Pet Food Prices Thread - For Increases and Bargains

25-03-2023 1:52pm #1

The rapidly rising cost of pet food has been mentioned on a few threads now.

So, please report any increases you've noticed here, and share any bargains you know of, as well.

All types of pets included!

😺 🐶 🐹 🐰 🐟️ 🐦️🐢🦎🐍

25-03-2023 1:55pm

I'll start..

Getting anything other than supermarket own brand cat food in tins is getting noticeably more difficult, but Whiskas 12 x 390g cans (fish variety) are available for €27.98 on Zooplus - which is approx €14 for 6.

For anyone whose cats can tolerate Felix, Zooplus is doing 48 x 85g (4080g) pouches of Felix As Good As It Looks Saver Pack for €18.99. Still expensive, but better than 40 x 100g (4000g) in elsewhere for €27.49

ItHurtsWhenIP · 25-03-2023 7:58pm

Just to bring across a post I had in the other thread, from February.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120265516#Comment_120265516

gipi · 25-03-2023 8:04pm

As I mentioned in the other thread....

For anyone near the border, I got 40x100g Felix pouches in Tesco Banbridge last week for £13.50 (about 16 euro)

It's quite a jump from the £10 I paid about a year ago, but still value compared to here, where the same box is 23 euro plus.

walterking · 26-03-2023 9:05am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120400700#Comment_120400700

€19 clubcard price here or €5.25 clubcard price for box 12.

Handy thread as offers change regularly and usually one of the main stores has an offer on the main brands at any one time.

I feed my dogs (small) a mix of cheap chicken nuggets (€1.55 for 454g frozen), sausage rolls (€1 for 4) and royal canine.

anewme · 26-03-2023 9:24am

Mine eat Acana or Canagen.

Acana (now taken over by Mars) went steadily from 19.99 to 26 and similar with Canagan. Moved over to Zooplus.

26-03-2023 9:53am

Naturo Dog Food Variety 6x400g has been €9.15 in Dunnes and Centra for as long as I've been buying it. Dunnes still has it at that price, but Centra has it at €10.50 in the last week or so.

Oddly enough, it's price varies wildly elsewhere...

Petstop - €13.50
Petmania - €10.99
Homeland - €11.99
Dairygold Co-op - €18

26-03-2023 12:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120401848#Comment_120401848

@anewme where do you buy Acana? I can't find it on Zooplus.

(one of my cats has a chicken / poultry allergy and Acana is one of the few possible poultry free options I'm exploring).

anewme · 26-03-2023 4:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120402345#Comment_120402345

Sorry I meant I stopped buying Acana and moved to a Zooplus brand. Not happy to keep buying Acana firstly because of the price and secondly, because it’s now owned by Mars so expecting a quality drop.

gipi · 30-03-2023 9:39pm

The Tesco app is showing the following prices for cat food

Felix 12 pouch box 7.25 or 5.25 with clubcard.

Felix 40 pouch box 22.80

Whiskas 40 pouch box 20.00

All pouches are 100g

billgibney · 02-04-2023 10:13pm

I used to buy Arden grange online.

The 12kg bag is £45 on the Arden grange UK site.

Same bag is €83 on their Irish site

https://www.ardengrange.com/arden-grange-light-with-fresh-chicken-rice-dry-food-12-kg.html

https://www.ardengrange.ie/products/dry-dog-food/product/10-arden-grange-adult-light.html

Rip off Ireland is alive and well

zell12 · 14-04-2023 4:00pm

Aldi advert

Dr_Colossus · 14-04-2023 10:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120433367#Comment_120433367

I've had this problem and open query with Zoolplus for ages. I buy all our cat food from them as their selection and prices beat anything available locally by quite some margin but prices on their .ie domain are at least 20% more expensive than the same products in Germany on the main .de domain. Furthermore they won't ship from the .de site to Ireland for a fee unlike most other European countries.

After numerous emails and attempts of being fobbed off I eventually got an informative representative who explained that all food including pet food has 7% VAT in Germany (I had presumed it was 19%) while we here in Rip Off Ireland pay an extortionate amount of 23%. That therefore explained 16% of the differences I was seeing. Furthermore the Zooplus representative confirmed that due to increased shipping costs they charge Irish customers an average of an additional €5 per product which is inbuilt into the .ie pricing. So much for free shipping when your basket exceeds €49 when you've already paid for it with increased pricing.

walterking · 16-04-2023 12:05pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120479390#Comment_120479390

In fairness all food is 7% in Germany whereas here we have 0% (basic foodstuffs), 13.5% (some items - "near basic") and the high 23% on anything that is not considered basic or near-basic.

Pet food along with Vet medicines and vet visits should at the very most be 13.5% especially due to the "companionship" they provide.

Hippodrome Song Owl · 01-05-2023 11:37am

My cat will only eat Whiskas (poultry in jelly), or Felix at a push. I have been buying the boxes of 40 Whiskas pouches from Tesco, and these had risen from €16 to €20 since last September. I get grocery delivery alternately from Tesco and Supervalu but Supervalu only have the 12-pouch boxes, and constantly out of stock leaving us with no food, so I have always relied on Tesco. They also sell Felix 40-pouch boxes for around €27.

Apart from dealing with the price rises, I now see a note on Tesco onine shopping that all types of Whiskas pouches have been "removed from our range". So it will have to be the more expensive Felix for now, which she doesn't like as much. And now I'm worried Tesco will drop that from their stock also. I'll definitely have to look at other options for delivery now. I'm more concerned about lack of availability than the price hikes.

02-05-2023 1:24am

Zooplus.ie have Whiskas cans and pouches in stock at the moment. But grab them before they're gone. They deliver in 4 or 5 days.

gipi · 02-05-2023 4:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120542643#Comment_120542643

I was in Choice (a shop a bit like Dealz) in Drogheda today and they had the 12 packs of Whiskas pouches. I did notice that the packaging had been changed on the Whiskas box (different font and photos). Maybe this is why they're off range in Tesco?

Hippodrome Song Owl · 02-05-2023 6:55pm

@[Deleted User] Thanks, I'll check out zooplus. I used to order specialist food from them monthly for years for a previous dog and cat, but never thought of them for something as basic as Whiskas.

@gipi Maybe you're right about the Whiskas new packaging. But for now no wet food comes up when you search Whiskas on Tesco website.

07-05-2023 9:42pm

Paid €34.99 for a 2.5kg of Maxizoo Real Nature Wilderness Fresh Water dried cat food today. Ouch. (And that doesn't include their wet food pouches)

Both cats like it (but not as much as Purizon). I tried the cat with the chicken /poultry allergy on it for two weeks and she is still scratching a bit, but no puking so seems to be tolerating it ok. There are no chicken or poultry products listed in the ingredients.

The guy in maxizoo told me its flying off the shelf - I got the last 2.5kg bag. But hopefully I'll get a couple of weeks out of it.

gussieg · 07-05-2023 10:07pm

its a real shame as the net result of all this has been a lot more pets surrendered or just abandoned. if i could find taurine available cheaply enough i would make the cat food instead, as it is unreal the prices, cheaper to give him fillet steak.

wet food is a reall issue, he doesnt like much, but he does like the lidl puretaste nuggets , which have shot up to 1.79 a 400g bag. even though lidl had them listed on the website as 1.29 a bag.

have yet to find any real cat food bargains. there is a limit to what ill give him and purina is out .

Taurine - Wikipedia

10-05-2023 9:55am

I worked it out, its costing me €26 a week to feed two adult cats. That's a mixed wet and dry diet, and not over-feeding. It's not cheap, but my situation is exacerbated by the fact that one of them has a poultry allergy as mentioned, so my options on what to feed are very limited.

But I can understand why pets are being abandoned.

SteM · 10-05-2023 10:05am

We use Megabite dog food for our fella. It has been going up in price over the last few months and is due to go up again on 01/06 but is still very good value imo and our dog loves it. We alternate between the Chicken and the Hypo-Allergenic just to change things up for him.

https://megabitepetfood.com/index.php/product-category/pet-food/

10-05-2023 10:13am

Who was looking for Sheba cat food fine flakes in jelly? I think it was @magicbastarder

I saw it in Maxizoo Tallaght (opposite Tallaght Stadium).

It was on special offer as well, I think it was €9.49 for 12 pouches but they had larger boxes as well.

12-05-2023 12:16pm

Felix As Good As It Looks Ocean Feasts (Fish in Jelly) currently €19 for 40 x 100g pouches in Dunnes.

Offer Available until 22 May.

@Hippodrome Song Owl you mentioned your cat will eat Felix, so you might be interested.

AndrewJRenko · 26-05-2023 1:58pm

Looks like Zooplus have rolled back on some of their increases. I'm pretty sure this had jumped to €94 or €95 at one stage for the 48 pack, but now has come back down to €76

https://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/royal_canin_vet_diet/520196

26-05-2023 4:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120587233#Comment_120587233

Offer seems to have been extended.

gipi · 26-05-2023 5:12pm

Saw a Facebook advert for www.buy4petsonline.ie (based in Sligo).

They're offering 2 x 48 pouch boxes of Felix for 37 euro, with free delivery.

This is good value, as the boxes in the shops are 40 pouches, not 48.

I ordered this morning, item is being shipped this evening.

No connection to the company other than a first time customer

daheff · 04-07-2023 3:32pm

we were getting the Bakers 3kg bag in Supervalu/Tesco up until recently. Price shot up this year from €8 to €14.

Now cheaper to buy more 'premium' dog food in the local fancy garden centre. Crazy

04-07-2023 7:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120542643#Comment_120542643

I noticed Aldi now have Whiskas Chicken in Jelly x 40 pouches boxes in store. (Not online).

No fish variety though. 😿

Sorry, I didn't notice the price!

gipi · 04-07-2023 7:17pm

I noticed that the Whiskas pouches advertised on the Tesco website are now 85g instead of 100g. Shrinkflation at work again!

Zardoz · 04-07-2023 10:02pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120644114#Comment_120644114

Yes they are a good company, it was actually 33 euro for those a few months ago but they bumped it up.

gipi · 04-07-2023 11:21pm

Thanks Zardoz, I got another order delivered yesterday (cat seems to go through the sachets like lightning!).

Even at 37 euro, they're still cheaper than Tesco, who charge 5.25 (clubcard price) for a box of 12 ( the 40 pack is out of stock at the moment)

04-07-2023 11:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120806704#Comment_120806704

I wish more brands were still in cans! The companies want us to spend huge amounts on individual sachets.

A box of 12 sachets @ 85g each, is the equivalent of about 2 and a half cans of cat food.

The sachets are a total rip off but its very difficult (and expensive) to get cans anymore.

scudzilla · 05-07-2023 12:10am

Markies are 4.20 per 500g box in SV now, crazy, when i went over to Wales in november the same box was £1 in B&M, i bought 20, ran out last week

As for dog food, if i ever need any i buy Naturo, most of the time i make my own, it's healthy as anything and has worked wonders for our dog (s), Brodi (Boxer) died last year aged 13, i have no doubt her life was extended by her great diet, Pip (also a boxer) has dietary issues and has the same food i make, shes in fantastic condition, works out about 15Euro a week.

11-07-2023 10:17pm

Zooplus.ie are offering 25% of some whiskas products, including their 24 and 12 can saver packs.

12 cans (approx 56 pouches) works out at approx €18.75

They're also offering 10% of lots of other brands (today and tomorrow only) to compete with Amazon Prime.

Jaymacc · 11-07-2023 10:26pm

Usually buy hills perscription pouches on zooplus and wondering if anyone has found a cheaper supplier?

11-07-2023 10:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120839616#Comment_120839616

Zooplus are offering 15% off Hills for today and tomorrow - if that's any help!

Benzino · 04-08-2023 7:51pm

Has anybody ordered from TinyBuddy.eu? They seem to have a good deal on Royal Canin Kitten food, but their TrustPilot score is so so.

Benzino · 21-08-2023 8:10pm

Just a quick update, TinyBuddy.eu are trustworthy, my order was delivered all good but there was a delay of about a week before it was shipped. Unfortunately their offer on Royal Canin kitten food has ended 😔

Hippodrome Song Owl · 22-08-2023 12:45pm

I posted before about my fussy cat only eating specific Whiskas pouches, or Felix at a push, and that Tesco had removed Whiskas from its range. That was only temporary, and related to a change in packaging as suggested here.

However, in the meantime of no Whiskas, she decided she will now only eat Felix Doubly Delicious meat in jelly. These are €27 in Tesco for 40x100g pouches, €22 clubcard offer at the moment.

However I found Zooplus has boxes of 120x85g pouches of exactly the same stuff in different packaging for €50.99 a box. I just had 3 boxes delivered, so hopefully will last a while. Works out a good bit cheaper per gram.

Ezeoul · 17-10-2023 11:31am

Still expensive, but not the worst price. Works out at approx 0.48c a pouch.

I wish the mainstream supermarkets would sell the larger boxes of Whiskas in the fish variety. They only seem to sell the poultry ones (including Aldi).

One of my ladies can only eat "chicken from the sea". 🐟️

https://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/whiskas/1898335?origin=hopps&q=whiskas&i=5&ro=10

Varieties available:

1+ Poultry Feasts in Jelly (96 x 85g)

1+ Ocean Delights in Jelly (96 x 85g)

1+ Fish of the Day in Sauce (96 x 85g)

Junior Poultry Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g)

1+ Poultry Stew in Jelly (96 x 85g)

7+ Fish Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g)

11+ Poultry Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g)

Ezeoul · 22-11-2023 12:19am

Latest deal on Whiskas from Zooplus:

1+ Chef's Choice in Sauce (96 x 85g) - Was €48.98 Now €35.71
1+ Country Collection in Sauce (96 x 85g) - Was €45.98 Now €33.53
1+ Fish Feasts in Jelly (96 x 85g) - Was €46.98 Now €34.26
1+ Meat Feasts in Gravy (96 x 85g) - Was €47.98 Now €34.99
1+ Poultry Feasts in Gravy (96 x 85g) - Was €44.98 Now €32.80
1+ Mixed Stew in Jelly (96 x 85g) Was €49.98 Now €36.44
Senior 7+ Poultry Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g) - Was €46.98 Now €34.26
Senior 7+ Poultry Selection in Gravy (96 x 85g) - Was €48.98 Now €35.71
Senior 7+ Fish Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g) - Was €51.98 Now €37.90
Senior 11+ Poultry Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g)- Was €62.32 Now €45.44
Senior 11+ Poultry Selection in Jelly (96 x 85g) - €50.98 Now €37.17

Ezeoul · 23-01-2024 10:49am

Another one for fussy cat owners:

Zooplus.ie currently has Whiskas 12 x 400g cans (equivalent of 56 x 85g pouches) for €22, with a 20% discount, bringing it to €18.39

https://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/whiskas/whiskas_wet_cans/582229?activeVariant=582229.12

Or if yours prefer Felix they have these for €17.69, but the description has 2 different volumes quoted - my guess is they're 85g.

https://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/felix/as_good_as_it_looks/398603?zootopia_rec=true&cn=initial&si=11&pn=web_pdp&pr=container_1&strategy=51920183&rk=1-2&slot=1&pi=398603&rri=49dc2f68-4f26-4201-b69a-85737df0dc0c&activeVariant=398603.3

Or this:

132 x 85g for €50.99 (so free delivery) =

https://www.zooplus.ie/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/felix/as_good_as_it_looks/584504?zootopia_rec=true&cn=initial&si=11&pn=web_cart&pr=container_2&strategy=85383614&rk=1-12&slot=3&pi=584504&rri=92ce683a-294b-475b-a036-d928e6f25d83&activeVariant=584504.4

CollyFlower · 28-01-2024 10:01am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121658458#Comment_121658458

I ordered the Wiskas, didn't realise it was shipped from the UK. Is there customs or any other charges on it?

mykrodot · 28-01-2024 10:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121683958#Comment_121683958

Zooplus.ie doesn't ship from the UK. I've used them plenty of times and never get charged. Maybe there is a Zooplus UK site too?

CollyFlower · 28-01-2024 10:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121683966#Comment_121683966

It looks like I ordered from the UK site..... ""Please be advised that delivery to Ireland takes 3-6 working days after the dispatch.Parcel ******* is being transported via the sea and the tracking information will be provided after the physical parcel is handed over to DPD and scanned at their depot."