UK Vet Price Comparison

Cost of Owning a Cat

Estimate a first-year cat budget using editable assumptions for food, insurance, routine vet care, preventatives and one-off setup costs.

Cat ownership cost estimate

£1,174 estimated first-year cost

This combines editable assumptions only. Breed, age, insurance excesses, health status and local vet prices can materially change the result.

Result breakdown

First-year estimate
£1,174
Ongoing annual estimate
£934
Location input
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Next questions

  • Use local practice and procedure pages to refine routine vet-care assumptions.
  • Check whether insurance excesses, medication and dental treatment are excluded from assumptions.
  • For adoption, ask the rescue which first-year services are already complete.

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Cat costs vary by lifestyle, insurance, medication, food and local vet pricing.
Spay, castration and vaccination rows need species-specific comparisons.
Use local procedure pages to refine spay, castration and vaccination assumptions.