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Canned food - prices
I am thinking of changing our herd of cats over to wet food. We had a
diabetic cat a few years ago; that's when I first heard the argument that dry food has more carbs than a cat needs and possibly contributes to diabetes. My question -- with 8 cats of various ages, is there a good, affordable wet food? I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for 13 oz. Does anyone know of a more economical price, perhaps shipped? How about somewhere that sells larger cans than 13 oz? Friskies wet is cheap at WalMart, but I don't know if cheap wet is better than a more premium dry food. Carb-wise yes, but haven't checked out the other pros and cons. I'd like to think of a way to make this work, but not go broke in the process! What do you out there with herds feed your cats? Thanks, Rhonda |
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wrote on 10/17/04 2:15 PM: I am thinking of changing our herd of cats over to wet food. We had a diabetic cat a few years ago; that's when I first heard the argument that dry food has more carbs than a cat needs and possibly contributes to diabetes. My question -- with 8 cats of various ages, is there a good, affordable wet food? I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for 13 oz. Does anyone know of a more economical price, perhaps shipped? How about somewhere that sells larger cans than 13 oz? Friskies wet is cheap at WalMart, but I don't know if cheap wet is better than a more premium dry food. Carb-wise yes, but haven't checked out the other pros and cons. I'd like to think of a way to make this work, but not go broke in the process! What do you out there with herds feed your cats? Thanks, Rhonda check out sites like petfooddirect.com. If you have enough to feed the big cans, you can usually get much better prices. |
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"Rhonda" wrote in message ... I am thinking of changing our herd of cats over to wet food. We had a diabetic cat a few years ago; that's when I first heard the argument that dry food has more carbs than a cat needs and possibly contributes to diabetes. My question -- with 8 cats of various ages, is there a good, affordable wet food? I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for 13 oz. Does anyone know of a more economical price, perhaps shipped? How about somewhere that sells larger cans than 13 oz? Friskies wet is cheap at WalMart, but I don't know if cheap wet is better than a more premium dry food. Carb-wise yes, but haven't checked out the other pros and cons. I'd like to think of a way to make this work, but not go broke in the process! What do you out there with herds feed your cats? Thanks, Rhonda I'd stay away from the Friskies. This stuff makes Fancy Feast look good. The 'Salmon' flavour looks like sawdust and salmon juice. Even our garberator won't touch the stuff. |
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"Rhonda" wrote in message ... I am thinking of changing our herd of cats over to wet food. We had a diabetic cat a few years ago; that's when I first heard the argument that dry food has more carbs than a cat needs and possibly contributes to diabetes. My question -- with 8 cats of various ages, is there a good, affordable wet food? I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for 13 oz. Does anyone know of a more economical price, perhaps shipped? How about somewhere that sells larger cans than 13 oz? Friskies wet is cheap at WalMart, but I don't know if cheap wet is better than a more premium dry food. Carb-wise yes, but haven't checked out the other pros and cons. I'd like to think of a way to make this work, but not go broke in the process! What do you out there with herds feed your cats? Thanks, Rhonda I'd stay away from the Friskies. This stuff makes Fancy Feast look good. The 'Salmon' flavour looks like sawdust and salmon juice. Even our garberator won't touch the stuff. |
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I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for
13 oz. Does anyone know of a more economical price, perhaps shipped? How about somewhere that sells larger cans than 13 oz? Friskies wet is cheap at WalMart, but I don't know if cheap wet is better than a more premium dry food. Carb-wise yes, but haven't checked out the other pros and cons. I'd like to think of a way to make this work, but not go broke in the process! What do you out there with herds feed your cats? Thanks, Rhonda Can't help with large cans, but my cats adore Trader Joe's cat food in the 6 oz cans, for $0.45/can. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience |
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I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for
13 oz. Does anyone know of a more economical price, perhaps shipped? How about somewhere that sells larger cans than 13 oz? Friskies wet is cheap at WalMart, but I don't know if cheap wet is better than a more premium dry food. Carb-wise yes, but haven't checked out the other pros and cons. I'd like to think of a way to make this work, but not go broke in the process! What do you out there with herds feed your cats? Thanks, Rhonda Can't help with large cans, but my cats adore Trader Joe's cat food in the 6 oz cans, for $0.45/can. Janet Boss http://bestfriendsdogobedience.com/ http://photos.yahoo.com/bestfriendsobedience |
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My question -- with 8 cats of various
ages, is there a good, affordable wet food? I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for 13 oz. $1.58 for a 13 oz can of premium food is a good price. Think about what a 3 ounce of can of Fancy Feast cost at around .39, and the premium food is actually less per ounce. I feed 24 cats only super premium foods and do it on a one person income. I have calculated down to the ounce what my cats need to maintain weight, feed exactly the same amounts at every meal, and can place orders for food knowing how many cans I need to cover a weeks worth of meals and know exactly how much I spend. The nice thing about super premium food is that the cats generally don't need as much food to get the same benefit, and when I switched to this type of food years ago I found I was feeding nearly 30% less food, so I wasn't really spending much more. I have made the choice to go without new clothes, going out nights (there are cheaper forms of entertainment such as books and renting movies) etc., rather than try to save money by feeding my cats crap. Megan "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 |
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My question -- with 8 cats of various
ages, is there a good, affordable wet food? I priced the premium wet foods at somewhere around $1.58 for 13 oz. $1.58 for a 13 oz can of premium food is a good price. Think about what a 3 ounce of can of Fancy Feast cost at around .39, and the premium food is actually less per ounce. I feed 24 cats only super premium foods and do it on a one person income. I have calculated down to the ounce what my cats need to maintain weight, feed exactly the same amounts at every meal, and can place orders for food knowing how many cans I need to cover a weeks worth of meals and know exactly how much I spend. The nice thing about super premium food is that the cats generally don't need as much food to get the same benefit, and when I switched to this type of food years ago I found I was feeding nearly 30% less food, so I wasn't really spending much more. I have made the choice to go without new clothes, going out nights (there are cheaper forms of entertainment such as books and renting movies) etc., rather than try to save money by feeding my cats crap. Megan "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 |
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I feed Science Diet and pay 69=A2 for a 5.5
oz. can at PetsMart. It frequently goes on sale for 50=A2 or less if you watch. I think it comes larger and probably an equally good price. Science Diet contains by-products and is not a premium food. Megan "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 |
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