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How much do you spend?
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Well I live to far to drive once a week so I usually get like 3 or 4 weeks worth. I just got home monday and I spent 160.00 I buy the big Nutro dry for puppy and kitten and 30 lbs of each wet nutro food. Please little treats for both.Originally Posted by white cat lover
I just ordered canned cat food! We're almost out of all of the good stuff. lol I didn't even get any of the Nutro they really love!
Guess how much I spent!!! Let's see....$65.22 at one place including shipping & $26.56 at the other place. I got all Merrick & I got 48 5oz cans for the $60 something. I got one case of the new Merrick for the $20 something.
The best part is, I am taking lil sis & the dogs to Pet Expo(the pet store an hour away) next Tuesday! Then I'll get some Felidae & Gourmet Classics & Eagle Pack & Nutro pouches for the kitties!
Good gravy! I hope I don't have to buy any more food for awhile! Oh wait! I'm almost out of dry food, too!Glad they don't eat much of that. I can hold off for another 2 weeks on what we have.
How much do you spend on cat food & other supplies? Do you by a ton at once, or spread it out over a certain peroid of time?
The 6% pay cut at work made me think about this.
4 cats =
(2) 8lb bags of Nutro food a month = $26
(2) 20lb bags of Cat Attract litter a month = $20
Total $46 a month
That doesn't include my addition to buying them toys.
4 cats =
(2) 8lb bags of Nutro food a month = $26
(2) 20lb bags of Cat Attract litter a month = $20
Total $46 a month
That doesn't include my addition to buying them toys.
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Thank you for the link... I am still learning the online shopping thing..LOL
ooooooooooo I forgot to add my cat litter also.
I spent 10.00 a big pail of multicat Tidy cat....3x a month I have 1 cat. I know I could scoop the litter but I change it everyday. Makes me feel better
I spent 10.00 a big pail of multicat Tidy cat....3x a month I have 1 cat. I know I could scoop the litter but I change it everyday. Makes me feel better
well, i just bought 18 pounds of the dry chicken soupo for about $23 - should last a couple of weeks, at least
& still using the canned chicken soup i got that nobody really likes, so i have to mix it with friskies or meow mix wet, 1/2 & 1/2. i'm out of the cheap wet so i need to buy some today when i go to town, in a few minutes. the cheap stuff is about 50 cents a pouch or 33 cents a can, depending on which i get. then i also just bought some litter - about $8 for a tub - should also last a couple of weeks. they're sucking the money right out of my pockets!
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Me too! I believe it was Laureen who gave me those websites! Otherwise, I don't know what I would do! I can't get much around here, if I drive an hour, I can get Nutro, Gourmet Clasics, Eagle Pack, & Wellness, but no Innova wet or the Merrick that they suddenly love.
Thanks Laureen for the websites!
Christine, I apparently am missing those coupons. I never remember to check my junk e-mail, so I might have to. I get the order confirmations, but haven't seen any coupons(I ordered from them a month ago).
you're welcome! until i started using the chicken soup, i always ordered online. i live in a small town, nearest pet supply store is about 30 minutes one way, so factor in an hour driving time, plus i always buy extra stuff when i go in there [dangerous place!] the chicken soup is at a feed store, so i'm not as tempted to buy toys, catnip, etc - 'cause they don't stock them! and even the local pet stores don't have things like merrick, evander, etc. i'd like to try the evander, to see if i can convert Pixel to wet food, but you have to order a whole case. i'd rather try a few cans at a time, in case she's not interested. sure would make treating her herpes a lot easier if i could just put the lysine in her food!Originally Posted by white cat lover
Me too! I believe it was Laureen who gave me those websites! Otherwise, I don't know what I would do! I can't get much around here, if I drive an hour, I can get Nutro, Gourmet Clasics, Eagle Pack, & Wellness, but no Innova wet or the Merrick that they suddenly love.
Thanks Laureen for the websites!
Christine, I apparently am missing those coupons. I never remember to check my junk e-mail, so I might have to. I get the order confirmations, but haven't seen any coupons(I ordered from them a month ago).
my local petstore is 1 hr away
here are some online places you can try:Originally Posted by momof3rugratz
my local petstore is 1 hr awayI have to go there for food because I live in a small place so there is no other pet supply places. Even the nearest place for Hay is 55 min away in Logan.
epetpals - they have lots of brands
pet food direct - them, too
petco
petsmart
all natural pet foods
timberwolf organics - you can get serengeti here
premium foods online - they have lots of brands, too
check at the place you buy hay - they might sell the chicken soup cat food. i can only find it at the feed store or online, not the pet stores.
i also have a couple of links for ordering raw food online, if you want them.
I'm not sure I want to think about this, but...
Canned Food: 2 cans ProPlan a day at $.6 x 3 cats x 30 days = $108
Dry Food: 1 jug ProPlan a month = $15
Litter: 2 bags a month at $12 a bag = $24
Toys & Misc: Usually about $10 a month in new toys & other stuff (I just can't resist them!)
Vet Fund: I put $30 out of each pay check (so $60 a month) in a special fund to cover any possible emergencies we might have. (Since all my boys are rescues, insurance is really, really high, so I went this route.)
So...all told...OMG...
...$217 a month. What a bunch of spoiled kitties! Do NOT tell my husband that! (They're totally worth it, though. They save me at least that much in psychotherapy for stress.)
Canned Food: 2 cans ProPlan a day at $.6 x 3 cats x 30 days = $108
Dry Food: 1 jug ProPlan a month = $15
Litter: 2 bags a month at $12 a bag = $24
Toys & Misc: Usually about $10 a month in new toys & other stuff (I just can't resist them!)
Vet Fund: I put $30 out of each pay check (so $60 a month) in a special fund to cover any possible emergencies we might have. (Since all my boys are rescues, insurance is really, really high, so I went this route.)
So...all told...OMG...
Do you think the Chicken soup is better for my dog & cat then the Nutro is. Right now tey are on Nutro.
the best way to tell is to compare ingredients here's Nutro Natural Choice Complete Care Adult Dry: $28.99 for 20 pounds plus shipping
Chicken meal, ground rice, corn gluten meal, poultry fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), dried beet pulp, natural flavors, rice flour, rice protein concentrate, herring meal, sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, a source of natural vitamin E), dehydrated alfalfa meal, oat fiber, yeast culture, potassium chloride, menhaden fish oil, choline chloride, dried egg product, taurine, dl-methionine, vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, inositol, dried bacillus licheniformis fermentation extract, dried bacillus subtilis fermentation extract, ascorbic acid (source of vitamin C), chicory extract, cranberry powder, niacin, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, biotin, riboflavin supplement (source of vitamin B2), calcium iodate, vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (source of vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), folic acid.
here's Chicken Soup: $21.99 plus shipping for 18 pounds
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Chicken, Salmon, chicken meal, whole grain brown rice, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), oatmeal, whole grain white rice, potatoes, cracked pearled barley, millet, turkey, duck, flaxseed, egg product, natural chicken flavor, carrots, peas, apples, dried skim milk, kelp, cranberry powder, rosemary extract, parsley flake, salt, choline chloride, dried chicory root, methionine, potassium chloride, taurine, zinc sulfate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.
[/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]to me, they look very similar, but Chicken soup is usually less expensive. [/font][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
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chn soups biggest downfall is the heavy grain... 6 or 7 cant remember and low omega 6/3 ... It is far cheaper at the feed store than nutro thus why I am thinking of using it as feral food ... It is a great food compared to most...
Canned food - around $1 per 13 ounce can. They go through 3-5 per day.
Dry food - $28 per 38# bag. This lasts about a month.
Litter - 80# per week, at around $10 per 40#.
Toys and treats - around $15/month.
I work at a small pet supply store so I get everything at a discount. Food and litter are actually barely cheaper than if I went to a large store and paid retail (food is marked up fairly little over wholesale). But toys and treats are a lot cheaper. The problem with this is that it makes me buy them lots of toys and treats cos they're so inexpensive, andin the end I still spend more $ because if they weren't so cheap, I wouldn't be buying them at all!
Oh, and for the ferals - 2 cans of cheap food per day (usually Friskies), which I stock up on when it's on sale for $.25/can. For dry, they get the free sample pouches I can get from the store. It's perfect - 1-2 pouches feeds a colony perfectly, and they're getting dry foods like Evo, Innova Adult, California Natural, and Royal Canin which I really wouldn't be able to afford for them otherwise.
Dry food - $28 per 38# bag. This lasts about a month.
Litter - 80# per week, at around $10 per 40#.
Toys and treats - around $15/month.
I work at a small pet supply store so I get everything at a discount. Food and litter are actually barely cheaper than if I went to a large store and paid retail (food is marked up fairly little over wholesale). But toys and treats are a lot cheaper. The problem with this is that it makes me buy them lots of toys and treats cos they're so inexpensive, andin the end I still spend more $ because if they weren't so cheap, I wouldn't be buying them at all!
Oh, and for the ferals - 2 cans of cheap food per day (usually Friskies), which I stock up on when it's on sale for $.25/can. For dry, they get the free sample pouches I can get from the store. It's perfect - 1-2 pouches feeds a colony perfectly, and they're getting dry foods like Evo, Innova Adult, California Natural, and Royal Canin which I really wouldn't be able to afford for them otherwise.
Is chicken and veal better then the chicken meal. I read the first few ingrediants means alot.
Chicken meal is whole chicken with the water removed, so there is actually more volume to it.
So when it says chicken meal that is better because it is less water.
