Ok, so here it goes. We are feeding 21 strictly indoor kitties. We haven't been so great with the food we have been feeding them as we have just been feeding them kibble you can pick up Wally World. Well after $600 and two confirmed cases of struvite crystals we need a change. We followed the directions from our vet to keep those two on the the Hill's s/d formula until it's completion and had them rechecked to be sure we had cleared them up. All is now well with them, however we have some other kitties (litter mates) using our kitchen floor as their personal potty and any clothing they can get to. We both work outside of the home so unfortunately we can't tell who's got the issue. Anyway our vet recommended putting the whole household on a higher quality food to help prevent and help reduce any crystals in any other kitties. Which brings me here, I went to a local Mom and Pop shop that carries specialty brand foods and was told that Felidae is a great canned food for them to be on and she recommended Taste of The Wild for the kibble, I went to another Mom and Pop shop who recommended Orijen for the kibble. Again we have 21 and there is no option for splitting up the feedings. Can anyone please point me in a direction to head in. I am looking at three different foods for the kibble they are Taste of the Wild, Felidae, and Orijen. We need something that is going to stick with them, so that they don't blow through $25 plus per week on the kibble, and if anyone could recommend a different canned food I'm open to that too. They do however seem to enjoy the Felidae canned. And of course with 21 and the pee problems we are having I'm more than open to suggestions on that. All 21 have come from rescue situations and are all here for the long haul so we have to figure this out, for their sanity and ours. I just need some good info to point us in the right direction for these Furr Kids of ours. Thanks! and if there is anywhere else I could post for help please let me know- this is my first time posting. Thanks again!!
Wow you guys rock! So here is some additional info on the situation. In the past-prior to the uti's and the blockage in Moose-one of my big boys(20+ pounder!!His blockage is what cost us $500 of the $600 bill) We were feeding Meow Mix or Friskies Indoor. Here locally they run anywhere from $10-$15 for a 15-18 lb bag. That is what our vet told us probably caused the issues. We are in for spending more and have already stocked up on the Felidae wet-as I was able to get an amazing deal on it by the caseload-so far i have been able to purchase 216 cans for only $104. They get 4 cans in the morning and 4 cans at night, so the kibble is really for munching and for the kitties who just flat out don't like wet food. We're up for spending up to $30 per week for the kibble, but would love to see that be every other week-which from what I understand should be doable once they are eating less because a higher quality food will keep them fuller longer. This whole issue is really quite confusing because the vets just want to sell the prescription diets and the pet food shops what to usually sell they're most expensive products. So thanks for all the info so far and I will definitely look into all of the suggestions.
Wow you guys rock! So here is some additional info on the situation. In the past-prior to the uti's and the blockage in Moose-one of my big boys(20+ pounder!!His blockage is what cost us $500 of the $600 bill) We were feeding Meow Mix or Friskies Indoor. Here locally they run anywhere from $10-$15 for a 15-18 lb bag. That is what our vet told us probably caused the issues. We are in for spending more and have already stocked up on the Felidae wet-as I was able to get an amazing deal on it by the caseload-so far i have been able to purchase 216 cans for only $104. They get 4 cans in the morning and 4 cans at night, so the kibble is really for munching and for the kitties who just flat out don't like wet food. We're up for spending up to $30 per week for the kibble, but would love to see that be every other week-which from what I understand should be doable once they are eating less because a higher quality food will keep them fuller longer. This whole issue is really quite confusing because the vets just want to sell the prescription diets and the pet food shops what to usually sell they're most expensive products. So thanks for all the info so far and I will definitely look into all of the suggestions.
