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Neo, my other fear is the (so-called) "world food shortage" which isn't really a shortage but a "we don't give a crap about africa, or other poor areas; we are mimanaging our land and our food resources" crisis.. but that's a different rant.
I just worry that on top of the price of gas this "shortage" will cause our canned food to go sky high. even if you are feeding good quality foods that don't contain grains, the critters who are the protien in the food, have to eat grain. so the costs are likely to just rise adn keep rising.
I just wonder who's watching out for all this. who it is that monitors where the US and world food supplies go, and why such a thing as a "shortage" is allowed to happen.
I refuse to eat canned on a regular basis. I drink enough water (8 ounces per day) so Mommy is worried about that. She's more worried about calories. I eat about 1/3 of a cup of food a day no matter what kind it is. I am eating Natural Balance Green Pea & Duck dry everyday. I started on a 5 # bag March 1 and finished it today. It costs about $15 bag unless it is in sale...
My Human buys food for the Creatures, too, and their food is about $4 a bag. One bag lasts about a month and my Human buus several bags at a time to last awhile.
Horus, my mom worries about similar things. That's why she tends to stockpile when items are on sale. Of course, our food is never cheap - or on sale - so that wouldn't really work.
I don't think anyone is looking out for this - in food or in gas. But as you said, this is a rant for another discussion.
We have 3 kitties and feed mostly canned (Wellness, Innova Evo) supplemented with a little dry (Wellness and Innova Evo mixed.) The store we shop at (The Cat Shoppe in Nashville if any locals are reading - we highly recommend them!) offers a 10% discount on a case of food, so we always buy at least a case at a time. We probably spend about $50 a month on canned food (we buy the big 13.2 oz cans - that saves a LOT of money), and probably $15 a month on dry food (unless we have coupons for Wellness, then it's less! ) Well, it's actually less than that on dry food 'cause we don't go through the bag that fast since we mainly eat canned food. It probably lasts almost 2 months.
Then we spend probably $10-15 a month feeding the stray kitties that live around our apartment complex.
Mom says we don't spend too much on food for me, but it is only me, and while my food is pricey, I have low calorie needs, so that a 5 lbs bag of Wellness dry (runs mom $20 with taxes) lasts about 5 weeks. I get Wellness and Merricks for wet food, but I only eat wet food every other day (per the vet's edict, but dad will never budge about it). I get a 3 oz can of wet food instead of a 1/4 cup of dry. Since mom has never been able to find Merrick's or Wellness wet for less than $1 for a 3 oz can of dry, sometimes she'll just buy a 5.5 oz can and give me half, then refrigerate the rest using a foil/can keeper combination. Long story short, we probably spend about $3-4 for wet every week. Which means that we only spend about $30-35 a month on food for me. It's still about 1/8 of what the humans spend on food for themselves (mom and dad are both students, but they'll forgo cable, movies and dining out before they forego buying organic food and produce).
Reading how much it costs for some of you to feed a multiple cats household is actually making mom worry she wouldn't be able to afford getting a 2nd cat, especially since she and dad are also thinking they want a non-feline baby sometime soon. I'm not sure if that's good or bad news, to be honest.
Food: Hills Prescription Diet feline t/d (for dental health)
About $29-$30 for a 10 pound bag - lasts us maybe 3 weeks
Litter: Fresh Step Scoop Multiple Cat Formula
$9-$13 for a 21-25 pound box
we usually buy 2 boxes a month, and an extra if on sale
Pet Insurance: $77/month (covers all 3 of us)
Yes, it's expensive but nice to have. Mickey was diagnosed with bronchitis and asthma last fall and an urgent vet visit, x-rays, medication, and a follow up visit cost $400-$500. Mom got reimbursed 80% and they also cover and reimburse for his inhalers which cost about $90/month.
We eat primarily Pet Promise, which is about $15 for an 8 lb. bag of dry and $1.25 for a can of wet. With 3 cats in the house, we go through approximately two bags of dry and 15 cans of wet (we each get about one ounce of wet in the evening for dinner) every month. That works out to roughly $50 a month.
Our vet recently recommended that us older kitties be put on a prescription diet for kidney function. Mom was shocked when she saw that it would be twice the cost for dry food. The vet gave her some samples and we wolfed the Royal Canin LP like it was the most wonderful thing we'd ever tasted, but she's not totally sure if she can afford to switch us yet (she was just downsized from her job). But...we'll see...
We eat Wellness Core-which has helped us with our weight, and health, and I also get wet food-Mommy tries not to think about the price, but she would say 100.00 a month
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) Well, it's actually less than that on dry food 'cause we don't go through the bag that fast since we mainly eat canned food. It probably lasts almost 2 months.
The vet gave her some samples and we wolfed the Royal Canin LP like it was the most wonderful thing we'd ever tasted, but she's not totally sure if she can afford to switch us yet (she was just downsized from her job). But...we'll see... 
