Travelling and relocating with pets has it's drawbacks. Each time we have moved we have had to look at getting our two cats licensed or registered, fees which cost us a  total of $36 in Calgary and $24 in Vancouver, this is less than half of what we would have had to pay if the cats were not spayed and neutered. There is the suggestion also of getting them micro chipped but our cats never go outside.

Two crates that adhere to the airlines size requirements had to be purchased, another $120 for those and two new cat beds at the apartment, add on the additional expense of dishes for food and water and a new cat litter box, cat litter and scoop and conservatively we are now at $200.00. The airplane rides for two cats costed an additional $110 if they go in cargo, which we advise.   You are allowed to bring pets on the flight with you for no cost as long as they are kept in their crate under your seat.  There is not enough room for the cats crates to fit properly under the airline seats and I know the cats would cry loudly until let out of their crates, if they thought any of us could be badgered into letting them out.  The new total is $310.00, but we are not done there.

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  There is also the"one time only pet fee" required by landlords in both Alberta and British Columbia  which was an expense that came as a surprise.   That "one time fee" in Alberta cost us $300 for the two cats and in British Columbia you pay the equivalent of half a month's rent and those fees are not reimbursed if your cat does any damage to the premises, so an extra $900. and now to move from Alberta to British Columbia with cats just cost a total of $1,210.00, conservatively.