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do you shop online for pet items?
 
I pay however much I have to to get high quality food for my kitties. I don''t usually buy it online, but that''s just because there are lots of places to buy the brands I prefer locally.
 
Nope. Beneful. He was on Nutro but they don''t sell it in this itty bitty town.
And I make hard boiled eggs for breakfast - he gets the yolks.
 
I would say the food we get for our dog is mid-range to expensive. She eats Blue Buffalo dry food and it''s about $42 for a 30lb bag. We also mix in some wet food or yogurt with the dry.
I don''t shop online for it. I figure it costs less for me to get it on my way home rather than pay for the shipping.
 
One of my cats has stomach problems and has to eat special food (about $30/case for 24 cans of wet). My dog and other cat eat Iams.
 
I do. I buy Canidae Lamb and Rice for my "girls". Yorkies can be prone to skin problems and allergic to corn. They are also so tiny that to me it''s important they eat well for their health. Their coats are quite lovely and long. I don''t usually shop on line for my pet supplies but I do buy their shampoo online, it''s called Mink Sheen.
 
Define expensive.

ProPlan for the dog. So not the most expensive, but is the same food used by both his breeders and field trainer/handler so there are no food switching issues.

Cat gets mid-grade stuff.

Online purchasing. Yes and no. I am the buyer for pet supplies, among other things, for our stores so "shop" online professionally at times and then just wait for the product to get to the store before purchasing for myself.
 
My cats are on Purine DM for diabetes. It''s about 25 bucks a small bag, so yeah, it''s pretty expensive. Before that, they were on Before Grain, which is a premium pet food that costs more.

We don''t shop online for pet stuff. I quite enjoy going to the pet stores!
 
I buy what I consider to expensive dog food. Our 3 eat Royal Canine Chihuahua food which is about $18.00 per small bag. We go through about 3 bags per month. I also give them organic banana blueberry frozen yogurt for dogs. And I occasionally make them ground beef and brown rice.
 
Miss Mazie our Lhasa, gets IAMS.
 
We feed raw and go through about 5 lbs. of meat per day. We have an additional freezer to store all of the meat/bones and also so we can buy in bulk to cut down on costs. Still, it''s much more expensive than the kibble we used to feed (Orijen), which was $70/per bag...I can''t remember if they were 35 or 40 lb. bags. I''d say that our food costs not including any supplements are around $7/day per dog and that''s with a lot of budgeting.
 
Yep. I buy an expensive brand of food for my bunny and gerbils that I know provides the best nutrition. When I get a dog I''ll do the same thing. And I bought them a lot of stuff online initially because that was the best place to buy supplies, but once I have my basic supplies, I tend to go to the petstore for everything else (especially because I found a petstore that sells my brand of food).
 
Yep. I get staff discount in work so I don''t order online.
 
Raw food diet. And yes, it can get expensive.
 
Yup, he gets raw beef ribs for dinner and when we were in the US he got primal which I can''t remember the cost, but it was not cheap. Eggs for breakfast so that is cheap.
 
It isn''t the most expensive, but you can''t find it at the grocery store either.

Natural Balance (We feed our pugs the Duck and Potato formula.)

We''ve been very happy with it!
 
We feed our kitties Veterinarians Formulated, which is what the rescue organization recommended. It''s not super pricey, but it is healthy and low carb. For wet food they get Friskies Prime Fillet.
 
Date: 5/5/2009 12:17:50 PM
Author: EBree
It isn''t the most expensive, but you can''t find it at the grocery store either.


Natural Balance (We feed our pugs the Duck and Potato formula.)


We''ve been very happy with it!
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This is what we give Murphy. He gets the limited ingredients Rabbit and Pea, duck and pea, or venison and pea.
 
Date: 5/5/2009 12:23:23 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk

This is what we give Murphy. He gets the limited ingredients Rabbit and Pea, duck and pea, or venison and pea.
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It's good stuff, isn't it? Several months ago, we switched them to Wellness (another good brand) as recommended by the Whole Dog Journal, but the gas. Oh, the gas.
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We switched them back and haven't had a problem since.
 
I do shop online for things like carriers/crate pads and his tags.

I buy *an* expensive brand of dog food (not *the* expensive brand, as in, I don''t buy it because it''s expensive) because he is a part of our family and deserves proper nutrition just as we do. Plus, he is very little and even a more expensive brand of food means his nutrition for the month will cost under $15.

I would like to switch him to actual food (not kibble) but I know it would be a very difficult adjustment... he has a sensitive tummy, and it would take quite awhile (and lots of sick days) to find what works for him. I just don''t have the heart to put him through it
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even though I know it would be better for him in the long run.
 
LOL! Murphy was on the vet-version of the limited ingredients diet and that gave him bad gas...a cat fart is SO much worse than a dogs!
 
Hmm. This is very interesting. We give our pug mix Wellness, which is highly recommended and he loves it, but he also has terrible gas. I never attributed it to the food for some reason. Maybe I will have to look into one of the other brands.....
 
As any cat owner will tell you, we only buy whatever she likes - - this month!
 
Date: 5/5/2009 1:10:43 PM
Author: NovemberBride
Hmm. This is very interesting. We give our pug mix Wellness, which is highly recommended and he loves it, but he also has terrible gas. I never attributed it to the food for some reason. Maybe I will have to look into one of the other brands.....
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Pugs are pretty gassy little things anyway, but the gas on Wellness was so bad, we knew it had to be a food issue. Could your little guy be sensitive to certain ingredients? A limited ingredient formula might be worth a try.

As for ordering pet supplies online, we order flea/heartworm meds from Drs. Foster and Smith (great pricing) as well as other small things, like dog beds or tags occasionally. I needed to put in an order today, so thanks for reminding me DF!
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I''m back to Costco Kirkland brand cat food. My cat usually doesnt like wet food but I bought her a couple cans of Trader Joes cat tuna man my cat ate it right up & wouldn''t touch the dry.
 
Date: 5/5/2009 11:54:12 AM
Author: PaulaW
I would say the food we get for our dog is mid-range to expensive. She eats Blue Buffalo dry food and it''s about $42 for a 30lb bag. We also mix in some wet food or yogurt with the dry.

I don''t shop online for it. I figure it costs less for me to get it on my way home rather than pay for the shipping.
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That''s exactly what we feed our 2 dogs. We add an egg to their food once or twice a week. They are always racing into the kitchen at the sound of eggs being cracked.
 
Date: 5/5/2009 11:53:49 AM
Author: AmberGretchen
I pay however much I have to to get high quality food for my kitties. I don''t usually buy it online, but that''s just because there are lots of places to buy the brands I prefer locally.
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Ditto!
 
I feed my dog Blue buffalo. i dont buy online , i usually go to a pet boutique in my area that carries all the natural and healthy stuff for pets. im sure they can be found online but i like to support my local buisness. : )
 
We feed our pets raw food diets.

We buy human grade raw for the pup, and those packaged raw patties for the kitties. It can get expensive, but it''s worth it.
 
We give our dogs Purina Healthy Weight Formula.
 
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