Costs:
- food
- nightly feeding ritual
- huge, heavy tubs of litter
- time spent cleaning and changing litter
- vet visits
- emergency vet visits
- disruption to sleep (potentially)
- cat sitter costs (when traveling)
- hindrance to productivity when working from home
- cleaning up piss
- cleaning up vomit
- cleaning up hairballs
- cat hair on sofa
- cat hair on clothes
- cat hair on kitchen counter
- cat hair in coffee cup
- being labeled a “crazy cat lady”
Benefits:
- purring as relaxation
- petting as therapy
- lap warmer
- furry zen masters
- bug hunters
- stupid cat tricks
- perennial Instagram material
Net:
Clear win.
The ROI of Cats