Most money you have ever spent to buy a pet?

[brooks85]

and what was it?

[RubberKettle]

$0

I've had two border collies from a rescue organization.

[BookiesBernanke]

120 bucks on a kitten --- still have her 4 yrs later

[harlee71]

About 5-6 years ago my buddy bought his girl a $1800 bird.

Now she left him, he is broke, and the bird is dead. Hell yes I give him shit about that fukkin 1800 bird about once a week! LOL

[RibbedTrojan]

$200 for a Chiuwawa. ?

[Call82]

My parents never bought me a pet :-( So I went out and bought a cat for $400 :-)

[StraitShooter]

only money I will ever spend is for adoption fees..there is a million animals out there in need of a good home, which are hard to find

why was this thread moved?..It looks like a decent good question to me

[COYLO]

£500 bull terrier

[teaserpleaser]

$2,200 (shipping Akc chip included) on our English Bulldog worth every penny love that lil girl to death.

[sundin4prez]

saved up from the age of 8 to 12 to buy a dog... spent 1500 for a pure bred siberian husky...

[brooks85]

prices are getting a lot closer to what I am thinking about throwing down on some savannah kittens. I always said Id never spend any serious money on a pet, my two dogs now were 50 and 75 a piece, but these serval mixes are awesome.

[Dax]

$800 on two American Staffordshire Terriers Full pedigree.

Best damn money ever spent... Love my dogs!

[alon7777777]

close to 5000$ on my 4 fish tanks and equipment

[dbartinbwgc]

Wife wanted to start breeding these cats had them flown in from russia
$15-1800 each for Long haired Siberian hypoallergenic cats-
Not 100% hypo but with all the people with cat allergies only had a few
that had any reaction to them.
She sold about 40 of them for $800-$1800

[Poppa K]

(how much I paid)...The bills are still adding up after 26 years of marriage... oh. wait.. at least she's house broken now...

[dogkatcher]

$400 for my English Springer Spanial, best purchase
a person could make, pure joy.

[SprayBoy]

50$ on a dog from the spca....wicked purchase...she was timid at first but has become just an amazing dog

[Nicky Santoro]

do birds count?? 2 yrs ago, the GF begged me to have birds in this house. she told me it'd bring so much life to the house. well, i bought 4 zebra finches... 115$.. bought 2 singing canaries... 195$. bought a big luxurious cage to put all 6 in.... 320$.. and bought tons of bird food and toys, etc.....80$.. total investment.....710$.. biggest mistake ever.. they were dirty as hell and it was too hard for her to take care of.. cage was disgusting each day and had to be washed.. it was too hard to uptake. we had to get rid of it all. gave it away for free on craigslist, incl cage.. total time they lasted here... 1 month.. and 710$ out the window..

never again will i buy any birds. they are dirty and disgusting, and if you don't spend a ton of time maintaining them, don't waste your money like i did..

[Cookie Monster]

I do not get how people can spend so much on a cat or dog. Even if they are pure breed, the pet shops seldom have a top quality animal; those are only available with breeders. But in the end it is meaningless if the animal is pure breed or not.

There are lots of animals in shelters waiting for adoption. If you want a dog of any main breed, you can usually find one there. I have 3 cats, one born close to my house, the other two from a rescue association. Did not pay for them, just the fee to cover the vaccines and spaying.

[koz-man]

saved up from the age of 8 to 12 to buy a dog... spent 1500 for a pure bred siberian husky...

My favorite dogs are huskies. Thinking about getting one soon.

[Blax0r]

$400 for my miniature dachshund in early 2010; my wife loves the dog.

[coanwe]

Free black lab and free cat...

[Robust]

$1000 for a pekingese pup.. had him for 18 years.. my dad loved him.. cried when he died.. we have had no other types.. all pekingese.. 6 right now.. paid different amounts after that around $500.. then they bred and now we have all the pups..

they last 12-13 years in the books.. our youngest to die so far was 17 years old.. beautiful breed.. loyal loving dogs..

i am gonna go pet them right now *sniff*

Robust

[jarvol]

$75 for a Jack Russell from a resuce for neutering and vaccinations. Great little dog.

[acarmelo1]

I rescue Cats from the streets

[StraitShooter]

How much is a 15 year commitment and a heartbreak at the end worth?

[Dax]

I rescue Cats from the streets

... and sell them to the Chinese restaurant on the corner?

[POTVINSUX]

$1400 for my African Grey + $600 for his cage

[ngates815]

Friend is a vet, she had 2(long haired) cats brought in we took em. 200 bucks for everything.

Like someone posted about Serval or Savannah cat would be my choice...I'd have no problem dropping a few grand on one (no way 15K on a F1) Girlfriend is allergic to any animals that shed, and not sure how those cat's would work out.

[Ninersnut]

saved up from the age of 8 to 12 to buy a dog... spent 1500 for a pure bred siberian husky...

$1,000 on the same thing. See Avatar.

[Vesuvius]

zero but looking to spend a few grand on a bull dog of some sort ... that won't be for awhile though

[Sanka]

Can't recall how much exactly I spent on my black lab (RIP), think it was around $600 though. Other than him I only had dogs from shelters and a few stray cats.

[ukgaz]

prices are getting a lot closer to what I am thinking about throwing down on some savannah kittens. I always said Id never spend any serious money on a pet, my two dogs now were 50 and 75 a piece, but these serval mixes are awesome.

One of these is on my shopping list...