Yet Another Food Thread... in a good way!

[IndysMamma]

Hey

Not asking for help, just sharing something I found

Indy and Misha decided they hated their Schmusy pouches so I grabbed some Tesco Luxury to tide me over til I could go Pets at Home etc... it says 50% fish on the box etc and at £3.90 for 12 pouches I thought I would give it a try

Got the Fish selection first

It is chunks of actual fish! like you get in a tin for human consumption, with a bit of jelly (crab jelly and shrimp jelly etc) and is fab, the pouches are only 85g but with that being actual 85g food not gravy/corn meal like a lot of foods the boys are happy at half a pouch each per day meal and a pouch each at night, down from a pouch each day meal and 1.5 at night (my cats get breakfast, tea and supper) so not only is it a fairly cheap food they are eating less!

The chicken selection looks a lot like potted meat/baby food where you actually have proper bits of meat again, in some jelly.

My boys have gone nuts for it and I feel good about the quality. The 50% doesn't seem to include the shrimp/crab/liver/whatever mixer... only the main 'meat/fish' and doesn't count the water content I think as there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of ingredients and no added grain products like maize.


Oh and a tip for raw feeders

I get all my raw foods down at my local market, the various butchers/fish mongers on there... I can get 40 chicken wings for £3, loads of offcuts/offal etc for pence per pound... especially if you go just before closing on a Saturday as they will throw a lot out since they aren't open on Sunday. Many Market butchers offer great quality meats at low prices for people, never mind the 'animal' cuts (the ugly bits of meat people don't like eating, just as nutritious though) I even buy human cuts or mince for the boys and Mabel too. One Butcher even gives me giblets for free

[thelioncub]

Thanks for sharing!
I am hoping to start my boys on raw, but when I asked an in-store butcher they said they weren't allowed to sell the off-cuts. Another sad reason things were so much better when high-streets had local stores, instead of chains!
I'm hoping that the butchers in the farmers market near us will be able to help instead. Otherwise there isn't anything local to me.

[IndysMamma]

small butchers like farmers markets stalls etc tend to look more at the bottom line, they need every penny they can get to stay afloat at the moment, so offering £2 for something they were gonna throw away will make em happy

[Vic81]

Timmy has Tesco Luxury too, he loves the sardines and mackerel for breakfast, he comes and gives you kisses afterwards though lol yuk lol Only problem is my Tesco is always running out of it, its also the only reason I go to Tesco lol

[Kathryn1]

I gave my sasha Tesco luxury but she ended up with a bad stomach eating it, so think it was too much for her stomach. xx she is back on whiskas "oh so meaty" now xx

[kindyroot]

I find it really silly to refuse selling you off-cuts here in morocco you can even get them for free (not saying we are smarter lol), do you know why is that? a law? what for?

[Kiskasiberians]

Originally Posted by kindyroot

I find it really silly to refuse selling you off-cuts here in morocco you can even get them for free (not saying we are smarter lol), do you know why is that? a law? what for?

EU regulations I'm afraid, whilst it is ok for butchers to sell offcuts for pets (this is a specific exclusion from the legislation) supermarkets would be classed as pet food establishments and have to go through a whole series of proccesses that would not make it cost-effective.

[gazt]

i,ll give that a try our cat is fed part raw part dry dry in the morning raw chicken in the evening he is doing really well on it he looks a lot better and is more content he is ten years old now and looks as well as he ever has we took him in 9 years ago ,well he walked in and was never claimed he was very thin and nervous but soon came round with a bit of tlc he is now king of the manor and walks round are street as if he owns it most of the dogs round here are scared of him some of the residents call him street cat lol

[IndysMamma]

our vet Angie, swears by chicken wings and thighs for keeping teeth healthy and clean (alongside a balanced healthy diet) as the crunching is an effective cleaner and there are no sugars/preservatives/carbs to be left behind and contribute to tartar build up/decay etc

[gazt]

Originally Posted by IndysMamma

our vet Angie, swears by chicken wings and thighs for keeping teeth healthy and clean (alongside a balanced healthy diet) as the crunching is an effective cleaner and there are no sugars/preservatives/carbs to be left behind and contribute to tartar build up/decay etc

another good idea we will have the best cared for cats in the land lol