Nowadays, it is not difficult to own a cat. People can adopt stray cats or buy pedigree cats. The cost of raising cats is also varied, even if it is lavish, the monthly expenditure is also countable. However, once a cat gets sick and needs medical treatment, it is really not an exaggeration to say that the money flows like water.

The polarization of cat owners

From the perspective of cat care, I think cat owners are divided into true cat owners and fake cat owners.

True cat owners, no matter how expensive the cat is, if the cat gets sick, they will do everything possible to save their beloved cat.

Fake cat owners, they seem to love cats, but if the cat gets sick, they will abandon it. Those who are a little better will take the cat to the hospital for treatment, but when they hear that the medical expenses are not high, they either give up treatment or look for some folk remedies, strictly speaking, they discard the cat. We can all see that many cats are abandoned because of illness, and some kind of caring pet hospitals also treat many such cats every year.

So, it's pitiful that sick cats are abandoned, and fake cat owners are really hateful. It's good to raise them, and it's good to finish them.

Do cats get sick more often?

Not necessarily.

Cats are naturally very strong wild animals, although they look cute, but their genes are strong. Even domestic cats after many generations of evolution are still very strong. If we over-love and over-care for them, some cats are naturally weaker.

I have a Siamese cat, which is half a year older than my Meow, it was strong and healthy from childhood, except for regular vaccinations and sterilization, it has never been sick, I admire it very much, compared to it, my Meow is a drug addict since childhood.

As the saying goes, 'care is excessive', plus cat owners are not well-informed about cat care, so once a cat has a minor problem, everyone panics and immediately takes the cat to the hospital for examination, and the wallet will naturally suffer losses. But after raising cats for a long time, you will gain more experience, and most of the time, you can handle the cat's minor problems at home, which is unnecessary.

The cost of treating cats

• Pet care is market-pricedDifferent pet hospitals have different fee standards, if the price is too cheap, you may not dare to go, if the price is too expensive, you will not want to go. Pet hospitals are market-priced,
• Pets have no insurance,Although there are pet medical insurance in the market, the premiums are high and the insurance amounts are low, which is not easy to use, most people think it is not cost-effective.
• The cost of examination is high.Like people, cats and dogs need to go to the hospital for various examinations, and the examination equipment in pet hospitals is mostly imported, so the cost of examination is not low. Seeing our own cats and dogs sick makes us distressed, and we are willing to spend a lot of money to examine them, so many pet owners are willing to bite their teeth and pay a high examination fee.

• The cost of treatment is high.Cats and dogs need to be vaccinated and take medicine, a single pill or injection is not cheap, if it needs infusion or hospitalization, the cost per day can be hundreds or thousands, the ordinary minor illnesses need at least three or five days of treatment, plus the transportation cost, the cost of treating minor illnesses is at least several hundred yuan.
• It's not only expensive, but also difficult to deal with.If you take your cat to different hospitals, you will find that even with the same symptoms, different hospitals have different treatment methods, even the same hospital, different doctors have different treatments, so the cost is different. I took my Meow to a hospital for a check-up, and without any problems, they hospitalized and injected medicine, which made me bite my teeth, so I immediately took the cat home for treatment, and then I consulted another hospital, and the doctor said that I could observe it at home and did not need to do anything, which is often the case.

Two cat annual medical bills

From Meow and Sixflower to their homes, I kept all the bills for examinations and treatments, one is that I am used to keeping bills, and the other is that I can reference previous illnesses to see what medicines were used and how they worked on the cat. I am very familiar with the situation.

2018 Cat medical bill

Meow was born in April 2018, and was adopted in July. Because it was sick from a young age, it went to the hospital frequently for half a year, and the bill was 4700 yuan.

Sixflower was born in June 2018, and was adopted in October. From childhood, it was strong and healthy, and it did not go to the hospital for a year, which saved me a lot of trouble.

Group buying health check packages is more cost-effective!

2019 Cat medical bill

Meow went to the hospital 7 times in 2019, and was sick once in December, which was much better than the previous year.Meow's medical expenses in 2019 were 2377 yuan, 30% was for examination fees, and 70% was for treatment fees.

Sixflower had a lot of trouble in 2019, and underwent two surgeries, one was to remove a foreign object from its stomach, and the other was to sterilize it. Therefore, Sixflower's medical expenses were mostly for surgery expenses.Sixflower's medical expenses in 2019 were 2664 yuan, 23% was for examination fees, and the rest was for surgery and treatment.

Not included in the medical bill

For the cat's illness, I always try to treat it at home and consult a doctor if I can't.

The more a cat grows up, the more cunning it becomes, and the more understanding it is, just like my Meow, which is smart and sensitive, it is not easy to take it out, and the adverse reaction can hurt the cat more than the disease itself.

After raising cats for a long time, you will gain more experience, and you will also learn more about pet medical care. When the cat is sick, you will not panic.

Self-prepared cat medicine boxEach cat is different, and the medicine needed may be different. For example, my Meow has a bad stomach and often has eye inflammation, so I often keep gastric medicine and eye drops. You can prepare according to your own cat's situation, but remind everyone to buy medicine from a reliable channel and pay attention to the authenticity of the medicine. If you feed the cat medicine, you must follow the doctor's instructions or have relevant knowledge yourself, and you cannot make mistakes.

Recognize a few reliable pet doctors.I have actually met some unreliable doctors and nurses, which made me even more annoyed, Angkor is also worried about the cats being hurt, and it is good to be hateful.

A cat appearing in your life is a great fate with you, it is not just a pet, but also a family member. Whether it's healthy or sick, whether it's happy or painful, we will share it with the cat.

Finally, I really want to see our cats healthy and free from illness, and I hope that cat owners can have more pocket money, and give our cats more delicious and fun things, and let them be happy forever!

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