This is my Tigger Cat, and she is one mean and ornery feline! But, we love her anyway! I constantly hear from my inlaws that we need to “get rid of the cat” that she is “expensive” to keep, and that we would be saving hundreds of dollars a month if we just found her a new home!

W T F ???

Aside from the initial outlay for cat supplies, the food, litter box, bed, toys etc, cats are cheap!. In the first year, you have (at least here in Saskatchewan) three appointments for their shots, then a fourth (optional, but I advise that you do so) appointment to get the animal spayed/neutered. Then, after that, you have a once a year check up, and ….I would say, about 20 dollars a month for food and litter supplies.

The cost of a pet aside, owning a pet is NOT about the money you spend on it, because yeah, you CAN spend hundreds of dollars a month on a pet, and some people do, but a pet is about having someone to come home to at the end of the day, someone warm and furry to cuddle up to! A pet is not a THING, a pet is a part of the family!

I get soooo mad every time My husbands parents suggest we “get rid of” or “find a new home for” our pets. Sure, Smokey, Sammi and Tigger are just animals, but they are also FAMILY!