How much does your dog cost you per year (on average)?

[hatidua]

I have two older dogs (one is 13, one is nearly 14). The older has a heart murmur in its latter stages (heart failure could happen at any moment now), the younger has cushings. The elder's heart issues began at age 8, the youngers cushings began in the last year.

Food, annual dental cleanings, annual vet exam visit w/shots, daily medications, plus visits to CSU veterinary hospital every six months to see the cardiologist for the elder, we are right around $9K/yr/pair - on average. Some years a bit more, some a hair less.

Emergency vet visits, middle of the night, without appointment are pricey - we're generally not talking hundreds, but thousands.