What this section covers
Dog Ownership Costs
First year, monthly, annual and lifetime cost of owning a dog.
Cat Ownership Costs
First year, monthly, annual and lifetime cost of owning a cat.
Every median in this section
No survey published here yet
We have not finished collecting prices for cost of ownership. When we do, this page will carry a table of every figure beneath it, with the sample size and the month it was collected, and each row will link to the full survey and its source list.
We publish medians from prices providers have published themselves. We do not estimate, and we do not publish a number before we have collected it. You can read how the surveys are run in the meantime.
Prices vary widely by region, by clinic and by your animal’s individual needs. Use these figures to know what is normal, then ask your own vet for a written estimate before agreeing to treatment. Nothing on this site is medical advice.
