The cat who lost his meow

We noticed last week that our male cat had stopped talking. We have a black moggy who is incredibly vocal – when he comes in the cat door every one has to know he is there. In the middle of the night if he catches a mouse and we don’t get up to acknowledge his gift he is quite capable of yelling loud enough to wake the whole neighbourhood. After five days with no voice we decided we had no choice but to take him to the vet. Sixty eight dollars later we returned home not really much wiser as to the cause but with some drugs that we are going to give a try. Seemingly cats can also get allergies with increased pollen and it can lead to asthma so we will need to keep an eye on him. It is almost cheaper these days to go to the doctor than the vet – I don’t think my doctor knows much about cats though! So the cats have blown their cat budget this month – hubby and I have been working our way through the remnants of the freezer the last few days to make up for it a little. If you are thinking about getting pets this Christmas don’t forget to sit down and seriously budget the cost – separating our cats out with their own category in our finances has shown us that over the last 3 months our two cats are costing us $92 a month. For us that’s more than made up for by their affection but it is still a considerable enough cost that needs to be accounted for when you are working out your budget.