Worming 4 x/year                      £20 (£15 - £25)

Flea & Tick Prevention              £80 (£66 - £86)

Annual Booster inc. K.C.           £50
Health Insurance (PetPlan)      ~£200 (inc. with age of dog)
Medical problems not insured   £200 (£0 - £300)

Boarding for 2 wks                     £100 (£0 - £200)

Equipment, Toys, Treats           £150 (£50 - £300)

                                                  £800  + food

Small breed food                       £250 = £1050/year

+ Once only costs - neutering, dew claw removal, identichip.

1) If you don't insure your dog's health you may have costs up

to £1000 - £2500 for serious injury or disease.

2) If you feed a canned food, small tubs or sachets you may be paying a fortune for a poorer quality food. Feed a quality complete dry dog food and you could save up to £300/year compared with canned/ sachet feeding!!

1) Not sorting out behaviour problems - commonest cause of euthanasia for dogs under 10 yrs of age.

2) Obesity - overweight dogs have more medical problems.

3) Not neutering - neutering prevents a host of problems.

4) Neglecting dental care - bad teeth cause ill health.

Worming 4 x/year                                £20

Flea Prevention                                   £70

Boarding for 2 wks                              £100 (£0 - £100)

Equipment, Litter, Toys, Treats         £120 (£50 - £200)

Quality food (Hills Science Plan)        £200

                                                           £800   including food

+ Once only costs - neutering, identichip.

1) If you don't insure your cat's health you may have costs up

to £1000 - £2500 for serious injury or disease.

2) If you feed a canned food, small tubs or sachets you may be paying a fortune for a poorer quality food. Feed a quality complete dry cat food and you could save £150/year compared with canned/ sachet feeding!!

1) Obesity - overweight cats have more medical problems.

2) Not neutering - neutering prevents a host of problems.

3) Neglecting dental care - bad teeth cause ill health.

4) Not vaccinating against fatal diseases.

5) No identification - use a Cat Collar with a name tag.