[Magdalen] Price Increase.

[Marion Thompson]

In the last few months I put my gang on IAMS no-grain food and they seem 
to do well on that.  Glossy coats, etc.  And they are definitely not as 
greedy as before, as you observe, Scott.  I think the corn-based food 
didn't particularly suit  Archie's innards and putting him on special 
bland stuff as advised had only compounded the problem.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 12/18/2015 6:51 PM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 5:37 PM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> One of the reasons we don't have pets is the expense involved.
> Our two cats haven't set us back too much. Two lessons we've learned so far:
>
> 1. Higher-quality, more expensive food is not really that much more
> expensive because they are satisfied with lower quantities. They
> needn't snarf up a whole bowl in minutes but pace themselves through
> their 1/2 cup a day, as their Fromm brand food (from Mequon,
> Wisconsin!) is giving them salmon and vegetables with nutrients they
> need and a lot of flavor (and smell...whew...it's salmon, all right).
> The corn-based food they were getting at the shelter was probably
> about the same cost in the long run...cheap but they'll much it in
> mass quantities. The better food has given them beautiful silky coats,
> as well...good oils.
>
> 2. Vet bills have seemed a little on the high side but not horrible,
> and we did spring for full dental treatment for our older cat, as
> dental health helps prevent a bunch of other problems...like us big
> cats, if you've got good choppers to eat properly, you'll be better
> nourished. The younger cat should have her teeth done soon.
>
> We do have pet insurance, which sometimes feels like a waste of money
> but would pay out a reimbursement once for each illness/injury per
> cat. Nothing's happened yet, but it's good to know we can recover some
> of the cost when something is needed.
>
>