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Basic Annual Expenses for Dogs and Cats (1)

 

Expense Dog Cat
Surgical vet $472 $232
Food 354 300
Routine visit 250 198
Kennel boarding 315 105
Food treats 102 78
Vitamins 77 59
Toys 68 49
Groomer/grooming aids 37 39

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Note: Data provided by APPA for this specific chart is from the prior survey (2022-2023) and is not available from the most recent survey (2023-2024).

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2022-2023 National Pet Owners Survey.

 
BASIC ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR DOGS AND CATS (1)
Expense Dogs Cats
Surgical vet visits $407 $425
Routine vet 248 219
Food 254 220
Kennel boarding  274 166
Vitamins 95 43
Travel expenses  78 48
Groomer/grooming aids 73 34
Food treats 70 41
Toys  43 21

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2011-2012 National Pet Owners Survey.

 
BASIC ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR DOGS AND CATS (1)
Expense Dogs Cats
Surgical vet visits $621 $382
Routine vet 231 193
Food 239 203
Food treats 65 36
Kennel boarding 327 337
Vitamins 64 77
Groomer/grooming aids 61 20
Toys 41 23

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2013-2014 National Pet Owners Survey.

 
BASIC ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR DOGS AND CATS (1)
Expense Dog Cat
Surgical vet $551 $398
Routine visit 235 196
Food 269 246
Food treats 61 51
Kennel boarding 333 130
Vitamins 62 33
Groomer/grooming aids 83 43
Toys 47 28

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2015-2016 National Pet Owners Survey.

 
BASIC ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR DOGS AND CATS (1)

 

Expense Dog Cat
Surgical vet $474 $245
Routine vet 257 182
Food 235 235
Food treats 72 56
Kennel boarding 322 164
Vitamins 58 46
Groomer/grooming aids 84 30
Toys 47 30

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2017-2018 National Pet Owners Survey.

 
Basic Annual Expenses for Dogs and Cats (1)

 

Expense Dog Cat
Surgical vet $426 $214
Routine visit 212 160
Food 259 228
Food treats 76 58
Kennel boarding 229 120
Vitamins 58 54
Groomer/grooming aids 73 43
Toys 48 31

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2019-2020 National Pet Owners Survey.

 
Basic Annual Expenses for Dogs and Cats (1)

 

Expense Dog Cat
Surgical vet $458 $201
Food 287 254
Routine visit 242 178
Kennel boarding 228 78
Food treats 81 72
Vitamins 81 47
Toys 56 41
Groomer/grooming aids 47 31

(1) APPA does not ask survey participants how much in total they spend on their dog or cats annually. The expenses listed above are not all inclusive and each category was asked separately of the survey participant.

Source: American Pet Products Association's 2021-2022 National Pet Owners Survey.