Feeding a Low Quality Kibble...

[bckrazy]

Have you looked into just "lower" quality kibble? Chicken Soup is actually on the expensive end, for it's quality, so if I were you I'd just look for good kibble that costs less.

Canidae is really cheap. I don't think it's much more than $1/lb where I work, and it's very good quality. Nutro is also a good price, for good quality food. IMO I would rather beg my parents to give me $20 extra a month, hehe ... I know people who switched from high quality kibble to Purina ONE to test out the 30-day "challenge", and they saw big changes in coat/digestion/health within a week.

[jenluckenbach]

If your dogs have no known health problems or allergies, I would say feeding Purina (or similar) should not be a problem. MANY animals live on those foods their whole lives with no consequences, but some NEED better.

Start the switch way before you leave, weaing them off the food you currently feed and adding more of the lower priced food of your choice slowly and you should be fine.

[lute]

Have you looked into just "lower" quality kibble? Chicken Soup is actually on the expensive end, for it's quality, so if I were you I'd just look for good kibble that costs less.

i agree.
Diamond pet foods are cheaper and some of them are pretty good quality.