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26, so not so average. XDI am an old fart compared to you...52 years old (ETA: assuming you are average college age...). I only mention that so I can say: I cannot believe the change in cat foods over the past 15 years or so. Lots of good options out there that did not exist before. I almost fell over the other day when I saw my local PetCo is offering raw food! Raw food in a big box pet store... So many good choices.
Why don't you see if you can pick up a package of chicken gizzards next time you are shopping and give them a few chunks a day to get them prepped for raw? They are usually CHEAP - already in chunks (convenient for the busy student) - you can top the canned meals with a couple of chunks or as treats to prep them for raw in the future. When I make a batch of food, I like to pop a few in each container for a little "chew" - each chunk has connective tissue. And THAT exhausts my knowledge of what exactly a chicken gizzard is! Given in a small amount, you don't have to worry about them throwing off the balance of the canned food.
The Petco a block away stocks raw options too - Primal, Nature's Variety and something else I can't remember. I should check that again, although I remember I dismissed it as too expensive.
The Feline's Pride that I used to feed has gone up in price from the one store in my city that stocks it. It used to be $2 a day, but now it has gone up to $3 a day to feed FP.
Re; Chicken gizzards - you mean from the grocery store? I was under the impression that grocery store meat aren't great because of the preservatives/stuffs they put in to be able to store on the shelf for days.
I just have another idea too... I'm going to ask around my friends and see if they are willing to rent out their freezer space to me. If I can rent enough freezer space to keep all the meat, then it won't be a problem anymore. $1.20 a day if I order 35 lbs, $0.87 per day if I order 51 lbs.