How much do you spend on cat food per week? I think I spend too much...?

I spend way more than £10 a week on my cat.

My excuse is that he's old and he was a rescue cat so he deserves to be treated like a little king!!

I buy him a multi box of wet food. a box of dry food. single tins of 'posh' wet food! Then I buy him tins of sardines and frozen fish for treats. oh and chicken coz he loves that.

If you can afford it, then keep it up. If not, you might want to cut back on the canned food a bit. One can a day each should be good, then give dry food. You might want to try better quality dry food like Innova or something that has less corn fillers in it. I feed a grain-free brand called Orijen. They get full faster because of all the protein in it. A bag lasts about a month, $20 Canadian a bag. I tried to get my cat to use World's Best Cat Litter, no go.

I believe if you double the pounds you get the dollars. More or less. So that means that you're spending $160 a month for food and litter. I gotta say - yikes!

Obviously the UK and the US don't offer the same foods and probably don't offer the same litters, so it'll be difficult to compare judiciously.

Are you sure you aren't overfeeding? This rule should be true regardless of what country you're in: The average cat can eat around 25 calories per pound per day. If your cat is 10 pounds that means it can eat 250 calories per day and maintain its weight. You of course have to find out how many calories are in the food and you should know what your cat weighs and how much it SHOULD weigh.

To me, two cans per day PLUS dry food sounds like way too much if you're using the larger cans (6oz or so). If you're buying smaller cans (3oz) then it doesn't sound too bad.

If I were you, I'd make the effort to find out how many calories are in the foods you're using, figure out how much the cats should weigh, and then feed them only that much. That *might* help lower your bills if you are overfeeding.

It may also be that the foods you've chosen are overpriced. That is true of Science Diet in the US anyway. Unfortunately I've heard that there aren't many good foods in the UK so I can't suggest anything better. The only brand that I've ever heard recommended is James Wellbeloved.

I do think cats should be fed the best food possible, and I personally would sooner economize myself than buy less expensive and lesser quality foods for them. But only you know what your budget can stand.

Luckily for me, I have one cat eating raw meat which is very inexpensive and the other is being transitioned to it. If I ever get them both on raw, that would be around 16 pounds of meat per month for both cats. Assuming average price is $2 per pound, that would be only $32 per month. Litter - I've never paid attention to how much it costs. I buy 14 pound bags and each bag lasts about a month. So that's something like $6 per month.

Sophie is still eating canned food, and her current brand is around $1 per can. She eats 1/2 can per day, so that comes to $15 per month if my math is right. One can every 2 days.

You might look into this for your cats. You can't just feed them meat, you do have to do research and make sure they get all the supplements they need, but it may very well be less expensive for you too!

You are spending too much on your cats. It may be difficult now to get them to change but I have got two cats who have always been fed on Hills Science Diet alone. My vet recommended that this is what they should eat. It's expensive to buy the 5kg or 10kg bags but they last for ages and will cost nothing like what you are paying now. As for cat litter there is probably not an alternative if you don't want to (or can't) let them go outside. Just out of interest they should not be given milk either - water is sufficient.

Wow.

My cat's food costs about $20...but not per week! More like per month. She doesn't eat alot. Are you sure you arent overfeeding your cats?

Really....that's all I spend..that $20 a month for food, and then the only other money I spend on her is vet visits, since she won't eat cat treats, she prefers to potty outside so a bag of litter lasts a while, and her favorite toys are boxes.

My dog though... that's another story. I spend alot on my dog :P

I seem to spend a fortune on cat food too. I have done a lot of research and feel that buying my cats grain-free cat food is best (which I feel has the best ingredients, but is also the most pricey). You're supposed to be able to feed less of this stuff because the cat gets more nutrients out of it (no fillers (grains) which just pass right through). I'm willing to pay the extra money because I'm just one of those people who is an animal nut, and I'm also hoping this will keep my cats healthier in the long run.

My 16 y/o cat has chronic renal failure and has racked up huge vet bills this year because of that, and cruddy food (especially dry food) is thought to help cause it. She ate dry food and medium-low quality canned food her whole life up until this year, and it's trashed her kidneys. My brother's cat, who ate the same things, had food-related bladder issues, too, and obesity, which low quality food also promotes.

So, that's my take. I'm just sucking it up and paying the higher price now in hopes that it will save me in the long run on my two younger cats.

My cat is always hungry i am with you its so expensive we had my cat on this big carton food (i forget what its called) it cost me £7 a week plus his buiscuits at £3.15 per week then a bag of cat litter every month at £15.00. we put our cat back on whiskas pouches (12) sometimes you get 2 boxes for a fiver in our supermarket and we went back on go-cat biscuits they are cheaper. I think all the food is the same i just think they would do anything to come up with new money-making schemes. x

I dread to think how much i spend , i have 3 cats and they dont stop eating ... Its not worth buying cheaper cat food as they turn their noses up at it ... Cheeky beggers ....

By all means try ... buy just one tin of a cheaper brand each week , a different brand a week and see if like any of them ...

thats a lot of money !

there is usually little or no difference between the pouches or tins of food in terms of quality just make sure its for kittens....regarding the litter...blimey! how much?? get them to go outside when they are ready this will save you a fortune!

don't be afraid to shop around, some of the supermarkets own brands are much cheaper and your kitties will probably not notice much difference!

$60 a month for three cats. This includes dry food, canned food and assorted treats. It was over $75 a month when we had 5 cats. We don't feed any of them garbage foods.