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The financial impact of pets really hit home for us last night. We have a Rhodesian Ridgeback, and as you can see he is a flop-eared dog. Dogs with floppy ears are more prone to ear infections, so we check & clean his ears fairly often. The most recent check resulted in an appointment at the vet’s, because our dog has polyps in one of his ears. The low estimate for the surgery to remove them? $600-$700, and it could be “significantly higher” depending on what they need to do. Plus there was the $59 for the initial visit itself, and another $20 for steroids to try to reduce the inflammation. Guess we’ll be getting surgery for our dog instead of starting on the planned front entry window replacement.

This whole thing got me thinking though about the overall financial impact of pets. We do have various expenses relating to pets built into our budget, but for the most part those items assume that our pets remain relatively healthy. With two cats and a dog, the associated costs can really add up. (Especially when you include boarding while we’re on vacation, which can sometimes run more than our own hotel stay.) I’ll be detailing some of the costs that can be expected during a pet-ownership period in a future post.

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