QUOTE(sogoatticus @ Dec 22 2007, 12:31 AM)
i really appreciate the info..guess u misunderstood my qtn..im asking about estimation of the investment such as cage, food, toilet, food bowl, fur comb, etc..how much will it cost for beginner like me?
anyway here is the RM800 cat..i fell in love with him..he so manja

..wat breed is it?or is it normal cat?i kena tipu?
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as i can see that is a normal cat. i mean Domestic Long Hair. And again, if they don't provide you birth certificate then its Domestic cat.
oh by the way, is that long hair or what? it look semi-long for me. Persian don't look that way, you cat face look like normal face.
anyway forget about the price, since you "paid" Rm800 already, no point for arguing that right....
as for budget, very hard to tell...
if your cat spend more time in the cage = get bigger cage 3 tier good quality cost about RM260-RM330 (depends which shop). unless you get second hand then cheaper. (ONE TIME INVESTMENT)
if you cat eat expensive food (1st class food or premier food) such as Innova Evo/orijen, then monthly will cost more than other food. Other good food with almost the same price among each other is IAMS/Science Plan/Royal Canin. Most people recommend Royal Canin. But since you only have 1 cat, then Innova Evo/Orijen should be problem - they eat less if you get this kind of food because it contain high protein 40%. So stomach get easily full. For a start you can get Royal Canin - buy bigger pack like 10kg you save more. Normally can keep until 2/3 months for 1 cat. (MONTHLY INVESMENT DEPEND HOW MUCH YOUR CAT EAT)
litter - you have a choice of Crystal, Pine wood, Clay sand. If only have one cat, get Crystal or Pine. Clay sand is good too but easily stick on your cat fur. I use crystal for my long hair, and pine wood for my short hair. (MONTHLY INVESTMENT)
Litter box - get bigger one as long as it fit in the cage

more comfortable

no need to get expensive one lah. as long as big and suitable for the size of your cat. (ONE TIME INVESTMENT UNLESS YOU CAT GROW BIGGER)
food bowl, depends on you, (ONE TIME INVESTMENT) cheap!
Comb one time investment cheap!
nail clipper - i recon human nail clipper.. the one sell for cat is useless.. wasting money. all you need to do clip the sharp only, dont clip the whole thing.
shampoo - get 2 in 1 - shampoo + conditioner = good one cost about rm30 above. (CAN USE LONGER TIME - SO NO NEED TO INVESTMENT SO MUCH)
i guess thats all for a start...