As much as I love owning my cats and dogs, there are definitely issues that I didn’t expect or plan for ahead of time.
I knew they were going to be expensive, but I didn’t calculate how expensive they were going to be.
For my dogs I had to buy them their food bowls, toys, leash, collar and ofcourse dog food. For the cats I have to buy them their food bowls, toys, litter box and their cat food as well. With all of those expenses added up, they can become quite expensive, especially if you own multiple like I do. Something else I didn’t plan for is all of the hair my pets shed. It’s crazy! I don’t know how they still have fur, they should be bald with all of the fur they lose. Because of them constantly shedding their fur all over the place, it is really hard to prevent my furniture and clothes from being fur free. Don’t even get me started on my air filters either. Before I owned pets, I probably changed the A/C filter every 6 months. I really didn’t need to change the air conditioning filter all that much because it didn’t get that dirty, I was just one person. Now with owning pets, I am constantly setting reminders to change the heater and HVAC every month! If I forget to change the furnace filter, then it will all eventually build up and cause issues for my air conditioner. So while I still love owning my pets dearly, there is a lot more that goes into owning them than I anticipated.