where can I find the cheapest cat food - I want to stock up

Fire_Fox

trinidadone wrote: »

I have clicked on the link above, i see these prices are not cheap.

following your message, i have looked at some of the packaging in my cat food cupboard -

Asda Tiger Chicken in Jelly 400g - (min of 4% chicken)

it makes you wonder!!!

It did indeed make me wonder, it's quite shocking when you think how they are marketed as containing healthy meat and vegetables.

Classic is the only cheap decent food I know of, the others I listed are VERY high meat content - Bozita pate is over 90% - and meat is not a cheap ingredient. However as I say the price is deceptive, the feed rate is much lower than supermarket foods because they are not crammed with water and cheap fillers.

For reference I aim to spend 50p a day on one cat and I only buy grain free foods, that is the same as two pouches from the supermarket which would not satisfy my cat. It's easier to feed a dog a decent quality cheap diet because they are not obligate carnivores, they do have to eat meat/ animal products but can also have some plant material.

Not the most scientific but I'm on my second grain-free cat, both with beautiful coats and condition, which cannot be said for many of my friends/ relatives cats who are fed supermarket products. My last cat was PTS with cancer (result of terrible life as a stray ) yet on his last day the vet was commenting how well muscled he was, which is unusual for an indoor neutered cat. Maybe I will be proven wrong but I do believe I am doing the best for their teeth and overall health without breaking the bank.

Fire_Fox

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

thanks for the heads up for using the ashes:beer::o

I use the cheap supermarket brand clay litter.

I find by the time i get home from work, I need to clean the trays out completely.

Good idea abotu the under bed storage, will go and see if they got them in pound stretcher after work

seriously chick crumbs for cat litter?????

seems such a waste:rotfl:

sorry for hi-jacking the thread....about the cat litter...:cool:

I know it seems strange to use chick crumb, but it's based on corn which is the same as some of the branded cat litters. Pound Stretcher will hopefully have the boxes, I got mine from either Home Bargains or Wilkinsons for under a fiver which is way cheaper than a jumbo litter tray! And many trays are so small, my last cat was 6.5kg so needed a big tray. This cat was under 3kg IIRC so you can imagine how silly she looked in the huge carrier. :rotfl:

trinidadone

Fire_Fox wrote: »

It did indeed make me wonder, it's quite shocking when you think how they are marketed as containing healthy meat and vegetables.

Classic is the only cheap decent food I know of, the others I listed are VERY high meat content - Bozita pate is over 90% - and meat is not a cheap ingredient. However as I say the price is deceptive, the feed rate is much lower than supermarket foods because they are not crammed with water and cheap fillers.

For reference I aim to spend 50p a day on one cat and I only buy grain free foods, that is the same as two pouches from the supermarket which would not satisfy my cat. It's easier to feed a dog a decent quality cheap diet because they are not obligate carnivores, they do have to eat meat/ animal products but can also have some plant material.

Not the most scientific but I'm on my second grain-free cat, both with beautiful coats and condition, which cannot be said for many of my friends/ relatives cats who are fed supermarket products. My last cat was PTS with cancer (result of terrible life as a stray ) yet on his last day the vet was commenting how well muscled he was, which is unusual for an indoor neutered cat. Maybe I will be proven wrong but I do believe I am doing the best for their teeth and overall health without breaking the bank.

you sound like a "super-duper" cat owner, it just shows, looking at the side of a tin can give you information!!!!

Fire_Fox

trinidadone wrote: »

you sound like a "super-duper" cat owner, it just shows, looking at the side of a tin can give you information!!!!

Thanks! I'm definitely still MSE to the bone tho, it's all very well giving your pet or child 'the good stuff' but no good if you get evicted! I hope 50p a day max sounds like I don't live on another planet where they don't have recessions.

trinidadone

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Thanks! I'm definitely still MSE to the bone tho, it's all very well giving your pet or child 'the good stuff' but no good if you get evicted! I hope 50p a day max sounds like I don't live on another planet where they don't have recessions.

LOL, i see your a early riser like me

surfsister

i often find it cheaper and all meat to buy any reduced meat/fish and cook it for the cat. mine kills for a 20p piece of misshapen cpd/haddock from the reduced area!! also often she has`salmon which she adores.

i always look out for the odd boxes of pouches in the reduced area of the supermarket and often find them at Wilkinson. also Wilkinson pouches cheap if you are really stuck.

if i have any leftover mince/sausages/chicken bits i give them to her with warm gravy - another cheap meal

she will also eat Wilkinson cheap dry food about 45p a box as a real stopgap!! if i vary the flavour! i think she likes variety really just as we do!

surfsister

forgot to mention the market as mine has a pet food area and often has treats and pouches etc!

the butcher also sells leftover bits of liver etc cheap worth talking to them if you have a real butcher!!

JennieCharm

I hope it's ok to ask, but if I got some "pet mince" from the butchers or some other reduced meats, do I have to cook them? If so, how? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm veggie!

aeb_2

I give mine one tinned sardine each every Sunday morning. Just one seems to fill them up till tea time. I suppose because it isn't full of filler like a canned food. They have doubled in price in the last year like everything I suppose. I give them in oil mostly although the little tabby mum will fight the others, boys, for them if they are served in tomato sauce!

A cat breeder told me it would keep their bones and coat healthy.

Also, if I get a reduced chicken I'll slow cook that and it lasts for ages. They are satisfied for a whole day on just a little.

cat littler - I agree with the deep tray theory and removing waste ASAP after use. Can easily last 6 weeks.

ps - one cat tries to use the outside toilet. He understands the theory of balancing on the seat but faces the wrong way round - I leave the rest to your imagination

cabbage

Hi

My cats like Felix (i know its not the best) and I buy it from Costco. Its just under £11 for 48 pouches. Its As Good As It Looks and is around £13 in the supermarket.

One of our cats was on Butchers classic when he arrived and had a dicky tum for a bit so I am reluctant to move him onto other things. We do give them both tinned fish and fresh chicken when we have it.

The Costco Cat Litter is really good too. It doesn't smell and clumps really well.