my boyfriend and i have been taking about our future ect...so now i have a pet plan! YAY hahahaa
getting a cat in two years when we will have a house so....its time to start saving! lol (i like to be prepared)
Can anyone tell me the cost of getting a british blue kitten and maintaining it...ive got a £1000 emergency vet fund for my rabbit and hamsters, but id get insurence for the cat...
sorry if you think im stupid planning REALLY early, but i really want to be prepared.
If im a teacher is it okay to leave it in the house day time if ive got a catflap?
Sorry to ask yet another question....but my bf REALLY wants a b.blue kitten, but i want an old rescue cat, can i get both or will the kitten annoy the cat?

if anyone answers to this ESSAY! thank you so much started a join bank account yesterday to put the money in

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You wouldn't have to worry about leaving it in the house if you litter tray train it which is pretty easy. I'm not sure about anything else sorry.

I doubt many BSH breeders will let you have a kitten if you want to let it out. Usually they cost about £300 to £400 for a pedigree kitten with papers. Then you have a spay/neuter fee of about £50 when it's 6 months. Insurance costs about £10 to £15 a month. Litter will set you back along with food a month in the region of about £50 I would say at least. Then you have to buy things for it. Litter tray £20, bowls £10, microchipping £25, bed £20, scratching post £10, toys £15, carrier £25. Plus if you want other things like cat trees they are about £50+ each for a decent one.

really? i didnt know that! I thought that was up to the owner, thanks for that information! My cat LOVED going outside, i wouldnt want my cat to live without going outside. I see other cats, like B.blues outside but not, they are gray, do you know what breed they are?
You have been alot of help! Thank you! Ive seen an amazing cat tree already, its like £110 but totally worth it! My georgie used to have one

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Most breeders with purebred cats won't allow their kittens outside. They don't want them stolen or run over.

yeah i can see why they wouldnt want them outside, but we are in the country ect...and planning to stay there...I will rethink the british blue then Again thank you for the information!
What is your view on it? Do you keep yours inside?

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Wouldn't let mine out even if her breeder had said it was okay. Lost four cats before they were 2 years old to cars. Not happening ever again to any of mine.

awwww im so sorry to hear that! sorry to bring it up

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My birman is an indoor cat only - a lot of pedigree breeders sell to indoor homes only for many reasons -
1 - the risk of theft of a very expensive pet
2 - pedigrees quite often will walk off with anyone that shows them attention and get lost
3 - risk of a road traiffic accident (cats can wander a long way - my old moggie was shot 5 miles from home by some b******d and dragged herself back (shot 3 times). Birmans certainly seem to have no road sense
4 - the risk of poisoning, thugs who torment cats etc (draw a 10 mile radius around your home and see if anyone else lives in it or any largish road nearby and then you know if you are safe or not)
5 - the risk of disease etc.
6 - territory wars between cats etc

If you are seeing blue cats around they are probably moggies with an element of some pedigree somewhere in the last few generations in order to get the blue (but it can occur without pedigree influence). I once had a blue that was moggy.

You could always build a cat run or make your garden secure.

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Thank you for those excellent points!
I think i will just stick to an old rescue cat then my cat (who i had all of my life) used to sleep the next doors dog at night! He used to sit in the sun for hours and drink from our fountain, i really wouldnt want an indoor cat Im guessing all purebred cats are indoors only then? I love turkish vans aswel...

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