Best affordable cat food

hp3

I know there is probably a thread already on this but I can't seem to find what I am looking for. I am wanting to buy in bulk my cats food but want something with a good meat content. The stuff in the supermarkets have only 4% meat (or whatever it is) I do sometimes buy them frozen fish fillets that I microwave and give them and tinned tuna so they are getting some goodness. I did find in bnm stores the gourmet cat food with 70% fish, however they don't always have it and now they have stared to bulk them out with spinach and carrots that one of my cats isn't keen on. I was just wondering if there are any shops/online pet shops that do good food at reasonable price. Only one of my cats eats dry food and he is happy on supermarket brands (tried more expensive and he won't eat it) so it's the wet food Im looking at - preferably tinned as it sometimes works out cheaper with both cats and I can top their bowls up if they're having a hungry day.
Thanks

gettingready

I get all my cat food/litter from https://www.zooplus.co.uk and lots of people on here shop on that website too.

Free deliver on orders over £29.00 and as I normally order once per month it makes sense.

Arthog

It's difficult! Gone are the days when cats were given a few fish'eads from the fishmonger!
I buy dry food from Petfoodsdirect. I call at the local branch but they do free delivery. They stock the full quality range of dry food at good prices, also pouches and tinned food.
My cats will eat Felix, Lidl, and Aldi tinned food - licking the jelly off first then returning later to eat the chunks when they have realised that I'm not made of money! They do seem to enjoy it and are very fit.
I have a problem with the pouches because of the amount of non-recyclable plastic packaging ie the pouch.
I want to know what is really in those bowls in the TV cat food ads when the cat runs in with a smile on its face then wolfs the lot!!!

NewShadow

Butchers classic cat food from asda is grain free, reasonable meat content, and available if you've run out and need to nip to the shops.

Alternatively Bozita is available in bulk from zoo+, relatively cheap, (most varieties) grain free, and reasonable meat content.

rising_from_the_ashes

hp3 wrote: »

The stuff in the supermarkets have only 4% meat (or whatever it is) I do sometimes buy them frozen fish fillets that I microwave and give them and tinned tuna so they are getting some goodness.

Why do you think 'the stuff in supermarkets' (presume you mean stuff like Felix, Whiskas - but not Butchers for some reason?) has only 4% meat?

If you look at the ingredients list on cat foods, a pouch of chicken cat food may say 'minimum 4% chicken' etc BUT that only means there's a minimum of 4% of chicken in it - not that that's the only meat in it.

Even the likes of Whiskas / Felix etc will have 50%+ meat ......

If you're looking for great quality foods, try the Happy Kitty Company

Even eating the most expensive (OmmNomNom) it works out cheaper than Sheba (which is the only ones of the brands available at the sm that Mia will eat) as she eats less as it's higher quality

If your cat(s) will eat Macs / Ropocat, then it works out substantially cheaper!

Angelicdevil

I've been getting this for my two cats (5kg and 4kg) and they love it!

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/cosma/thai/315767

I give them 100g each in the morning of the above and then in the evening put down 60g each of the turkey or the duck below:

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/dry_cat_food/greenwoods/459401

Costs c£30 a month for the two of them and both foods are very high quality.

Plus with Zooplus you get reward points and there is a discount scheme to sign up to as well that saves you money every time you shop.

scoobie

This reference is useful for understanding what you are buying http://messybeast.com/cat-food-industry.htm

Beckyy

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Even the likes of Whiskas / Felix etc will have 50%+ meat ......

Its 'meat and animal derivatives' though, I can't see it being good quality or anything close to 50% of it (from the ingredients lists I have seen) they also contain cereals.


I use Lily's Kitchen wet food. You need far less of it that the cheap brands because it contains higher quality ingredients without all the cheap fillers.

arbroath_lass

Angelicdevil wrote: »

I've been getting this for my two cats (5kg and 4kg) and they love it!

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/cosma/thai/315767

Mine love the Cosma Thai too but it is complementary, not complete.

scoobie

Has anyone ever seen anything decent in a supermarket that isn't in trays (which are terrible value normally)?

chocdonuty

I'm having a similar problem, Need a decent food on a budget that my lot like, they just don't seem keen on wet food except for stuff like thrive and cosma which seems to go straight through ed :eek:
Whiskas/felix ect seem ok but they aren't the best quality although are complete.
Bozita looks like whiskas/felix if you read into it, no cereals but still 4% named flavour the rest of the meat seems to be pork mainly.

I'm going to give the happy kitty company a try, after a suggestion on here

I suppose raw is the best way to go nutritionally but it's a heck of a lot of effort and mess tbh so not quite ready for that, especially as I get the feeling a lot would get wasted, but cats do seem to thrive on it, pretty sure Ed would love it, Mollys wouldn't be fussed and Olly, well he's a complete kibble addict so even junky felix doesn't tempt him into eating the wet stuff