I'm well aware that this has probably all been asked before but..

We're getting a bengal/half bengal soon and after some research i get the impression i shouldn't feed dry? But i was also warned that many of the typical food brands such as felix, iams and whiskas are basically full of junk and do more harm than good. Any suggestions which brand i should be looking at? I heard hilife is good but not sure if it's a complete food or not. Price is also a kind of important factor to consider so how does £30 a month sound in terms of food? Is that fair..? Too much? Not enough? I honestly have no idea >_> And what's the difference between canned and pouched, which is better? How long does the food you feed (what food do you feed?) last per cat usually? How much is it?

Do you not feed dry at all? What about as snacks or treats? Do you give it to them as little pieces for reward..? How long can I leave wet food out? Is it true that it's bad for teeth? Actually how do you clean cats teeth if at all..

And in the uk. Sorry for all the questions ha, typical newbie i'm afraid

Hello Catnip!

My two are on whiskas kitten food as this is what the breeder was feeding them. Initially, like you, I thought to buy them cat food with a higher meat content, but they seem to be doing well so I've kept them on the Whiskas. They eat a tremendous amount of food. Not sure if this is just the typical bengal appetite or because the meat content in the whiskas isn't very high.

Simba and Flick eat around 6-8 pouches a day between them, which works out at around £20 a week, give or take, (depends on when their food is on offer).

Then there is the cat litter expense to take into account as what goes in certainly does come out again, and as they are indoor cats I scoop a LOT of poop and get through approximately 10 litres of catsan litter a week, which works out at around £10 a week.

So for my 2 cats, this works out at around £130/month for food and litter in my house.

Dry food seems much cheaper and there is one brand which says it contains 80% chicken/salmon content. I think it was called "applaws" or something like that. Saw it in "Pets at Home" store.

Anyways, hope that helps.

Maths never my strong point..... food about £15 per week!