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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004Oh good grief - HELP!
My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. Okay - great - I''m glad they are finally making a cat food specifically for cats instead of treating them like small dogs. I'm glad this will help Joe Kitty get more healthy, and prevent possible problems down the line. But $30 for a ten pound bag of cat food..... That's more than I spend on myself! There has to be a discounter of this stuff out there somewhere. JEEZ! I'm about to fall over from the shock of it! Ideas? Suggestions? Experiences? TBird <--- off to search Google > My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ideas? Suggestions? Experiences? 1. You can probably find it at a lower price. 2. Cats do not eat nearly so much of a high quality food as it doesn't contain fillers to the degree cheap food does. Jo > > My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Jo I was feeding them Science Diet Light Hairball Control anyway - so it was high quality - just not prescription formula. It was about $25 for 40 lbs, so this is nearly double the cost. I haven't found it cheaper yet. I've searched and searched. I was hoping there was some sort of mail order thang... I mean, a convicted criminal can sell contact lenses through the mail, why not prescription cat food....? I can't find anyplace that carries it. Aside from vets. TBird <---- needs a job > > > My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. > > > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > TBird <---- needs a job Prescrip foods are hard to come by outside the vet. Would your vet give you a bulk deal? Maybe nationalpetpharmacy.com would have it? "TBird" <nospam@here.net> had some very interesting things to say about Oh good grief - HELP!: >My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. What's the MD formula for? >Okay - great - I''m glad they are finally making a cat food specifically for >cats instead of treating them like small dogs. I'm glad this will help Joe >Kitty get more healthy, and prevent possible problems down the line. >But $30 for a ten pound bag of cat food..... That's more than I spend on >myself! Felix gets Science Diet Light [and loves it], and I pay about that [after sales tax is added] for a 20 lb. bag. That, incidentally, lasts him about four months.  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > "TBird" <nospam@here.net> had some very interesting things to say > about Oh good grief - HELP!: > > >My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. > > What's the MD formula for? I feed them Light now. This is a special formula for *cats*. Apparently most cat food is made with the same premises of dog food, though the two species have entirely different needs. Until now, it was assumed the food didn't make that much difference. Well, since I've had cats I've seen that change - the ash content in dry food for example. When I was in college, I nearly lost a cat to FUS because of it. That's when I switched to Science Diet. Apparently now there are other issues coming to light about cat nutritional needs. According to my vet, the M/D formula is usually for diabetic cats, but also for weight control and preventative maintenace. It's prescription because it's not right for all cats, but Joe Kitty is overweight and Sweetie is young enough that it will benefit them. > Felix gets Science Diet Light [and loves it], and I pay about that > [after sales tax is added] for a 20 lb. bag. That, incidentally, lasts > him about four months. I currently use SD Light with Hairball control. Although Joe is medium hair and still manages a small dog hock every month or so. The huge mega back was $24 at Petsmart this week, the smaller bag $19.99. This RX stuff is just way more, ad I have to wonder why. Once the R&D is done, it's just the same ingredients over and over. I just want to find a more reasonably (in line with other SD products) price source for the stuff. TBird <---- currently unemployed > > "TBird" <nospam@here.net> had some very interesting things to say > > about Oh good grief - HELP!: [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > >my .02 is that if your cat doesn't actually have diabetes, I really don't see why you can't come up with a good food for your cat(s) -- I'd suggest maybe doing some online research and I highly suspect you can come up with good alternatives for pet food without having to pay the high cost of that SD food. Christine -- > This RX stuff is just way more, ad I have to wonder why. Once the R&D is > done, it's just the same ingredients over and over. Sorry, this is no solution to your problem, just wanted to point out that good catfood is expensive because it contains a lot of meat. The cheap ones can be sold cheap because they are full of cheaper ingredients (veggies). SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ideas? Suggestions? Experiences? You might want to check out Wellness food, although it is also pricey, but I don't think it's $30 for a ten lb bag. The canned Wellness is grain-free, which would go along with why your vet prescribed m/d. The Wellness dry only has brown rice, and it is the fourth ingredient on the list, as opposed to a grain being first or second like most cat foods. Most dry cat food contains way too much grain filler. Go to www.omhpet.com to check out Wellness. Signature-Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net "Wake up, and smell the cat food" -TMBG >My cats have been placed on Science Diet MD formula. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >TBird <--- off to search Google If MD is the same as Purina DM, it is high protein, low carb. And that is what cats really need. However, the dry form is also very high in calories. What I do to save money, is go for a less perfect alternative. My cat was on canned DM with only a small amount of the high cal dry. So i studied food charts I found through the feline diabetic message board. I now feed my cat twice a day, a half can of either Fancy Feast or Supreme canned (do not use the sliced with gravy cause of carbs) plus a handful of Nutro Natural care weight management. Of all the store brands, it is the highest in protein and lower in carbs. The cans run about $10-12 a month. The dry is $14 for a couple months. My cat is doing very well, indeed. She has lost her blubber and is maintaining a good layer of muscle (she now jumps better than she has in years). Of course she is convinced she is starving to death. So I give her bits off my plate and that satisfies her and makes her feel smug in front of the other cats. ;-) -- CATherine |
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