Wowza, cat food bill just went up 25%, need wet alternatives

[Jacq]

Sunny, you might want to invest in a meat grinder. I get whole chickens on sale for .79-.89 a pound and grind them. It ends up costing me about $50 a month for 4 cats.

 

[Sunny]

Wish I could, stool issues for the boys and time becomes a factor. Evo 95% will take the bill down to half, that will work nicely until a more cost effective solution to beat that comes up.

 

[Alice]

There are no stores anywhere close to me that carry their products. I've emailed them to try and find out how I can get their stuff.

For those that have tried it, did your cats like it?

I just found some today at a couple pet stores nearby! Score!!! It looks great... I'll see what my cats think but I suspect they will love it

 

[Michaela]

Sunny, you might want to invest in a meat grinder. I get whole chickens on sale for .79-.89 a pound and grind them. It ends up costing me about $50 a month for 4 cats.

I did the non grind meet and they love it too. The expensive cat brand raw meet chicken beef and quail - they are not that interested
Any harm in not grinding the meet ?
Cats when they hunt eat it full .

 

[Jacq]

No! No harm at all. It's just easier to mix in other things (such as supplements) if it's ground up.

 

[Jacq]

Sunny, what kind of stool issues do they have? Many times a raw diet will cure diarrhea.

 

[s&jdavis]

You don't feed raw? I get a 10 lb. bag of chicken legs/thighs for $7.99

Here we can get 10 lb for $5.90. Way cheaper than canned and quality dry.

 

[Mrs.CC]

Here we can get 10 lb for $5.90. Way cheaper than canned and quality dry.

Lucky you! What state are you from?

 

[s&jdavis]

Lucky you! What state are you from?

I'm in Arkansas now...I could get it for that price in Texas too. (We have fed raw for close to 2 years). However, in some stores it is $7.60...

 

[Sunny]

Sunny, what kind of stool issues do they have? Many times a raw diet will cure diarrhea.

That is the problem, exactly. I tried for weeks and experimented by withholding the supplements, with and without bone, and unless I partial boil or full boil the time > cost. I don't remember what 2lbs/day cost me aside from the grinder, time, and freezer space.

Weruva was great because it didn't require me to experiment. Both boys took to it a few years ago and I just kept paying the bill, now with the SV and the food bill doubling, I have started to notice. When Isis came home from the plane and car ride, she went right on Weruva meal #1 and has been since.

I hate to change a good thing, but $750 for 2 months is a bit extreme or maybe way extreme. Ordering it online will not save me more than the bulk discount I can get ordering 15+ cases of 5.5oz at a time. Even with canned, I still supplement due to their breeding. Taurine, omega-3, folic acid, 1/4th teaspoon daily.