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tencats

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10. Feeding something like upwards 14 feral and 8 home cats.
Thu Sep 12, 2019, 04:04 PM
Sep 2019

Last edited Thu Sep 12, 2019, 04:45 PM - Edit history (1)

I'll keep feeding the outdoor cats the cheap Friskies Pate. I don't like the look of it much but its likely way better that what the feral cat can forage on the city streets and allies. I pay typically $.46 per 5.5 oz can in the 24 can case. When I buy the 13 oz sized can the cost is a few cents less per oz. And I don't like how the ingredients of the Friskies looks either, so I add gobs of my own sourced fresh chicken leg or thigh meat at $.79 to $.89 a pound that I pressure cook and then refrigerate in quantities that last 5 - 6 days. The outdoor cats also get some steamed chicken livers and boiled eggs also most nights. Feed the cats 4 - 5 cans each night. My home cats, OMG the cost lately is way up. I seemingly have to get the Primal raw that's near $7 pound. Wellness canned pate formulas is lately reg $3.49 for the 13 oz. can by the case and the cats really don't like it that much. I have to buy the Instinct Ultimate Protein kibble in the 11 lb bag which I lately get the best price from Amazon. Then recently I'm giving Tiki Cat kibble a tryout but the cost OMG. Fussie Cat kibble formulas has been a good buy lately also and is well accepted by all the cats. I just hope its all good ingredients. Recently I'm really pleased with Kirkland's 25 lbs bags of cat Maintenance Chic & Rice Formula kibble for $20. That's the best in my opinion for cost and quality. The Raccoons n Possums sure come a running over to the cat shelter for that kibble there. Always on the look out for online special cat food offers. Have some good cost saving offerings switching from Chewy to Pet Flow to Petsmart to Petsuppliesplus to Amazon Prime. Petco, I quit going to them because of their pricing is higher.

Cat food [View all] matt819 Sep 2019 OP
only that in the long run, money spent on nutrition is almost always saved on vet bills Kali Sep 2019 #1
Affordable options... SWBTATTReg Sep 2019 #2
Check the online prices Sanity Claws Sep 2019 #3
The best deal I've found: silverweb Sep 2019 #4
I have been thoroughly confused by pet food nutritional claims. Even vets don't seem to agree... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #5
#1) in general, dry cat food is not healthy. Karadeniz Sep 2019 #6
Thanks matt819 Sep 2019 #7
No one eats the expensive food in my house Evergreen Emerald Sep 2019 #8
Same here matt819 Sep 2019 #9
Feeding something like upwards 14 feral and 8 home cats. tencats Sep 2019 #10
Lots of into matt819 Sep 2019 #11
Spam deleted by MIR Team rayshow Dec 2019 #12
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