cat food cost

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

cat rancher - 23 May 2005 02:30 GMT

We've got a bunch and the cost is getting high.
I tried grinding up dry food and mixing it with
water and mixing dry and wet, but most of them
seem to prefer the wet food, although I've heard
the dry might be better for them. The wet food
cost about .90 / lb for Friskies. They don't like
some of the cuts, shredded for instance but do
like prime filets of beef and salmon. I guess we've
spoiled them pretty good. : -)
I wonder if ground up beef or chicken or fish
might be cheaper and better or more appetizing.
I don't love them more than my wife, but I do
have less down time with the cats. : -)

Reply to this Message

cat rancher - 23 May 2005 02:31 GMT

Does anyone mix catnip with their little friend's
food?

: We've got a bunch and the cost is getting high.
: I tried grinding up dry food and mixing it with
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
: I don't love them more than my wife, but I do
: have less down time with the cats. : -)

Reply to this Message

patga - 23 May 2005 13:29 GMT

We buy ours at WalMart. Places like Costco also sell it by the case.

> We've got a bunch and the cost is getting high.
> I tried grinding up dry food and mixing it with
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> I don't love them more than my wife, but I do
> have less down time with the cats. : -)

Reply to this Message

cat rancher - 25 May 2005 01:49 GMT

The price here for Friskies is between 25-31 cents
per can, which works out to about .90/.lb, which is
no so bad but I don't really believe that those guys
add anything to make it more nutritious. The human
meat packing industry is terrible and I imagine the
pet food packing industry is far worse ... I could be
wrong.

: We buy ours at WalMart. Places like Costco also sell it by the case.
: > We've got a bunch and the cost is getting high.
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
: > I don't love them more than my wife, but I do
: > have less down time with the cats. : -)

Reply to this Message

M.C. Mullen - 25 May 2005 05:03 GMT

: The price here for Friskies is between 25-31 cents
: per can, which works out to about .90/.lb, which is
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
: pet food packing industry is far worse ... I could be
: wrong.

You're right! F. has a bad reputation.
I feed the cheapest Premium food, there is (Iso Cat), and they like it.
In fact it's the only one they take. It's full of goodness and sometimes on
offer.
If I'm low with money I feed it and supermarket stuff half/half.

Carola

Reply to this Message

Wayne Boatwright - 23 May 2005 19:00 GMT

For many years we had only 2 cats. Within the past year we have added 3
additional cats. Before the additions we were able to buy the expensive
premium foods, both wet and dry. We have had to cut the budget
considerably now, and usually feed them 9-Lives canned food and whatever
mid-priced dry food we can find on sale at PetSmart.

If yiou grind up beef, chicken, or fish, the result will be missing many of
the nutrients that cats require. The nutrients are added to commercial
food to provide a complete diet. We do feed our cats some of the meat we
cook ourselves, but it's given only occasionally.

Signature

Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Reply to this Message

cat rancher - 25 May 2005 01:51 GMT

: > We've got a bunch and the cost is getting high.
: > I tried grinding up dry food and mixing it with
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
: food to provide a complete diet. We do feed our cats some of the meat we
: cook ourselves, but it's given only occasionally.

No offense but it seems that you've bought the PR of the cat food
industry. I really doubt that they add anything of significance to pet
food and probably if we knew what parts of the chicken and cows
went into the pet food we would be appalled. Oh yeah and fish and
turkey.

Reply to this Message

Ted Davis - 23 May 2005 21:46 GMT

>We've got a bunch and the cost is getting high.
>I tried grinding up dry food and mixing it with
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>I don't love them more than my wife, but I do
>have less down time with the cats. : -)

I have found only one cat that won't eat Special Kitty dry (Walmart
house brand - two flavors) straight out of the bag, provided it is
fresh. That's one out of well more than the dozen currently living
with me. It's also popular with the local raccoons, possums, and
stray cats (and probably any other omnivore/carnivore that can get
through the cat flap).

Signature

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu)
SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D."
somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected.

Reply to this Message

zuzu22@webtv.net - 24 May 2005 23:17 GMT

>I have found only one cat that won't eat
>Special Kitty dry (Walmart house brand -
>two flavors)

That's one smart cat. AFAIC, SK is one of the worst foods you can buy.
Roadkill is a more appropriate diet than that crap. I wouldn't even
think of feeding it to cats or wildlife. Cats deserve better than that
low-quality garbage.

Megan

Signature

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Reply to this Message

Ted Davis - 25 May 2005 01:27 GMT

>>I have found only one cat that won't eat
>>Special Kitty dry (Walmart house brand -
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>think of feeding it to cats or wildlife. Cats deserve better than that
>low-quality garbage.

They are thriving on it, and what they catch. Beautiful shiny coats,
good teeth, clear eyes, and excellent health (except Tigger who was
obese when I got him and hasn't improved) - Spooky even got healthier,
and he doesn't hunt. ... and no cat breath.

Signature

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu)

Reply to this Message

zuzu22@webtv.net - 25 May 2005 07:16 GMT

>They are thriving on it, and what they
>catch. Beautiful shiny coats, good teeth,
>clear eyes, and excellent health

"What they catch" is responsible for all of the above, certainly not the
crap dry food.
Take their natural prey out of the equation and see what happens.

Megan

Signature

Reply to this Message

Ted Davis - 25 May 2005 14:15 GMT

>>They are thriving on it, and what they
>>catch. Beautiful shiny coats, good teeth,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>crap dry food.
>Take their natural prey out of the equation and see what happens.

Even for the ones that don't hunt? I find it hard to believe that
Dandy catching a mouse that Mudpie takes away from him and eats is
going to improve Fluffy's coat and Spooky's skin (neither hunts and
seldom leave the house). Actually, the poorest coat is on Snowball -
she is largely self supporting, sometimes off hunting for a week or
more at a time.

Mickey (my neighbor's cat) moved in last fall in poor health - bad
coat and difficulty walking, after six months he was walking better,
his coat was *much* better, and he was acting years younger than his
age, even running a bit. He had been living on Meow Mix and what he
caught.

Signature

T.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu)
SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D."
somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected.

Reply to this Message