Great Feed, House and Keep Your Pets Hunt

irish.sean_2

Thanks for the web sites .Just had a look at prices and what i have paid for at the vets i can get for half the price at https://www.vetuk.co.uk.
Iwish i had known this before A BIG THANKS FOR THIS.

rammy007

MortgageMamma wrote:

I have two mini schnauzers, and, because they don't moult like other dogs its important to keep them healthy as they are prone to skin conditions

when i bought them my vet said to feed them chappie, its one of the cheapest dog foods around and isn't full of artificial additives, and also give them boiled rice with it which we do (works out much cheaper than mixer biscuits if you buy in bulk). He also said to give them a 400g of sardines in oil once a week, as it stops them getting constipated and the fish oil is really good for them.

As a special treat, we strip the fat from our sunday roast , cut it into small strips and grill it until its all crispy - this will last the week usually, but occassionally we boil them some liver and cut it into cubes - all very very cheap.

Shame the M & S pet insurance premiums increased though!

One of my dogs has got EPI which requires a lowfat diet and added enzymes to the food, after some research and costly tins of special dogfood from the vet £1.65 per tin i discovered that CHAPPIE was made by the same manufactures as the stuff from the vets and is also lowfat i now use Chappie and the enzymes and she is now fantastic and so is my purse as i think the Chappie is about 35p per tin,one of my other dogs also has it as he was a bit overweight,again he is now perfect so it solves two problems for me,i would also recommend http://www.vetuk.co.uk/ as this is where i get my enzymes from and are £15 per tub cheaper than the vets and the tubs seem to last about 3 weeks longer than the ones from the vets,so they must have been taking some out of the pots as it is expensive stuff.

catnatlady

Try the Co-op for single tins of cat food.

sluggy1967

A raw egg mixed with a little milk gives my dogs beautiful sleek coats

Barrking_Mad

Please be mindful that some of the cheaper dog foods are high in colouring and the same as you wouldn't feed your kids high coloured sweets don't feed your dogs them either. I work for a dog rescue and the food we buy is about £10 for 15kg but it is natural and gluten free, the first thing the behavourist that we use asks clients is what food is your dog on as this can effect them an awful lot. Go to your pet store and look at things like Burns and James Wellbeloved then go to your local agricultrual store and you will find almost the same ingredients without the label at half the price.

I use Autarky for mine it's about £15-18 for 15kg and full of natural herbs etc.

tiff

I wouldnt know where an agricultural store was?

cosmicbaby10

Wilkinson is great for most pet supplies and is soooooooo much cheaper than pets at home! I buy all my Guinea Pig stuff from there and have not yet found sawdust cheaper anywhere else.

I have also just recently got two kittens and Wilkos is great for all the gear they need and again is much cheaper than the pet super stores for litter, food, litter trays, beds, toys etc.

One more thing, in ASDA at the moment they have Whiskas pouches on offer £2 for a box of twelve (saving over £1 compared to Wilkos and Pets at Home!

claz

my cat's favourite toy is our birds in the cage

she never chases the birds outside in fact blackbirds get the pleasure of being able to pinch her biscuit while she looks on approvingly!!!! however, whe she is inside she is fanscinated by the birds

in turn the birds are fascinated by the marie fish which can i say if anyone has any tips about feeding marie fish please let me know as they cost a fortune

someone once said they like cooked cabbage but trust me ours don't!!!

PaulMoore100

Like one or two others on here, we feed our two dogs (a 12 yo Bearded Collie Cross & 1.5 yo miniature Schnauzer) on beef mince.

Its really cheap, far better for the dogs and actually contains MEAT. Next time you're in the supermarket getting your dog food, stop and have a look at the actual MEAT content in dogfood... Theres normally around 13-15% at the most. Then have a look at the moisture content.

We just buy the bargain basement Beef Mince which if you buy the 800g carton last about 3 days. It costs 1.39 GBP which works out at around 23p per meal. Mix it with some decent Dr Johns Complete Food (6.95 for 3 kg) and your dogs are eating really well for a really good price.

We just serve the mince raw, which they both enjoy. They've been on it now for about 6 months and there have been no bad side effects. Infact, the old beardie is healthier than he has been for years!

RESULT!

Rinko

Our cat (half Burmese - half tom) goes crazy for tin foil balls, as well as the previously mentioned toilet roll tubes and corks - infact we have never bought him any "toys" - although his "grandparents" do spoil him occasionally.

One interesting moneysaver is that our local RSPCA centre do free neutering and spaying for cats. Definately worth a phone call to see if your local centre offers the same service?