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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 314036" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Star is right. I can't remember the brand names, but WalMart does sell a couple of house brand dog and cat foods that aren't bad. The dog food is lamb and rice and I think the cat food is chicken and rice.</p><p></p><p>Out of the super premium foods, Taste of the Wild and Canidae come out best in terms of price point. Both are excellent foods and come in several varieties.</p><p></p><p>If you are willing to cook and able to search up recipes, you can cook up home-made meals for about the same cost per serving as you would spend for a meal for yourself (thinking a frugal meal here)</p><p></p><p>A full raw diet is the best if you can swing it and have the storage for large amounts of ingredients. It'll kill you if you have to buy fresh ingredients in small amounts.</p><p></p><p>Just FYI, CATS cannot digest starches. They lack the liver and pancreatic enzymes to handle them.</p><p></p><p>In fact, cats can't even TASTE sweets at all. If they go after the ice cream, it is the milk they want.</p><p></p><p>With manufactured pet foods you have to be very careful as most of them contract out the actual processing. This is why the melamine in wheat gluten scandal a couple of years back killed so many pets. The bulk of those foods were all processed in a very few plants.</p><p></p><p>Going raw is a personal choice. I am NOT rich. I live on VA/SSDI. Granted, my SSDI is higher than the usual because I made good money while I was still able to work, but it is still a bite in my pocketbook.</p><p></p><p>I chose to go that route because I am willing to cut back in other areas in order to do so.</p><p></p><p>You can't fault people who were in a better situation when they got their pets. Had I known how my life would change, I never would've gotten my current dog. As it is, I've taken on the responsibility and I have to care for him to the best of my ability.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 314036, member: 1963"] Star is right. I can't remember the brand names, but WalMart does sell a couple of house brand dog and cat foods that aren't bad. The dog food is lamb and rice and I think the cat food is chicken and rice. Out of the super premium foods, Taste of the Wild and Canidae come out best in terms of price point. Both are excellent foods and come in several varieties. If you are willing to cook and able to search up recipes, you can cook up home-made meals for about the same cost per serving as you would spend for a meal for yourself (thinking a frugal meal here) A full raw diet is the best if you can swing it and have the storage for large amounts of ingredients. It'll kill you if you have to buy fresh ingredients in small amounts. Just FYI, CATS cannot digest starches. They lack the liver and pancreatic enzymes to handle them. In fact, cats can't even TASTE sweets at all. If they go after the ice cream, it is the milk they want. With manufactured pet foods you have to be very careful as most of them contract out the actual processing. This is why the melamine in wheat gluten scandal a couple of years back killed so many pets. The bulk of those foods were all processed in a very few plants. Going raw is a personal choice. I am NOT rich. I live on VA/SSDI. Granted, my SSDI is higher than the usual because I made good money while I was still able to work, but it is still a bite in my pocketbook. I chose to go that route because I am willing to cut back in other areas in order to do so. You can't fault people who were in a better situation when they got their pets. Had I known how my life would change, I never would've gotten my current dog. As it is, I've taken on the responsibility and I have to care for him to the best of my ability. [/QUOTE]
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