Just me thinking out loud since cost of kitty food has been mentioned and compared in a previous thread, but didn't want to highjack that thread.
This has probably been discussed before, so pardon this newbie to the group if that is the case.
If you were to do a comparison of stool (poop) sizes and frequency for kitties eating kibble, canned, and home-prepared raw, I would be extremely surprised if kibble or canned were cheaper than home-prepared raw. The reason being, the more bioavailable, digestible, and nutrient dense a food is (comparing pound to pound--or oz to oz), the smaller the stools because the food it being utilized by kitties as opposed to being eliminated in their stools.
Anyone up for comparing stool sizes? Or maybe someone has gotten this adventurous.
All I can say is back in the day when I fed kibble and canned, kitty poos were much larger and frequent. On raw mine poo once a day to every other day--and the size is considerably smaller and has NO smell. (Yup, I've given them the sniff test.
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If you were to do a comparison of stool (poop) sizes and frequency for kitties eating kibble, canned, and home-prepared raw, I would be extremely surprised if kibble or canned were cheaper than home-prepared raw. The reason being, the more bioavailable, digestible, and nutrient dense a food is (comparing pound to pound--or oz to oz), the smaller the stools because the food it being utilized by kitties as opposed to being eliminated in their stools.
Anyone up for comparing stool sizes? Or maybe someone has gotten this adventurous.
All I can say is back in the day when I fed kibble and canned, kitty poos were much larger and frequent. On raw mine poo once a day to every other day--and the size is considerably smaller and has NO smell. (Yup, I've given them the sniff test.