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Sprout's bowel issues seem to have resolved since I started feeding canned lamb formula exclusively. We started off with an Rx lamb formula, and when that went well we decided to switch all the cats to a lamb food to make our lives a bit easier.
So my search began. After looking through long lists of lamb formula dog foods, I've discovered that there seems to be only ONE lamb formula cat food available in my area. It seems to be a great food - NV Instinct Lamb. However, the Instinct Lamb is available only in canned. I tried the dry Prairie Lamb, but that was a no go for Sprout. So all 3 cats have been eating Instinct lamb canned for the past several months.
I started out splitting 24oz each day between the 3 cats, but over time I noticed they seemed to be losing a bit of weight, so now I've been feeding 36oz between the three each day and that seems to fill them up. Since the Instinct is only available in 6oz cans at $1.79 each, that means I am spending $10.74 per DAY on cat food. I know that Sprout needs it, that canned food is better for them and I like the grain-free aspect, but I am really getting tired of listening to my DH rant about the $300+ monthly cat food bill.
This is really just a rant about the lack of options for cat food. It seems that almost EVERYTHING has chicken in it if you look far enough down the ingredient list. Is it really too much to ask for some company to make a grain-free lamb formula dry cat food???? Or even for NV to make larger cans of the Instinct???
Grumble, grumble... This is the wrong attitude to have on Thanksgiving. I should just be thankful I found a solution to Sprout's problem, even if it costs a bit of money. Thanks for listening to me whine.
So my search began. After looking through long lists of lamb formula dog foods, I've discovered that there seems to be only ONE lamb formula cat food available in my area. It seems to be a great food - NV Instinct Lamb. However, the Instinct Lamb is available only in canned. I tried the dry Prairie Lamb, but that was a no go for Sprout. So all 3 cats have been eating Instinct lamb canned for the past several months.
I started out splitting 24oz each day between the 3 cats, but over time I noticed they seemed to be losing a bit of weight, so now I've been feeding 36oz between the three each day and that seems to fill them up. Since the Instinct is only available in 6oz cans at $1.79 each, that means I am spending $10.74 per DAY on cat food. I know that Sprout needs it, that canned food is better for them and I like the grain-free aspect, but I am really getting tired of listening to my DH rant about the $300+ monthly cat food bill.
Grumble, grumble... This is the wrong attitude to have on Thanksgiving. I should just be thankful I found a solution to Sprout's problem, even if it costs a bit of money. Thanks for listening to me whine.