Poll
Question:
Does this accurately reflect your pet care costs?
Option 1: On the nose
votes: 1
Option 2: I spend less
votes: 7
Option 3: I spend more
votes: 14
Option 4: Pakhan is a douche
votes: 17
I saw this attached to an article linked from BPs pet tax deduction article. For me this doesn't reflect what I spend on my cat. I would say I get him average supplies, but it still cost much more than what they list for a cat. Is it just my spending, neck of the woods, or is this totally inaccurate?
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj219/Putz37/costofpets.jpg)
We have cats and rabbits(As far as the chart's concerned, anyway.) and we do spend more, but not a huge amount more.
Some of the entries gave me a good laugh.
Like this one:
Rabbit litter - $415/year.
How much do they think a subscription to the local newspaper costs?
Oh, BTW, My pet pole doesn't cost me much money, but it sure does get me in trouble!
Quote from: Bun-bun on August 18, 2009, 11:34:26 AM
Oh, BTW, My pet pole doesn't cost me much money, but it sure does get me in trouble!
[evil]
maybe if you have kids, and your dog is just a dog.
and buy Ol Roy dog food from Walmart.
I have exceeded their annual estimate in one month with an illness.
Oh, you meant poll.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/commercial_photography_003.jpg)
Health Insurance?
i was totally expecting sonething else thanks to pak's inability to use the english language properly.
>:(
guess what i voted
My 2 dogs cost more...mainly in the food dept. They get good food, not some shit Costco brand or something.
...and a tax deduction for pets is stupid. It'll encourage more people to get pets just for the $$...then they'll neglect them. Besides...it's just stupid.
Quote from: wbeck257 on August 18, 2009, 11:55:16 AM
Health Insurance?
Setup cost? I probably spend about $250/yr on my medium size mutt. Adoption (from SPCA) was about $100.
But y'know what? Can we just add a pet bill of rights to the Constitution and be over with it? I am tired of being proselytized by the Cult of the Pet. I give up.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/090808-smart-dogs.html (http://www.livescience.com/animals/090808-smart-dogs.html)
"We all want insight into how our furry companions think, and we want to understand the silly, quirky and apparently irrational behaviors [that] Lassie or Rover demonstrate," Coren said. "
Their stunning flashes of brilliance and creativity are reminders that they may not be Einsteins but are sure closer to humans than we thought."
Objective. Spoken like a true scientist. [roll] Let me know when a specialist on *human* intelligence confirms your findings.
Everybody knows that Edison's dog gave him the idea for the filament to be used in the light bulb. Sadly, he was murdered by the other dogs shortly thereafter. ;)
I wonder how they came up the food cost.
Just one of my cat's wet food cost more than the estimated yearly cost for everything.
Quote from: KnightofNi on August 18, 2009, 11:56:37 AM
i was totally expecting sonething else thanks to pak's inability to use the english language properly.
>:(
guess what i voted
I figured people would if I titled it "pole" ;)
Why do you think I made the douche option.
BTW my inability? "Sonething"
3 cats
1 lizard
2 hissing cockroaches
4 dogs
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I run a petting zoo
Quote from: kopfjager on August 18, 2009, 11:38:24 AM
Oh, you meant poll.
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/commercial_photography_003.jpg)
Thanks buddy. I really needed that. [thumbsup]
That chart is completely off. We have 2 small dogs and we probably spend $100 on food every month. The wife gets the organic, hypo-allergic food made with salmon. I swear the dogs eat better than I do. Not to mention all the bully sticks, treats, toys, greenies, etc that we buy for them.
I guess when we have kids, the dogs will go back to being dogs...
UPDATE: And don't get me started on the vet bills... One of my dog has allergy.
i have had 2 ferrets, 3 rottweilers and a mutt dog. assuming the rabbit is similar to the ferrets, thats probably a little high per animal. same goes for the mutt dog. he was a pain in the ass, but relatively inexpensive.
the rotties on the other hand..... my first two both blew away that cost schedule within their first 3 years of life (3 knee and 1 elbow surgery cumulative)
I don't have any of those animals so I voted you're a douche!
;D
Quote from: bobspapa on August 18, 2009, 01:28:04 PM
3 cats
1 lizard
2 hissing cockroaches
4 dogs
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I run a petting zoo
2 indoor cats(soon to be 3 again)
3-5 outdoor cats
8 rabbits
2 skinks
3 geckoes
3 tortoises
1 wife
Pretty shocking to realize the life-cycle costs of our current two cats & two dogs, not to mention the fact that they're only the latest in a long line of canine & feline freeloaders. At least the four chickens are about to start laying and might begin pulling their own weight around here.
Quote from: Bun-bun on August 18, 2009, 03:36:57 PM
2 indoor cats(soon to be 3 again)
3-5 outdoor cats
8 rabbits
2 skinks
3 geckoes
3 tortoises
1 wife
Do you happen to be that crazy animal-loving hippy who lives next to me???
[cheeky]
Quote from: Goat_Herder on August 18, 2009, 04:06:12 PM
Do you happen to be that crazy animal-loving hippy who lives next to me???
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Nope, I can confirm Bun-Bun is not a hippy. Not anymore at least. [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: XJDAVE on August 18, 2009, 04:36:29 PM
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Nope, I can confirm Bun-Bun is not a hippy. Not anymore at least. [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
/Tommy Chong voice/Not since Jerry died, man./end Tommy Chong voice/
Quote from: Pakhan on August 18, 2009, 01:17:56 PM
I figured people would if I titled it "pole" ;)
Why do you think I made the douche option.
BTW my inability? "Sonething"
i just can't type. i don't confuse homonyms.
no medical expenses for my dog other than the normal rabies every 3 years
certainly no health insurance
i buy expensive dog food though, biljac
guinea pig...
if it cost that much, i would "lose" my daughter's guinea pig
Ciao!
Took me a while to figure out the chart, the annual dog expenses should be monthly and then it is just about right. [roll]
2 Bulldogges and 2 cats. I try not to think about the cost just which one will take up the most bed tonight.
Doesn't the EU frown on keeping Poles as pets?
I have no idea how much we spend on the cats, or on the chickens for that matter (I'm pretty sure each egg we get ends up costing over a buck, though).
I don't keep track of what it's costing to raise my son.
I sure as heck don't keep track of what the Monsters cost. (They're pets, right?)
None of these things confer any economic benefit so there's no return on investment to compute. If it gets to the point that I can't afford the critters or the bikes that will surely be evident and I'll get rid of them. Who knows? The gypsies might even want to buy a sullen 14 year-old. Until then it really doesn't matter how much they cost.
That said, to me pets are pets. I'm quite fond of them, but they're not "mini-kids." I'd toss any of them into a volcano in a heartbeat if doing so would help my wife or son. We get good veterinary care for the critters, feed them good food, but don't hire them cat strippers or build palatial chicken condos. The cats have more fun playing with a moth or a paper bag than with "cat toys" and the only thing the chickens care about is bugs.
I have two mutts and I think the food and treats is maybe a bit low but the rest is high. Certainly because of my Heinz 57 dogs and their lack of inherited health problems. It pairs up nicely with their $75 adoption fee.
Quote from: Bun-bun on August 18, 2009, 03:36:57 PM
2 indoor cats(soon to be 3 again)
3-5 outdoor cats
8 rabbits
2 skinks
3 geckoes
3 tortoises
1 wife
I don't have one of these but I hear they're expensive. I do have a nice kitchen to keep one in, though. ;D