I desperately need some advice. My secure job is starting to look less secure. I have an overweight 8-year-old cat who I've had for about a year. When I adopted him, the rescue lady told me to feed him Wellness, wet food only, because of his being overweight and too much kibble from his former owner having made him fat. For the most part I've been doing that (with only some occasional dry if I go away somewhere overnight and now and then because I thought it was supposed to be good for his teeth). Sadly, my cat is still overweight. (I recently got him a harness and leash in the hopes that more movement might help, too, even if he just takes me for walks inside our apt. building.)
The problem is Wellness is very expensive. I need to find some other healthy alternative for him that I can afford even if something happens to my job. I'm trying to pinch pennies as much as I can now, just in case. I do sometimes get other brands if they're on sale. Can someone suggest an affordable food option that doesn't have by-products? And preferably as close to grain-free as possible, given his weight issues? I'm in NYC so there's no Wal-Mart or Sam's Club or things like that anywhere nearby that I can get to, since I'd need a car to get there.
The owner of my local pet store told me about some frozen raw food (Rad Cat), but when I googled it, it looks even more expensive than Wellness. But that made me start reading up on raw food, thinking that maybe less processed food would be cheaper. (I'm vegetarian, I haven't bought meat in a few years….) I got so far as to give him some raw chicken. (He loved it - meanwhile I'm thinking: Parasites! Disease! I don't think I could go that route without getting a complex.) So maybe not that.
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, I'd be so grateful…
The problem is Wellness is very expensive. I need to find some other healthy alternative for him that I can afford even if something happens to my job. I'm trying to pinch pennies as much as I can now, just in case. I do sometimes get other brands if they're on sale. Can someone suggest an affordable food option that doesn't have by-products? And preferably as close to grain-free as possible, given his weight issues? I'm in NYC so there's no Wal-Mart or Sam's Club or things like that anywhere nearby that I can get to, since I'd need a car to get there.
The owner of my local pet store told me about some frozen raw food (Rad Cat), but when I googled it, it looks even more expensive than Wellness. But that made me start reading up on raw food, thinking that maybe less processed food would be cheaper. (I'm vegetarian, I haven't bought meat in a few years….) I got so far as to give him some raw chicken. (He loved it - meanwhile I'm thinking: Parasites! Disease! I don't think I could go that route without getting a complex.) So maybe not that.
Anyway, if anyone has any ideas, I'd be so grateful…