A lot of pet dog owners would like to feed their dogs raw pet dog food but can’t afford it.
I also had to decide whether or not I want to spend $150+ on raw food for my pet dog each month.
To help myself and others decide if we can afford to feed raw pet dog food, I compared some prices for commercial raw food, homemade raw pet dog food, natural dry pet dog food and conventional dry pet dog food.
These are just some general examples intended to give you an idea of what the pet dog food costs without spending time searching for sales or vouchers or anything like that.
There are all kinds of ways to save money on raw pet dog food such as shopping at Costco, getting in larger quantities, only getting food that is on sale or working out a deal with a pal who hunts or farms or whatever. That’s not what this post is about.
When I first published this article, I had a 5-year-old, 67-pound black lab/hound mix with a naturally lean build. I keep him active, but he was not a high-energy dog.
The following examples are based on the amount of food he would eat per day (generally 1.5 pounds raw or 3 cups dry) and the cost per day and per month to feed him.
Since Ace mostly ate chicken as his main protein source, that’s what I used for the following examples.
Commercial raw pet dog food – about $210 per month
The prices of commercial raw pet dog food brands vary quite a bit from store to store, state to state, etc. I did my best to take the average prices, so don’t freak out if you find a certain brand for a lot a lot more or a lot less. I also did not include any shipping costs if you plan to buy online.
Stella & Chewy’s – Chewy’s chicken frozen dinner$26.99 per 6-pound bag$6.75 per day or $202 per month
Primal – canine chicken formula$34.99 per 8-pound bag$6.60 per day or $198 per month
Nature’s variety Instinct – organic chicken formula$29.99 per 6-pound bag$7.50 per day or $225 per month
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Homemade raw pet dog food – about $120 per month
There is a lot of flexibility here depending on what you want to feed your dog. If you want to spend substantially less on homemade raw pet dog food, you really need to get directly from a butcher or get in bulk.
You can easily cut your costs for meat in half by shopping this way. For those of you who feed homemade raw pet dog food, I would love to hear your money-saving tips!
Raw pet dog food ebook
You’ll also want to consider my ebook 10 easy Raw pet dog Food Recipes. It is available here for $9 and includes a guide to raw feeding to get you started.
Raw pet dog food prices from grocery store meat
The following prices are from my conventional grocery store, nothing special. I wasn’t anxious about organic meat or what was on sale. I just took 15 minutes to walk through the store and jot down some prices of some foods I would use if I were to make homemade food for Ace.
Chicken thighs: $1.72 per pound, $2.58 per day or $78 per month
Ace would eat about 1.5 pounds of meat per day. undoubtedly you want to mix up the kind of meat you feed your dog. Este é apenas um exemplo.
Chicken liver: $1.99 per pound, about 1 pound per week so $8 per month
Again, just an example. You want to feed your pet dog a variety of organ meat.
Vegetables: $0.50 per day or $15 per month
For fruits and vegetables, I would just feed Ace whatever I happened to be eating that week (lettuce, spinach, bananas, apples, carrots, zucchini, asparagus or whatever). He would get 1/4 C. or so of veggies per meal. On the high end, that might equal out to $0.50 per day.
Yogurt: $1.25 per cup, $0.63 per day or $19 per month
Ace would get 1/4 C. of yogurt or so per meal.
Outro:
Other expenses not included could be calcium tabs, glucosamine tabs, fish oil, organ meat, raw bones, raw eggs, etc. These are all things that could be included in my dog’s meals from time to time regardless of whether I’m making his food or not.
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Natural dry pet dog food – $50 to $75 per month
Ace would normally eat about 3 cups of premium dry food per day.
Taste of the Wild – wetlands canine formula (wild fowl)$47.49 per 30-pound bag$2.37 per day or $71 per month
Standard dry pet dog food – $50 to $65 per month
Ace would normally eat about 4 cups of standard-quality dry pet dog food per day.
Iams – large breed chunks (chicken)$31.95 per 40-pound bag$1.60 per day or $48 per month
Hills science diet – large breed adult formula$35.99 per 35-pound bag$2.05 per day or $62 per month
Just want to point out that corn is the #1 ingredient in this food highly recommended by a lot of vets!
Purina One – Smartblend chicken and rice forumula$35.99 per 34-pound bag$2.12 per day or $64 per month
I didn’t realize how expensive conventional dry pet dog food has gotten. It’s nearly tão caro quanto as marcas de alta qualidade. Muito mais motivos para mudar para comida natural para cães de estimação!
Quanto você paga pela comida do seu cão?
Não estou querendo fazer com que nenhum indivíduo se sinta mal por não poder pagar o custo de comida de cães para animais de estimação cru ou comida premium de cães de estimação seca. Preocupe -se consigo mesmo e com sua família antes de se preocupar com o que seu cão de estimação está comendo.
Às vezes, olho para a comida do meu cachorro e a comida dos meus gatos e vejo que todos os ingredientes são naturais ou orgânicos e depois olho para a comida que estou comendo – normalmente não é orgânico! Nós absolutamente não devemos colocar nossos animais de estimação da família antes de nós mesmos.
Os cães podem passar por um alimento de menor qualidade, assim como as pessoas podem passar por uma dieta de menor qualidade. Não acredito que alguém não deva ter um cachorro de estimação apenas porque ela não pode pagar a melhor comida. Isso seria ridículo.
Meu cachorro de estimação e gatos comeram Purina um por dois bons anos. Eventualmente, comecei a obter comida de alta qualidade a cada dois meses ou a misturar os dois para economizar US $ 10 aqui e ali.
Meu cachorro de estimação come comida de cachorro de estimação crua
O ACE se fez fantástico em alimentos 100 % crus. Eu acredito verdadeiro em alimentar cães e gatos crua! Ace comeu principalmente frango cru, mas ele também comeu um pouco de carne crua.
Aqui estão algumas das mudanças que observei quando mudei de Ace para alimentos crus:
Menos infecções por ouvido
Menos coceira na pele/caspa
Menos cocô!
Ace não estava absolutamente tão sedento!
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Deixe -me saber o que seu cão de estimação come e como você economiza dinheiro com comida para cães de estimação!
Lindsay Stordahl é o fundador desse mutt. Ela escreve sobre treinamento de cães para animais de estimação, exercícios de cães para animais de estimação e alimentação de uma dieta crua saudável.