Baby Dragon Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) I'm interested in learning how much it costs people to feed their dogs. Obviously there's a lot of factors, like the size of the dog, age and what type of food you feed. I'll start Breed(s): Lab X Age: Adult Food: VAN and RMBs Cost: $2.40/day (Approx. $1.40 VAN and $1 RMB.) Breeds(s): Lab Age: Adult Food: VAN and RMBs Cost: $2.40/day (Approx. $1.40 VAN and $1 RMB.) Edited January 11, 2010 by Baby Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Helena Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 4yo Chihuahua 5 days a week 1 x chicken neck and 1/3 cup dried food a day = about 30c a day 2 days a week Mince and veges and 1/3 cup dried food a day = about 60c a day About $3 a week The chi-chis are very cheap to feed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asari Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Two staffords I buy bulk but its around the $10/15 aweek it includes chic necks/frames mince,rice,noodles,veg,fish. and home made dry dog treats. Nothing has color/flavors or preservative's When the other two staffords are home with me the cost only goes up another $5.00 go figure!!! Edited January 11, 2010 by Asari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claireybell Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Breed(s): English Cocoker Spaniel Age: 2 yo Food: Dry biscuits, brocoli, cauliflower, chicken necks Cost: approx $2.25 per day Breed(s): Evil Beagle Age: 2 yo Food: Dry biscuits, brocoli, cauliflower, chicken necks Cost: approx $2.25 per day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_meg Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Breed: Borzoi Age: 17 weeks old weight: 15kg about 4 cups of kibble (holistic large breed puppy) equals about: $3.70 a day equals approx $26 per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYLER23 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Breed(s): Staffordshire Bull Terrier Age: 5 months Food: Artemis and RMB Cost: $1.80/day (Approx. $1 Artemis and 80c RMB.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smooch Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Breed: Kelpie 16kg AGE: 9 Food: turkey necks. app $5.00pm Mince chicken or beef $3.00pw vegies, rice or pasta $3.00pw Treats $ 2.00pw. Total: $13.00pw. thats not counting the elect for the cooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serket Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Breed: Golden Retriever Age: 6.5 months Weight: 20kg Food: Artemis Amount: About 200g per day (almost 2 cups) Cost: $1.50 per day, so $10.50 a week + treats/bones/etc (random amounts so can't calculate) Edited January 11, 2010 by Serket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Breed: Shar Pei Age: 5 months to 4 years (15 dogs in total atm) Weight: 15 - 28kg Food: Hills Science Diet or Advance Amount: 2 - 4 cups each per day depending on the dog Cost: Usually 22.5kg of kibble a week so $135 roughly. Does not include treats, chicken frames, probiotics, tinned (wet food) to entice fussy eaters, yoghurt or RMB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My "thpethal" health issues dog? Rhodesian Ridgeback 18mo $120.00 per week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Helena Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My "thpethal" health issues dog?Rhodesian Ridgeback 18mo $120.00 per week. Dare I ask what that diet consists of?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss BeRidgierent Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) I am going to use Ams idea Breed: Ridgeback Age: 2 years Weight: 40-45kg Food: Minced Chicken Meat & Bone Minced Beef, Lamb & Fish Fruit (apples, pears, seasonal fruits) Vegetables (pumpkins, sweet potato, beans, leafy greens, seasonal vegetables) Eggs Yoghurt Flaxseed Meal Omega 3,6,9 Kelp Garlic (that is all whipped up together) Bones with good amount of meat Amount: 500grams of meat and 500gram of Bone with good amount of meat Cost: About $2.00 a day Edited January 11, 2010 by Miss BeRidgierent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ams Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My "thpethal" health issues dog?Rhodesian Ridgeback 18mo $120.00 per week. YOU WIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) YOU WIN Actually, I think when you look at the comparison to others, I lose . Nope - I'm hoping that with the care he is getting, things will get better and if what I'm doing brings him to good health (and the need for less food) then I'll be happy. I probably couldn't afford a Toyota Rav4 - Cruiser, anyway. :p Edited January 11, 2010 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Double post. Edited January 11, 2010 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectorRex Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Two adult Rough Collies( age 5 yrs and 3 yrs): 14kg of Innova Adult Chicken Kibble lasts for about 8 weeks( you only feed 400gms per day). I get it at wholesale rates so save about $40 per bag. The change in their coats etc in amazing. Innova is all natural with chicken,turkey, barley, rice, carrots, cottage cheese, alfalfa and the Innove NovaFlex Canned food you can actually see all the ingredients.I also get that at wholesale rates and they get a tablespoon of that with the kibble, mainly to hide their daily Dimmitrol Heartworm tablets . My slow eater has now become the one to finish first and go looking at the other ones plate in case there is anymore. Yes I know it is imported by Pets Paradise but where I source if from do not sell any live pets. They love it and it is the only kibble that they actually crunch and chew, all the other kibbles they just swallowed whole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavandra Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I am feeding 17 Cavaliers a raw diet & it costs $50-$60 a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly_Louise Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 4yo Chihuahua5 days a week 1 x chicken neck and 1/3 cup dried food a day = about 30c a day 2 days a week Mince and veges and 1/3 cup dried food a day = about 60c a day About $3 a week The chi-chis are very cheap to feed!! Wanna swap? I think I want a chi :rolleyes: Sash costs quite a bit to feed... she does not seem to tolerate raw food (which we determined through elimination diet). Ridgeback x Mastiff (35kgs) - 3.5 years old 3/4 can Advance canned food per day - 2 cups Advance dry food Not sure of the calculations, but the cans cost $4 each and the dry food $102 per 2 -3 months. So approx $4 - $5 per day - but I thank Dog I'm not Erny! Plus a couple of small meaty bones per week approx $2 per week + treats maybe $2 per week? Chloe costs about the same, and has Advance canned or boiled chicken breast/gravy beef + vegies - she may even cost more as she gets human grade top quality meat - but then, she deserves nothing less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) My "thpethal" health issues dog?Rhodesian Ridgeback 18mo $120.00 per week. :rolleyes: Dare I ask what that diet consists of?! The additives are things like pre-biotics; pro-biotics; digestive enzymes; nutrivite, amongst a couple of other things. For six or seven months he was eating Allerblend and he seemed to improve on that. But it is difficult to keep weight on him, so he was eating 2000g per day. It is not cheap stuff. He was strictly on this (no other foods) as we were trying to work a few things out. But, as pattern would have it, he went off that (just as he did the Eagle Pack and also the whole raw foods that he was fed before that) and he is now on BARF Rabbit. I try to get 8 tubs of that into him per day. Less than that (ie 6) maintains his weight (although he needs more on) and less than that again, he loses weight. He goes on and off things like chicken wings. Won't touch lamb shanks or lamb necks. Blah blah blah. Turns his nose up at kangaroo mince. BARF Rabbit was supposed to be only a PART of his diet, but it became the only thing he would eat. Even then, it can be a struggle sometimes. He loves sardines. I feed him those, but I use them as a form of encouragement to eat his BARF, on those days when he will eat next to nothing. My freezer (purchased just for his lordship's food storeage ) is full of food that is all good, but lays in wait for the day that I have got things right with him and he will eat them. ..... that will prove to be a few weeks of no money spending on his meals . I think my dog was born with a silver spoon. Edited January 11, 2010 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Breed: Great Dane Age: 18 months Weight: 55-60kg Food: Eagle Pack Fish, Tuckertime rolls, raw mix (homemade) sardines, tuna, eggs, cottage cheese, bones, lamb flaps, frames etc Amount: 8 cups of dry max - less when combined with raw or tuckertime. Other stuff added to raw. Cost: $130 for bag of EP which lasts around a month, tucker time is $15/3kg roll, raw mix - 4kg of raw costs me about $20 to make. Daily cost probably around $10 a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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