Costly Kitties: Cat Lovers of Reddit Unveil Their Biggest Regrets On The Pricey Purchases For Their Fur Babies (Viral Reddit Thread)

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Jun 22, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

Do you ever see something in the pet store and think, "This is purrfect for my little baby!", but then look at the price tag and start to question whether it's worth it? Perhaps it's better to take an extra few seconds to think if your cat will actually use it because in this viral cat-themed Reddit thread, cat owners from across the internet reveal their biggest regrets on pricey purchases for their favorite felines.

To be fair, some of them don't regret their purchases, like costly life-saving surgeries (but still, $20,000!), but others have some serious regrets. This isn't your classic case of a cat choosing a box instead of an expensive cat tree, we're talking about sofas, and one cat that only drinks bottled Fiji water! That's one classy kitty, but it must be costly for the owner! Scroll down to see all mistakes made by these cat owners, and prepare for a good giggle!

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    Font - Cat parents: what's the fanciest/most expensive thing you have bought for your babies?
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    Font - CapnCrunch11770 edited 2 days ago +1 . 2 days ago . My kitten was always obsessed with his water bowl. It had to be clean and FULL. He drank it empty multiple times a day. Every time I would open my own water bottle he would come running and screaming for some. One day it was a Fiji water, which I usually never drink as they're too expensive. But it was the biggest one at the corner store. So I cleaned his bowl and gave him some. Biggest. Mistake. Ever. He refuses to drink anything but Fi
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    Omg, can you imagine having your cat only drink the most expensive water on the planet? That's definitely a training mistake gone wrong. Well, you have to give this kitty points for having good taste!

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    Font - Viconahopa 2 days ago I bought my cat a water bowl from Tiffany. Serves absolutely no purpose except to signal to guests that she is my princess and that I'm bad with money. No regrets.
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    A water bowl, from Tiffany's?? We can't even look at that store without money coming out of our bank account, let alone buy a water bowl for a cat from there. Funny how pet owners have no problem spending money on their pets, but not for themselves.

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    Font - Fluffle My Ruffles +2 - 2 days ago A Cat bed shaped like a couch. I do get to enjoy it sometimes with them so no regrets.
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    Couch
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    Font - Appropriate-Fig8828 +2. 2 days ago Their own iPad. Heck, I live in the city and they've gotta get their "bird watching" on.
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    Cat - Relax with Your Cat 540/299 13 10409
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    Font - not_ya_wify 2 days ago Oh I didn't even think of vet costs. I paid like $20,000 because of my cat's brain tumor and then $3000 for MRI every year to make sure the tumor hasn't grown back
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    Font - +1 - 2 days ago Recent_Ad6285 This artsy fartsy cat tree.
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    Wood
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    Font - Churchie-Baby +1 • 2 days ago Automated cat feeder opens based on the cats chip to stop greedy boy eating good girls food. He literally waited for it to open and pushes her out the way and eats as quickly as possible xD
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    Font - +1 - 2 days ago Floor-to-ceiling cat tree from a company that has now gone out of business. The cats use it occasionally but it's more for me because it looks more like piece of furniture and isn't covered it ugly carpeting. ederosier01 The automatic feeders are the best investment ever - finally I'm not being woken up at 4am every morning with them wanting to be fed. The litter robot is stupid expensive but I hate scooping litter so so much. It is so clean and easy to take care of.
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    Vertebrate - mariemarymaria +3. 2 days ago I'm in the mountains with these two nutballs. Between the travel cases, pet fees, special harnesses, etc, I've basically bought them a vacation.
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    Picture frame
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    Font - I_serve_Anubis +1 · 2 days ago · edited 1 day ago A $2000 outdoor enclosure attached to the garage/pool room. We had it built at our new property for the feral/stray Tom cat we had spent 8 years trying to befriend. We had finally started gaining his trust in the year before moving (700 kilometres away) and couldn't just abandon him so we contracted a builder to make a large snake proof enclosure off the double garage in the hope we could convince the skittish gentleman to get in a travel
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    Plant - 200
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    Font - AgentOfDreadful 2 days ago Does it count if I had to pay ~$2000 to rescue them out of a chimney? Hole in the wall, part of the roof removed. Both cats ran up the chimney within seconds of leaving their crates when we first got them. Absolutely don't regret it though
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    Plant - Eowyn River 2 days ago Screened in back porch, bird feeder, and lawn seeded for wild life.
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    Plant
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    Font - RVAforthewin - 2 days ago New genitalia after he kept getting blockages. The vet removed his penis, shortened his urethra, and now he essentially has female piping down there. We've asked which pronoun he prefers and he stuck with he/him.
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    Font - RVAforthewin. 1 day ago I think it was ~$1,800 (USD). We had already completed a previous surgery to remove the blockage before he immediately got another blockage so I'm trying to remember which procedure cost what.m Edited to add that the procedure is called a Perineal Urethrostomy.
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    Font - Allie614032 Korat +2. 2 days ago Definitely my cat shelves, but I don't regret them at all! They're my favourite pieces for my cat. (Featuring one of my previous foster cats in one of the shelves!)
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    Plant
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    Automotive tire - Allie614032 +2. 2 days ago Korat And featuring another previous foster in this set!
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    Cat
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    Font - PM_ME_YO_KNITTING edited 1 day ago +2. 1 day ago . Yes! We spent pretty much our entire tax return on ours one year, but it was so worth it to get them off my desk during work hours. We put them in my office and they run around on them like lunatics. I'm afraid the whole wall might come down one day.
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    Cat
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