Monthly budget for pets

pollyanna24

Wow! Thanks everyone. Definitely food for thought! Heehee, geddit? Food...

And I made the weekly tip!

kim6cats

I agree with the last poster - you need to research dry foods thoroughly and I dont mean just in terms of brands and which brand is better as although saving money is the name of the game with pets (and humans!) you need to be sure of the quality and long term effects of what you are feeding. Increasingly dry foods are being linked to various increases in pet health concerns such as particularly thinking of cats; diabetes, renal failure, hyper-T etc. Sure we all need to buget and get the best value we can but short term savings can mean long term headaches in terms of health. It's not my place on this board to try and put forward the arguements in terms of health re commercial canned/wet food verses raw natural but raw/natural does often work out cheaper and there might well be an arguement in terms of health.
We each do our best for our furred members of the family and I do give my lot dry food (as a treat) but I thought I'd leave you with a saying that is often shared on feline health lists; the worst canned is still better than the best dry

Millie2008_2

Try having a darling GSD who will only eat mince (not pet mince) and chicken (thanks to parents who spoil her)

She costs more to feed than the flipping horses.!!

Tricia2008

I would recommend local animal feed suppliers too, they are usually cheaper than shops and supermarkets for the same dry foods and my local one sells rawhide chews half the price of PAH, also biscuits, pigears, natures diet, natures menu and he will order in most other things in on request, some also sell good wormers cheaper than the vets. Worth looking around for a good animal feed supplier