Pet debt is rising
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🗓️ 2 October 2025
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| 0:00.0 | So study finds they also did another study and they said one in five pet owners carry at least |
| 0:06.7 | $2,000 in pet related debt. |
| 0:10.2 | How much? |
| 0:11.3 | $2,000. |
| 0:12.8 | They allow you to rack up debt with your pet. |
| 0:15.1 | Like if you go to the vet. |
| 0:16.3 | Go to the vet. |
| 0:17.0 | Or are they saying you got to put it on your credit card and then you got to pay it up. |
| 0:21.1 | That's probably what they're saying. |
| 0:22.5 | 24% of owners say they're being priced out of pet ownership. |
| 0:26.7 | The lifetime cost of a pet, $32,000 for a cat, $35,000 for a dog. |
| 0:34.3 | 35 grand for the entire time you own. |
| 0:37.2 | Lifetime cost of a pet. of a of a dog that's probably |
| 0:40.6 | right yeah that's I mean yeah like food is expensive mm-hmm owning a large dog now average |
| 0:48.0 | $5,200 a year and an emergency vet visit she can cost you nearly $2,000. |
| 0:57.4 | So a lot of owners are saying they can't afford it anymore and the current pet that they have will be their last pet. |
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