IS PET MAINTENANCE DRILLING A LARGE HOLE IN YOUR WALLET? TIPS TO START SAVING NOW!

With the mounting cost-of-living crisis across the UK and the rest of the world, most families are watching their pennies closer than ever before. As responsible citizens, we should also take a step back to re-evaluate what we can spend on our beloved four-legged companions.

From food and maintenance to veterinary visits and other unexpected expenses – pet care and maintenance costs for an average, medium-sized dog can easily run over £25,000 throughout its lifetime.

Here’s what you can do to cut back your pet care costs without bypassing some of the essentials like professional dog walking and regular visits to your local doggy day care centre or dog grooming Winchester service.

Fill doggy prescriptions online

Buying medicine for your beloved pooch is usually very expensive - but that’s only if you buy it from a brick-and-mortar pharmacy.

If you order from a certified online pharmacy for pets, you can get the same medicine for nearly a fraction of the cost. Research carefully and extensively, as you can save over 70% on these medicines when buying them online!

Create a neighbourhood dog club or contact your local doggy day care centre

Paying a friend, family member or neighbour to take your dog walking can be very expensive. On average, people may charge anywhere between £11 and £14 per walk, which amounts to well over £585 a year.

One option you have is a neighbourhood dog walking club. You can ask everyone to take turns to take each other’s dogs for walks, hence, eliminating the cost entirely.

Or, you could speak to your local dog walking service and add up the annual cost to see if it works. Chances are, it will be a lot less than £585 a year, especially if it’s a dog walking service that doesn’t break the bank just to take your dog for regular strolls.

Groom smart

Grooming your dog at home can be very expensive. Supplies aside, you’ll also need to gain some knowledge and knowhow on how to do it properly. If anything goes wrong, you may be looking at some very expensive vet visits and medical bills.

Instead, get in touch with a reliable dog grooming Winchester service that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg for dog grooming, and still delivers fantastic results.

Control meal portions  

With an estimated 40% of canines overweight in the UK, there’s always more you can do to ensure that your pup remains fit and carries a healthy bodyweight.

If you’re not weighing your pet’s food, you need to start doing so now. Not sure how to work out the right food portion for your dog? Talk to a dog grooming expert and they should be able to tell you how many calories they need per meal to maintain a healthy bodyweight.

You may be overfeeding your dog and absorbing unnecessary expenses as a result.