The overall value for the 19 days for my two cats was 47.29€, which is equal to 1.24€ a day for one cat and 37.33€ a month for one cat.
My cats weigh between 3 and 4 kg and eat round 220 kcal, so they’re near an “average” cat.
Regardless of the present inflation, this 12 months’s recipe ended up inexpensive than the one from final 12 months that value 45.55€ for a month for one cat.
That is primarily because of the utilization of rooster gizzard as a big a part of the meat. Nonetheless, the purpose on this recipe wasn’t to attempt to get the bottom potential worth, as in that case, I might have used solely turkey thigh as an alternative of beef, and solely mackerel as an alternative of salmon.
This actually exhibits that relying in your funds, there are methods to decrease the value of a uncooked food regimen. Total, you need to take into account a price of round 25 to 50€ a month for a cat.
Comparability with moist meals
To place this worth in perspective, final 12 months, I in contrast how a lot it will value to feed a cat consuming 220 kcal with moist meals. We will make this comparability once more, as the value of commercial pet meals has additionally been impacted by inflation, similar to the value of meat..
For the model Ziggy, a high-end French model, the value of their canned meals within the largest format and with a subscription stays 79.78€ for a month, or 2.66€ a day.
For the model Extremely Premium Direct, which is a mid-range model, the value of their least expensive canned meals elevated to 63.36€ a month, or 2.11€ a day (a 26% improve). Whereas the value of their pouches remained at 64.13€, or 2.14€ a day.
So the price of a home made food regimen stays on par, if not cheaper, than a moist food-only food regimen.
In abstract, earlier than switching to a uncooked food regimen, it’s necessary to contemplate the value, however a home made uncooked food regimen is likely to be extra inexpensive than you suppose.
Whether it is too costly for you, don’t neglect that there are nonetheless methods to add contemporary meals to your cat’s kibble or moist meals. For instance, you possibly can exchange 10% of the energy with uncooked meat.
On this video, you possibly can see me making ready this particular food regimen:
