Costs of cat nosh

Most cats won’t eat anything that’s been around for more than an hour or two, which means that a second or third offering from a tin is often rejected. Hence the huge growth in individual sachets, which promise less waste. But how much is in them? Felix sachets weigh 100g, I discover, but some of the Whiskas ones are lighter, weighing only 85g. This is a cunning move, because 85g is not quite enough to satisfy a cat, so the owner gets mewed at for more food rather soon. If people feed their felines three sachets a day instead of two (or even four instead of three when the weather is cold and the cats are telling you they are starving), the extra cost is considerable. But just think of the profit to the manufacturer!

Years ago, we used to feed our cats on meat scraps, offal and cheap fish, but all these things have vanished and we are at the mercy of the pet-food business. Unless we all start farming guinea pigs.