What we build
CatCost focuses on calculators, cost formulas, product tables, scenario comparisons, and source-backed methodology notes. Every core page should help a cat owner estimate, compare, or reduce recurring costs.
Independent cat cost calculators for US cat owners.
CatCost helps US cat owners estimate real monthly costs and compare recurring products with transparent math. The goal is simple: make food, litter, vet care, medication, toys, cleaning, supplies, and multi-cat planning easier to understand before a purchase decision.
What we avoid
CatCost does not publish veterinary diagnoses, unsupported nutrition claims, or generic product listicles. Diet changes and medical questions belong with a veterinarian who knows the cat.
How links work
Product links point to retailer pages for price, availability, and label verification. If affiliate links are enabled later, CatCost will mark them clearly and keep cost formulas visible.
How rankings should work
Product tables should rank by visible metrics such as price per pound, price per 100 kcal, monthly estimate, freshness, and data quality flags rather than by sponsorship.
Who maintains CatCost
CatCost is independently operated as a US-market cat cost project. Pages are written in English for US cat owners and reviewed by CatCost Editorial against the site's source, disclosure, and calculation standards.
Why this niche
Cat owners make repeat purchase decisions every month, but package sizes, calories, litter materials, and vet reserves make the real cost hard to compare. CatCost exists to make those tradeoffs visible before buying.
Contact and corrections
Product, formula, source, and disclosure corrections can be sent to support@catcost.com. CatCost prioritizes fixes that affect price math, package size, calories, links, or compliance language.
Review cadence
Core calculators and policy pages should be reviewed before major affiliate or advertising changes. Product comparison rows should show checked dates and exclude rows that lack enough data for the displayed formula.
Brand promise
Transparent math before monetization.
CatCost can earn money later through affiliate links, ads, email products, and budget downloads, but the product should remain useful even when a visitor never clicks a retailer link.
Sources and methodology
- Nutritional Requirements of Small AnimalsMerck Veterinary Manual. Used for calorie terminology, RER context, and conservative nutrition framing.
- Nutrition and Weight: Young Adult CatsAAHA / AAFP. Used for adult feline RER starting-point guidance.
- Litter Box ProblemsASPCA. Used for litter box planning context, including the one-box-per-cat-plus-one guideline.