The Pet Report

  Living through the credit crunch is difficult enough, but add animals which depend on you for food, a home and veterinary care, anything that can be done, helps.
It’s a shame that many animals are given up or abandoned every week, as animal lovers struggle to cope with today’s financial climate.
This is extremely difficult for pet charities who have look after pets when money is limited, surviving on contributions to keep their animals in good wellbeing.
Here are a few points which could help make looking after a pet on a budget a little easier:
1. Consider every animal expenditure? Do you need that specific animal food or product? Easier said than done, raise pets up with variety, equally dry and wet, as well as different brands and flavours. Keep an eye on special deals. You can stock up. Consider vouchers, search on the net for some promotions. Buy based on price per pound / Kg, as sometimes, principally with special deals, the smaller pack can be more economical.
2.      Is it possible that you can club together to buy feed and bedding in bulk, reducing the overall price and passing on savings to all.
3.      Vets bills are unknown but must be considered. If cash is a little tight, you may find a lot of Vets will consider spreading the costs, and reimburse in instalments. If you can, afford it – have or keep Pet Insurance.
4.      Can you modify the way you live? It’s not all about finding ways to keep your pet more cheaply, see if you can do it for yourself!
5. Can you earn some cash? Perhaps find a dog walking  job Dog Walking as a profession Good companies will require you do it regularly. Another alternative is to become a pet sitter, though professional companies such as London Pet Sitting will require you also to do dog walking.
6. What about your other pets, you may have put your cats in a cattery, what about considering a cat sitter? The animal may prefer it and the pet sitters often do other things.
7.      Do use external stabling or boarding? Many horses can live quite contentedly outside for most of the year, as long as there’s food, water and shelter available. If this is a suitable option for your horse, it should reduce the cost of stabling greatly.
8. Are you thinking of choosing a pet, certainly think about taking a pet from a charity, they are suffering at the moment.
Enjoy your pet, they are worth the cost.