I might go raw in a few months, so I am wondering how much you spend per month on food? TIA
Where does $500 come from???Originally Posted by fattykitty
I guess raw will have to wait. $500 isn't really manageable at the moment, sadly. I'll stick with grain-free dry and 13 oz cans of wet.
Sorry...that's what I would spend per year. I was typing almost one handed in a rush-sorry.Originally Posted by mschauer
Where does $500 come from???
Why do you buy your chicken wings specifically from Whole Foods?I now buy my cat foods from four different stores (local grocery for kidney and liver, pricerite for turkey drumsticks and chicken leg quarters, BJs - like a Sams Club - for pork and beef, and Whole Foods for ground chicken wings).
Good luck!
Hi, Beesto!Why do you buy your chicken wings specifically from Whole Foods?I now buy my cat foods from four different stores (local grocery for kidney and liver, pricerite for turkey drumsticks and chicken leg quarters, BJs - like a Sams Club - for pork and beef, and Whole Foods for ground chicken wings).
Good luck!
What is your opinion on feeding meaty bones? I'm nervous to feed my cats bones when I read about pieces of bones getting stuck in their teeth. And some people supplement the calcium I think but it seems like if you can grind bones then that's better.
I'm thinking the frankenprey seems easier than a grinder but then maybe it's not because you have to be really good with a cleaver. What do you think?
Hi AuntieCrazy! (your name cracks me up)
Shortly after that, however, I switched to completely prey model raw (and yes, absolutely, a PMR, or "frankenprey", diet is easier to prepare than ground). Once the kitties learned how to crunch bone and strengthened their jaw muscles, there was no reason to keep them on ground, and lots of reasons to get them on whole bone. :-)
Not too long ago, however, I upgraded once again and now feed my kitties whole prey.
Where do you buy freeze dried liver? Also, how about the other organs? And are you feeding more than just chicken? I keep reading about variety and wondering how often you need to use different types of meat. What you just described seems so much easier.
i have three cats. switching from feeding high-quality, grain free canned food to home cooked food saves me a significant amount of money. i spent about $40 to get all of the supplements, which all last for numerous batches of food. weekly i spend about $12-17 on chicken, depending on sale prices, and i buy freeze dried liver for under $3/batch. i would have to guess that it costs me around $22 to feed three cats home cooked food every week; i was spending between $30-40 a week on high-quality canned food. i also have seen a huge difference in the litter boxes (so much less stuff that they just pass through) and their overall health.
i buy stewart freeze dried liver treats and send them through the grinder with the chicken. i supplement with taurine and do not feed other organs because i don't have good sources for them AND hearts make my samantha vomit. i also feed freeze dried commercial raw for about 25% of their diet - i use stella & chewy's, either duck duck goose or tummy ticklin' turkey so they do get different protein sources.
Where do you buy freeze dried liver? Also, how about the other organs? And are you feeding more than just chicken? I keep reading about variety and wondering how often you need to use different types of meat. What you just described seems so much easier.
Ahhh, yes- I like that option of using some commercial to add to the variety. Great info. I appreciate it.
i buy stewart freeze dried liver treats and send them through the grinder with the chicken. i supplement with taurine and do not feed other organs because i don't have good sources for them AND hearts make my samantha vomit. i also feed freeze dried commercial raw for about 25% of their diet - i use stella & chewy's, either duck duck goose or tummy ticklin' turkey so they do get different protein sources.