i am about to move out of my NO ANIMAL apt complex and was curious which one is more expensive because i will get the latter, and i need a pet because its something to come home to and they are usually faithful
Do you mean to buy or to maintain or both? I think dogs in general are more expensive to purchase if you want a pure breed instead of a mutt. I would recommend saving an animal from a humane society
Also, as far as maintenance goes, it depends on the size of the animal.
Get a Cat, you don't need to walk them, train them (well except you may have to stick em in the litter box ONCE) Cats are very independent and don't cost as much.
I 2nd cjchaps's idea of gettin one from the humane society. (Don't worry, if you look around you can get a VERY nice cat from there... just takes time)
If you are going to be away from home a lot, I would recommend a cat because they don't seem to care as much when they are left alone. A dog usually gets lonely when they don't recieve a lot of attention.
cjchaps, that only works if you have more than one cat... if it is one cat alone, I can see it scratching up all yer furniture to get you back for it... Heh, all of my cats front claws are de-clawed. Might wanna consider this if you don't want to have scratched furniture...
Dogs cost more to buy if u don't is given on but they eat the food thats left after your dinner (cats don't) Dogs can be trained (if u enjoy that) so dogs has a better price/performace ratio.
<< Get an iguana, they barely move at all! You don't even know you have a pet. Or you can buy stuff animals, wimmin dig for them. >>
i had one for about 4 months, and I loved em. It was my friends so i had to give it up, but i think she wants me to take care of it this summer, which might be bad since they need so much light (i live in CA, electric rateville)
yeah, dogs cost more. mine was $845 dollars, and on top of that, i had the first vet bills, food, toys, and all that extra stuff. but she house broke herself, so that was nice.
My cat talks to me. Not in english of corse. She also curses at me. That, I really don't like, but I cuss right back. but she does know thanks and please, (at least)
I'd go for a cat. Cat's are very independent and they usually train themself to use the litter box. Cats are much cheaper than dogs, fwict. IMO, it's very satisfying to come home and sit on the couch reading a book and petting a cat
I have 6 dogs and 6 cats.....cats are definitely cheaper. If you assume that the vet bills will be about the same, you're down to weekly expenses, and cats eat less.
If you do decide to go ahead and get either, please make sure you're going to keep it for life. Don't be like many other young people and realize later they can't keep the animal and drop it off at the pound.
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