Calorically dense foods for ferals/strays

ritz

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I am currently feeding a feral colony comprising of five to six adult cats and three females. I need to feed them very calorically dense foods for a few days before their TNR date (November 13/14). Do you have any recommendations--cheapest and the best quality. I know wet food is the best, but my gosh, that can get expensive.
Also, any recommendations for food post-surgery, continuing on into the winter months? I live in the Washington, DC area so it can get quite cold (in the 30s).
I have access to PetSmart and PetCo as well as the typical grocery store brands. I do not have access to Costco or similar warehouse stores.
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The best quality at a low price would be Purina Naturals( big bag is 14-16 lbs for about 15$ at petsmart).. Remember oz for oz canned is roughly half the calories of dry
 

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Thanks for TNRing and caring for these kitties!

We feed our ferals kitten food to bulk them up for Winter. I don't know protein content of Purina Naturals vs. a kitten food, but we like giving them as high a protein food as we can find. I imagine you'd want to do the same coming into the spay/neuter.
 

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Do you have a trader joes in your area?

Here, in CA, a can of TJ's is $.59/can
it's what I was (am) feeding my (former) ferals. TJ's doesn't break the bank, but gives a reasonable nutritional value

http://www.traderjoes.com/stores/index.asp


Trader Joe's Washington (653)1101 25th Street NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone Number: 202-296-1921
Trading Hours: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
0.0 miles | View Map

Trader Joe's Bailey's Crossroads (644)5847 Leesburg Pike
Bailey's Crossroads, VA 22041
Phone Number: 703-379-5883
Trading Hours: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
7.4 miles | View Map

Trader Joe's Bethesda (645)6831 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20815
Phone Number: 301-907-0982
Trading Hours: 8:00 am - 9:00 pm No Alcohol Sold
7.4 miles | View Map

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Here's a helpful website for food:
http://binkyspage.tripod.com/CanFoodNew.html
 
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Yes I do have access to Trader Joe's; thanks for the reminder.
And, thanks Sharky.
 

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For the winter, I usually switch to Purina Kitten Chow for the extra calories. Normally the ferals get Cat Chow.
 
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