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Sea Jhett - 19 Nov 2006 23:05 GMT

It seems to me I spend enough on cat food to try and source a
wholesaler that can ship direct to my house. Looking for both wet
(large cans) and dry food from "mid-quality" name brands in multi-case
quantities. Anyone have any leads?

Rick

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Ted Davis - 20 Nov 2006 01:53 GMT

> It seems to me I spend enough on cat food to try and source a
>wholesaler that can ship direct to my house. Looking for both wet
>(large cans) and dry food from "mid-quality" name brands in multi-case
>quantities. Anyone have any leads?

Be sure you don't buy more dry food than you can use before it goes
stale. Finding a wholesaler who will deliver to a retail customer
might be difficult, but you can probably get a better price on case
lots and several large bags from a discount grocer with a house brand.
I feed Walmart's house brand (Special Kitty) dry to my fifteen cats
and they are all in excellent condition, except for one who was obese
when I got him and one who has a heart condition as well as old age.
The stuff even grows oversize kittens (nine pounds at seven months).

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Sea Jhett - 21 Nov 2006 21:33 GMT

> > It seems to me I spend enough on cat food to try and source a
> >wholesaler that can ship direct to my house. Looking for both wet
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> when I got him and one who has a heart condition as well as old age.
> The stuff even grows oversize kittens (nine pounds at seven months).

I buy Special Kitty brand, too. Essentially, I rotate brands and
flavors to keep things interesting for the meowsers. I drop about 400
bucks a month in food and litter, so I'm just looking for ways to hack
that down if possible.

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Ted Davis - 22 Nov 2006 01:34 GMT

> I buy Special Kitty brand, too. Essentially, I rotate brands and
>flavors to keep things interesting for the meowsers. I drop about 400
>bucks a month in food and litter, so I'm just looking for ways to hack
>that down if possible.

How many cats are you supporting?

I have fifteen, but most of them use the big litter box with the blue
ceiling (outdoors).

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Sea Jhett - 23 Nov 2006 06:48 GMT

> > I buy Special Kitty brand, too. Essentially, I rotate brands and
> >flavors to keep things interesting for the meowsers. I drop about 400
> >bucks a month in food and litter, so I'm just looking for ways to hack
> >that down if possible.
>
> How many cats are you supporting?

Almost triple your number.

> I have fifteen, but most of them use the big litter box with the blue
> ceiling (outdoors).

I go through four of those 28-pound boxes of Special Kitty litter a
week. Most of mine are indoors. I have two that are allowed in my
house.

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Ted Davis - 23 Nov 2006 16:13 GMT

> How many cats are you supporting?
>
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>week. Most of mine are indoors. I have two that are allowed in my
>house.

I couldn't manage it if they all used litter pans regularly.

I don't understand "indoor" in the context of not being allowed in the
house.

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Sea Jhett - 23 Nov 2006 19:22 GMT

> > How many cats are you supporting?
> >
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> I don't understand "indoor" in the context of not being allowed in the
> house.

I built them their own 36x12 cathouse against the backside of a
detached cinderblock garage. Ten feet high, A/C, heat, insulated,
30-year roofing, chain-link enclosed outside lounging area. I mounted
old kitchen cabinets and shelves to make a multi-level habitat, which
cuts down ground-level skirmishes a lot. Best thing is that they are
free to destroy the old furniture and mattresses because I'll just toss
the stuff and go get some more. Plus I can use the kitty whip without
damaging anything valuable.

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Ted Davis - 23 Nov 2006 23:51 GMT

>> > How many cats are you supporting?
>> >
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>the stuff and go get some more. Plus I can use the kitty whip without
>damaging anything valuable.

I read somewhere that you can buy litter in bulk - a quick check with
Google turned up lots of leads: search pattern

"cat litter" bulk

Some of the links seem also to lead to wholesale food.

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