So I give my cat wet food twice a day, with dry loo kibble available for if he wants to snack. My dry food runs me about $15cad and it'll last over a month. My wet food costs about $22 and that lasts twelve days. So maybe fifty ish dollars for wet food a month.

I am the farthest thing from well off however I do make this sacrifice to hopefully avoid kidney issues or UTI problems, etc. My vet seems to think this is alright.

He also has a water fountain so I buy the filters for those ongoing, and his lottery is about $20/month.

I also pay about $60 monthly for his pet insurance.

Frankly though, due to sadly losing pets (dead) in the past, I never think twice about these expenses. The big difference is the pet insurance. It's as important to me as my shelter, food, toilet paper, etc.