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4meAndyou · F
I have had miniature dogs, with hypo-allergenic hair instead of fur, and they are just about perfect. If you are healthy, you have to walk them three to four times a day, and that keeps you in shape. If you have a fenced in back yard, that is absolutely perfect! Their medical care can be hugely expensive, and grooming fees, and the cost of food, and flea and tick prevention, all has to be considered.
I have also had indoor cats. Medical care is still an issue and an expense, but you don't need to have them groomed. You can brush them yourself and they keep themselves clean. If they are indoor cats they don't REALLY need flea and tick prevention, and all you have to pay for is food and kitty litter and litter pan liners and litter pan deodorizers. The litter itself is an issue. You have to keep after it, because it does stink up your house if you are not careful.
I have also had indoor cats. Medical care is still an issue and an expense, but you don't need to have them groomed. You can brush them yourself and they keep themselves clean. If they are indoor cats they don't REALLY need flea and tick prevention, and all you have to pay for is food and kitty litter and litter pan liners and litter pan deodorizers. The litter itself is an issue. You have to keep after it, because it does stink up your house if you are not careful.