> Testing is VERY expensive when you take in numbers of cats. It's > hard to break even as it is... most people don't want to pay over > $70 for a cat's adoption fee... the FIV/FELV combo snap test is > $35. Add the spay/neuter... and you're already losing money. I > have never ever once made any profit on saving a single cat in my 1 > care. My typical loss is upwards of $50 for every cat I rescue, > just in vet work, that's not saying how much in food, litter, and > supplies I spend for every cat. > I am really lucky that I can get cats tested for $16 each. I do have to wait, sometimes for hours, though. We charge a higher adoption fee and I still lose enough money that I can't take in any more fosters. Missy has to go to the kitty cardiologist and we are having layoffs at my job. Adoptions are down this year too.
Oh, I also have a wondeful vet who doesn't charge me an exam fee. He loses money on me big time. I still spent over $125 in meds just for fosters in the month of May, not including my own cats.
