Quote Originally Posted by wolfy-hound
Cheap cat food can and will lead to issues.
It's not $1000 for a bag. $40 can get you a decent size bag that will last a long time for a kitten. If you spend $20 a bag for cheap food, half the food is filler, so the cat will need to eat more than twice as much food, so you're STILL paying $40, because you'll need two bags of cheap to one bag of good food.
Also, the cheap food means LOTS of poo. Smelly poo. So plan on cleaning the litter twice as often.

Just like most things in life, cheap isn't a good thing. No one is being snobby here, they are trying to help you out.

Buy cheap food. Buy twice as much food, clean twice as much poo, and have the possibility of more vet bills from health issues.

Buy good food. Buy less food, clean less poo, have a healthy cat that doesn't need vet visits for diabetes, kidney isues, bladder stones, etc.

Also, be sure your kitten has all the appropriate shots. Watch for upper respitory infections, which would be runny eyes, or runny nose.

Good luck.
Quote Originally Posted by SatanicIntention View Post
I'm just going to say it. If you cannot afford to properly feed, care for, house, provide veterinary attention for the cat, then do not get it.

What if the cat gets a respiratory infection? How are you going to foot the bills on that? It could easily be $100 right off the bat...

They need all vaccinations, deworming, spaying/neutering, toys, beds, food, bowls, etc, etc, etc. Do you know that you will be able to properly afford this animal?
Couldn't have said this any better. Cats are carnivores, they eat meat. Any vegetables or fruits or grain is CRAP. Even some of the better brands STILL manage to throw some stupid plant matter in which cats cannot use at all, but it's usually a very minimal amount.

For example, I bought 12 pounds of Innova Evo back in the beginning of April. I still have a quarter of a bag left. That is approx $0.30 cents a day in food, he eats between a 1/3 cup and 1/4 cup a day.

When he was on Iams/Eukanuba, he ate almost a 1/2 cup to a FULL cup a day! And now he won't switch off of kibble to wet, he is addicted and it's a struggle.

I feed portion control too, many good cat foods are high in calories, so they don't need a lot or they will get fat.

If you want to do this right, read the site catnutrition.org and catinfo.org