Hello all,
Currently I am feeding a mix of grain in and grain free for my two cats Kattie and Oscar. I rotate through brands so they don't get finicky and also so they have a rounded diet. Currently their dry is Before Grain Chicken and Wellness Chicken for the grain in food. I have fed in the past Blue Wilderness, Felidae, Taste of the Wild, Solid Gold, Wellness, Acana and Orijen. I rotate and they seem to like them all. I always stick with a high quality dry food and would never feed the cheaper stuff drywise.
However, on their canned they are super picky. They don't really like the pates although Katie likes the BG turkey formula and some of the Blue line pates. She will eat the lower end brand pates like Friskies poultry platter, Fancy Feast Classic lines, they both love the Whiskas trays ect. On the higher end stuff they like Pro Plan, Avoderm and they absolutely love Nutro max cans. I don't care for the Nutro brand, but I can always guarentee that it will be gone.
I try to get both cats to eat canned twice a day and they are on a limited amount of dry twice a day. Kattie likes canned more than Oscar, but I find that he likes the chunks in gravy (I know they aren't as good, but I figure he is eating it and that is more moisture for him.)
Well next month is going to be a tighter than normal month in the budget, so I am going to try and stock up in canned foods for both the cats and dog. Any tips ans to getting good prices? I know that if I buy a pallate or tray that it is cheaper, but the cats like variety and won't eat the same flavor two days in a row, (I know spoiled). Can I mix flavors on a tray of say friskies or fancy feast? I like getting the better stuff like Blue, Wellness, Avoderm ect, but it isn't always eaten and that is alot more money wasted compared to 55 cents on fancy feast. Don't get me wrong I normally buy a mix of good and not so good but it might have to be more of the cheaper stuff for next month. Also I can buy the authority line and is the sophisticat line any good? My cats are also more of the chunks in gravy lovers so I worry when getting the cheaper stuff as the ingredients don't usually look as good. Anyways, I am looking to buy about 30 cans of cat food both 3 and 6 ounce versions, and I also have to get dog food but a can lasts two days for him so I can get by on less plus I try to feed more of the grain free stuff to him. Any tips would be appreciated. Also if there is a cheap brand that is still decent that I haven't mentioned let me know.
I know everyone is probably having to pinch pennies, and I will never feed the super cheap stuff, or stop cans, i just need ideas to get through the next tight spot til money is a little better.
Currently I am feeding a mix of grain in and grain free for my two cats Kattie and Oscar. I rotate through brands so they don't get finicky and also so they have a rounded diet. Currently their dry is Before Grain Chicken and Wellness Chicken for the grain in food. I have fed in the past Blue Wilderness, Felidae, Taste of the Wild, Solid Gold, Wellness, Acana and Orijen. I rotate and they seem to like them all. I always stick with a high quality dry food and would never feed the cheaper stuff drywise.
However, on their canned they are super picky. They don't really like the pates although Katie likes the BG turkey formula and some of the Blue line pates. She will eat the lower end brand pates like Friskies poultry platter, Fancy Feast Classic lines, they both love the Whiskas trays ect. On the higher end stuff they like Pro Plan, Avoderm and they absolutely love Nutro max cans. I don't care for the Nutro brand, but I can always guarentee that it will be gone.
I try to get both cats to eat canned twice a day and they are on a limited amount of dry twice a day. Kattie likes canned more than Oscar, but I find that he likes the chunks in gravy (I know they aren't as good, but I figure he is eating it and that is more moisture for him.)
Well next month is going to be a tighter than normal month in the budget, so I am going to try and stock up in canned foods for both the cats and dog. Any tips ans to getting good prices? I know that if I buy a pallate or tray that it is cheaper, but the cats like variety and won't eat the same flavor two days in a row, (I know spoiled). Can I mix flavors on a tray of say friskies or fancy feast? I like getting the better stuff like Blue, Wellness, Avoderm ect, but it isn't always eaten and that is alot more money wasted compared to 55 cents on fancy feast. Don't get me wrong I normally buy a mix of good and not so good but it might have to be more of the cheaper stuff for next month. Also I can buy the authority line and is the sophisticat line any good? My cats are also more of the chunks in gravy lovers so I worry when getting the cheaper stuff as the ingredients don't usually look as good. Anyways, I am looking to buy about 30 cans of cat food both 3 and 6 ounce versions, and I also have to get dog food but a can lasts two days for him so I can get by on less plus I try to feed more of the grain free stuff to him. Any tips would be appreciated. Also if there is a cheap brand that is still decent that I haven't mentioned let me know.
I know everyone is probably having to pinch pennies, and I will never feed the super cheap stuff, or stop cans, i just need ideas to get through the next tight spot til money is a little better.