- EverClean unscented litter, 10L @ 250kr x 12 = 3000kr
- Litter box with hood, L56 x B39 x H38,5 cm @ 250kr/5 years = 25kr
- Poop scoop @ 30kr/5 years = 6kr
Furniture
- Cat tree, 176cm @1500kr/5 years = 300kr
- Cardboard scratcher (horizontal) @ 50kr x 3 = 150kr
- Sisal wrapped scratching post, 46cm @ 150kr/5 years = 30kr
- Cat igloo @ 350kr/5 years = 70kr
- Cat tunnel Cote D’ivoire @ 400kr/5 year = 80kr
- Cat net = 8X3m @ 380kr + tension poles @ 400kr/5 years = 156kr
Grooming
- Flat wire brush @ 85kr/5 years = 17kr
- Claw clippers @ 60kr/5 years = 12kr
Wellbeing
- Feliway diffuser @ 350kr and pack of 3 refills @ 600kr = 950kr
- Original harness with leash (kitten size) @ 160kr
- Various toys: Da Purr-Peller @160kr; whirling wiggler butterfly catcher @ 230kr; Thinking and Learning activity toy @ 160kr; Cat It Senses Speed Curcuit @ 220kr; Purrfect leather bouncer @ 160kr; Kickerroo with catnip @ 80kr; 3 pack Tabby Chic mice @ 60kr; Yeowww My Cat Balls @ 160kr = 1 230kr
- Omlet walk-in garden, W1,8m X L1,8m X H2,0m @ 5 000/5 = 1 000
Transport
- Transportbur open 50 x 33 x 35 cm @ 320kr/5 = 64kr
Medical
- Insurance @ 850
- Vet fees – annual vaccinations @ 1 000kr
Total cost per year, per cat, in SEK (Swedish kronor) = 15 093kr