I'm considering transitioning to raw, but as a broke college student, the cost of it is critical. Right now my cat eats half wet half dry, and even with feeding raw I would keep the dry around because she loves it and I want her to be able to graze if she gets hungry since I can't leave the raw out all day. It costs me about $20 a month to feed the canned and I'm guessing around $10 a month for the dry but I really have no idea.
I plan, at least to start, to use grocery store boneless meats and a supplement like Alnutrin with calcium. I don't mind adding in liver or eggs. I don't have a grinder, I can't afford a grinder, so I would see if putting boneless meats in a blender works. If it doesn't I'll spend a century chopping it up small enough for my cat. She's not a chewer. I also don't have enough freezer space to make tons of food at once, and the power bill is already too high to add another freezer, so I would be making small batches. Since raw will only be half her diet she'll only be eating a few ounces a day, so a pound of food will probably last a week+ if it doesn't take much to fill her up. If I get the Alnutrin that I weigh out myself a $20 bag should last 30-40 pounds or 30-40 weeks. That puts me at $0.67 - $0.50 a week in supplements (not including the cost of shipping). If I buy meat on sale will it keep within the $20 a month range? I don't eat meat so I have absolutely no idea what the cost of it is.
I plan, at least to start, to use grocery store boneless meats and a supplement like Alnutrin with calcium. I don't mind adding in liver or eggs. I don't have a grinder, I can't afford a grinder, so I would see if putting boneless meats in a blender works. If it doesn't I'll spend a century chopping it up small enough for my cat. She's not a chewer. I also don't have enough freezer space to make tons of food at once, and the power bill is already too high to add another freezer, so I would be making small batches. Since raw will only be half her diet she'll only be eating a few ounces a day, so a pound of food will probably last a week+ if it doesn't take much to fill her up. If I get the Alnutrin that I weigh out myself a $20 bag should last 30-40 pounds or 30-40 weeks. That puts me at $0.67 - $0.50 a week in supplements (not including the cost of shipping). If I buy meat on sale will it keep within the $20 a month range? I don't eat meat so I have absolutely no idea what the cost of it is.