We can't really afford to feed my cat wet food meals; I mean it's kind of expensive. Let's use Friskies, for example. Where I live, it costs $0.98. The can says to divide it into two or more meals, so since Clover is an adult, that's one can a day. 0.98 * 365 = $357.7, plus 7% sales tax means 357.7 * 1.07 = 382.74 (rounding up). A cat is already expensive enough, so I doubt we can afford spending $382.74.a year (and I've also heard Friskies is a low quality food, so if cat food follows the same trends as human food, I'm assuming the higher quality brands will be more expensive).
Right now we feed him Purina Cat Chow (Complete), but I will stop feeding him that once the bag runs out - I looked at the nutrition facts and it says Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2. According to a placebo study done in Britain, [human] children showed hyperactivity to Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. This might not apply to adult cats, but there's still a possibility.
So, my question is, does anybody here know a high quality low cost wet food? Especially with no added dyes, preservatives, or chemicals?
If you don't know of one, then how about a high quality low cost dry food?
Thank you, I'm sure you guys will help a lot
EDIT: If you're questioning the authenticity of this post because it says 7% tax instead of Florida's 6%, my apologies. The extra 1% is specific to my county, so if I ever moved to another county, that would become 6% instead.
EDIT 2: Ok, apparently the above I said on yellow 5/6 also applies to Red 40 and Blue 2 (what a lucky combination in my case), and that it can cause hypersensitivity to allergic reactions, behavior problems, and cancer in people.
Right now we feed him Purina Cat Chow (Complete), but I will stop feeding him that once the bag runs out - I looked at the nutrition facts and it says Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 2. According to a placebo study done in Britain, [human] children showed hyperactivity to Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. This might not apply to adult cats, but there's still a possibility.
So, my question is, does anybody here know a high quality low cost wet food? Especially with no added dyes, preservatives, or chemicals?
If you don't know of one, then how about a high quality low cost dry food?
Thank you, I'm sure you guys will help a lot
EDIT: If you're questioning the authenticity of this post because it says 7% tax instead of Florida's 6%, my apologies. The extra 1% is specific to my county, so if I ever moved to another county, that would become 6% instead.
EDIT 2: Ok, apparently the above I said on yellow 5/6 also applies to Red 40 and Blue 2 (what a lucky combination in my case), and that it can cause hypersensitivity to allergic reactions, behavior problems, and cancer in people.
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