Dog Owners: Has caring for your pet become more involved & expensive over time, almost like having a baby?
By crittercare in General Pet Care on December 1st, 2009
Many people DO consider their dog their “baby”…a true member of their family. And I am a dog & cat lover to be sure. But I have just noticed a general rise in the level of care now considered as minimally acceptable for one’s dog versus a few decades ago when things were less involved. Most notably, I hear many dog owners comment on the high cost of veteranarian care, pet meds, dog food, and other related expenses.
Americans love their dogs, yes — and maybe more so than other countries. But are the veteraniarians in the US and all the other dog food and pet medication manufacturers perhaps taking advantage of this by jacking up the price of their services and pet care products faster than the rate of inflation?
We used to not have the very large speciaty pet stores like Pet Smart. We used to not have an entire channel dedicated to animals & pets (e.g. Animal Planet). Have these converged to unwittingly make pet ownership more expensive, time consuming and complicated?
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