Buying and Storing Food in Bulk (Single Cat Home)

I've adopted a kitty and I have one week until I pick her up. I'm thinking of naming her Ava so far, and she is currently 12 weeks old.

***If you don't want to read the rest, I'm simply wondering how much food I can buy at once and store in a single cat home, without compromising the integrity of the food. E.g. dry food going stale and wet food spoiling in the refrigerator.***


I've been researching nutrition a lot, and boy is it giving me a headache! I'm a college student and so I want to save as much money as possible, while also providing a nutritious diet to my cat. For my personal lifestyle I believe that a 50/50 wet/dry diet is going to be best. I would like to feed her a grain free diet, or at the very least high protein/low carb.

I think after researching I am interested in the Wellness brand cat food wet and dry. On Amazon you can buy a 15 lb bag and 12 x 12.5 oz cans of cat food for about $60-70. As far as I'm aware this is a good deal for the nutrition content and amount of food, but my concerns with one cat are the dry food getting stale. That amount of food combined with wet would surely last 3 months? I know you can get storage containers or use tape etc, but I'm just not sure the food would maintain its quality. I know how picky cats can be!

I don't have an automatic feeder but I was reading some people scoop their wet cat food from the large 12.5 oz cans into silicon trays and freeze it? Then thaw it before serving? Because with a 50/50 diet, I'm assuming one 12.5 oz can would last about 3-4 days.

Does anyone buy bulk for one kitty? Does it work out? Or am I better off buying smaller cans like say a 5lb bag of dry food and 24 x 5.5 oz cans? That would cost more per lb/oz, but it would be less hassle with making sure the food maintains its integrity.

Honestly, I'm just not sure how much to expect this rascal to eat at first. I figure she would likely be eating around 1/2-3/4cup dry and 3oz wet a day, while in the kitten stage.

Let me know what you think! I might be completely wrong with my figures, because this is only my second cat since I was 6 years old. My first cat is still alive and kicking though at 17 years old and lives with my grandparents.

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I would suggest that you don't buy in bulk and stocking up at the present moment. As she is only 12 weeks old, her taste bud for food might change as she grows. So if you buy in bulk and stick up and what if she decided to reject the food? And she won't eat what you are giving her now and what are you going to do w it's the rest of the food? It's going to waste your money.
Carry on with whatever she's eating now and see how long that lady. Or you might want to have some varieties and switch in between and see which she prefer more.
My boy is 8 months old since I had him at 3 weeks and he's gone through at least 5 different flavours.
And kittens eats a lot and need proteins to grow and have to be fed several times a day. Feed her with kitten food, wet would be better than dry. High protein/low carb, that's right.
Also don't forget to get her vaccinated.

Wellness is mediocre food. The kibble is low quality IMO and the wet food is "okay" but it contains carrageenan. Kibble goes bad very quickly. I would not by this in bulk. when I fed kibble i bought the smallest bags and would keep them in air tight food storage containers and use it within a month.

Freeze the kibble in your freezer. Seriously it works. Someone told me this about their dog's food a while back and how it works well and does not freezer burn/turn to ice/get wet. I am about to do this with my cats' food.

Canned food usally lasts 2-5 years unopened.


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