| Cost of a "free" kitten. |
| Cost of a kitten adopted from a shelter or rescue. |
Out the door: $0 Kitten gets sick because it never received any vaccines. Cost of vet visit, complete with feline leukemia test, intestinal parasite exam, eye ointment, and oral antibiotics: $100 After the kitten has recouperated, you decide to spring for vaccines so it doesn't get sick again, 1rst series (FVRCP vaccine) : $30 2nd booster (FVRCP): $30 3rd boosters (FVRCP & Rabies): $40 *Vet recommends spaying your pet at 6 - 8 months of age, but you either forgot to do it in time, or kitty goes into heat early. She escapes outside and becomes pregnant! Cost of extra food, litter, and advertising in the paper a couple of times to find homes for the babies: $85 As soon as the kittens are gone, you run to the vet to have your cat spayed: $100 |
| Adoption fees from shelters range between $35 - $75 around Orlando: $60 Shelter kitten was already started on vaccines, had a feline leukemia test, and a standard deworming before you adopted it, so it is healthy: $0 Kitten already received its' first series of vaccines. $0 2nd booster might have been given before adoption, ask shelter for medical records. If not: $30 3rd boosters, again, might have already been given: $40 No unwanted kittens for you, your kitten was spayed before she left the shelter: $0 Again, your kitty was already spayed for you: $0 |
| *If kitty is a male, cost of unwanted kittens can be substituted with cost of replacing furniture sprayed with urine due to not neutering. |
| Total cost of "free kitten": $385 |
| Total cost of shelter kitten: $130 |
| Being owned by a cat is not cheap, but you can see how paying an adoption fee for a rescued cat is definitely worth it! |
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| Local Resources Spay/Neuter (low cost) Feral Cat Free Neuter Rescues & Shelters Find a Lost Pet Veterinarians |
| Orlando Home for the Cats |
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| Adopt a pet from a shelter or rescue listed on petfinder.com and receive 2 free months of pet insurance! |
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