the way I'm understanding this you want a mage but it's ok to have pets if they are just side points, right?
well, take this from someone who has played mages all his gaming life
pets are always side points when you are playing mages
edit: just consider the jewelries.. for mages, you want something like occult, socrates.. but for pets, you want wraithlords and the like.. if you make it mixed, you won't have an area of excellence
but WNG is right, you will have to put points in pets because you will have maxed everything you need