Are cats easy??

[Bathsheba]

I miss my ginger cat He was largely "easy" but he was expensive. He was free to start off with. I had him de-sexed and he was very placid. The expense came with feeding non-supermarket food (most which is rubbish) and the cattery fees when we went away (we wanted him to go to a nice one so that cost more) and when he eventually felt ill he was very expensive. He had to have surgery to remove a tooth during which he almost died... that cost us $400 all up. Then when he developed a skin condition he had to go on elimination diets $$$$ and have pathology tests $$$$ and sadly when we had to have him put down (he was never going to recover and was in pain) that also cost $$$. But he was adorable... he was almost dog-like in his personality... very social... loved it when we had BBQ... would be the centre of attention.

I look forward to getting another cat when my DD's school fees are over (in about 3 years)... we can't have both ATM.

[Shades]

I'll second the supermarket food comment... We feed ours premium food from the vet/pet store... Costs us $10-15 a week for two kitties.

[Bengal]

Oops that's a good point Bath, I just booked my cat into a cattery while we are away