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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Pets are ridiculously expensive and definitely a luxury.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    This seems expensive.

    How tf does your cat cost $100/month?

    Mine lives a life of luxury and it cannot be half of that even when all yearly spending is averaged.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Easily. Combination of pet insurance and normal medical bills plus a canned diet with occasional toys, treats, litter, specialty furniture, and cleaning supplies. You can do with less and gamble with health problems, unexpected emergencies, and boredom-linked destructiveness.

    (I had a diabetic cat. Between him, a girl that can't eat dry food or cheap canned without getting bladder stones, and a third cat that eats whatever but isn't worth the effort of separating at meal times I was spending $400+/month just on food. It's less now without the diabetes to manage but still not cheap.)

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago*

    Pets are the new kids

    Goldfish are the new pets

    Pet rocks are the new goldfish

    Kids are insanely expensive and time consuming. Which normally isn't a problem in a healthy society with functional communities and affordable goods and services. We aren't in a healthy society.

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