Hi all,
So I've recently adopted a 5mo little bugger from the local Humane Society here and have run into a small dilemma with respect to feeding healthy food while not overspending. Now I realize the importance of good food for cats, but I am currently a student and don't have the means to spend over $50 a month on quality wet food while paying rent, groceries, tuition etc... Although I would love to, I can't afford it for now.
So kitty currently eats 3 servings (85-90g a day) of FROMM grain-free dry food. This gives enough for him to eat at meal time and graze until next meal time. He also drinks a ton of water, which makes sense since it is dry food after all...
I bought this because my dog at home currently eats FROMM dog food and the breeder bragged about how great it is, so I figured FROMM probably makes great cat food too and low and behold the local shop owners agree. Thing is it's approximately $34/mo and that's already a bit at the top end of my budget; but I'm willing to make the stretch for this little guy. The problem is, after so much reading, wet food is apparently much more suitable for cats. The cheapest canned food I can find is at Walmart, Fancy Feast pate for $0.68/85g can. That is approximately $20.40/mo for 1 serving and 40.80/mo for 2 servings. This is already getting a bit prohibitive price-wise and I'm 90% sure that quality of ingredients in FROMM is a million times better than FF which contains artificial and natural flavourings and other random crap on the ingredient label - please correct me if I'm wrong about FF ingredients, I haven't done enough research to make solid conclusions on the effect of these ingredients but I'd rather avoid them than risk feeding non-carnivore foods.
With all that said:
1) Is it worth it to make the switch from FROMM to FF, and if yes, how many servings/day should I give? Should I do a mix of both?
a. If I were to do a mix of both how much should I feed kitty and how would the price turn out per month using the prices I listed here
2) Are there other brands I should consider with respect to dry foods/wet foods that are just as good or better than my current options and cheaper?
3)Can I just wet the dry food a bit so it softens up and provides a bit of moisture? Or is that a terrible idea (spoilage issues?) ...
4)For all the Canadians out there, are there any good retailers out there which have decent prices on cat food? I live around the GTA in Ontario if that helps at all.
Thanks!
So I've recently adopted a 5mo little bugger from the local Humane Society here and have run into a small dilemma with respect to feeding healthy food while not overspending. Now I realize the importance of good food for cats, but I am currently a student and don't have the means to spend over $50 a month on quality wet food while paying rent, groceries, tuition etc... Although I would love to, I can't afford it for now.
So kitty currently eats 3 servings (85-90g a day) of FROMM grain-free dry food. This gives enough for him to eat at meal time and graze until next meal time. He also drinks a ton of water, which makes sense since it is dry food after all...
I bought this because my dog at home currently eats FROMM dog food and the breeder bragged about how great it is, so I figured FROMM probably makes great cat food too and low and behold the local shop owners agree. Thing is it's approximately $34/mo and that's already a bit at the top end of my budget; but I'm willing to make the stretch for this little guy. The problem is, after so much reading, wet food is apparently much more suitable for cats. The cheapest canned food I can find is at Walmart, Fancy Feast pate for $0.68/85g can. That is approximately $20.40/mo for 1 serving and 40.80/mo for 2 servings. This is already getting a bit prohibitive price-wise and I'm 90% sure that quality of ingredients in FROMM is a million times better than FF which contains artificial and natural flavourings and other random crap on the ingredient label - please correct me if I'm wrong about FF ingredients, I haven't done enough research to make solid conclusions on the effect of these ingredients but I'd rather avoid them than risk feeding non-carnivore foods.
With all that said:
1) Is it worth it to make the switch from FROMM to FF, and if yes, how many servings/day should I give? Should I do a mix of both?
a. If I were to do a mix of both how much should I feed kitty and how would the price turn out per month using the prices I listed here
2) Are there other brands I should consider with respect to dry foods/wet foods that are just as good or better than my current options and cheaper?
3)Can I just wet the dry food a bit so it softens up and provides a bit of moisture? Or is that a terrible idea (spoilage issues?) ...
4)For all the Canadians out there, are there any good retailers out there which have decent prices on cat food? I live around the GTA in Ontario if that helps at all.
Thanks!