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Dogs · by Sofía Hernández · 2026-10-03

with vet bills climbing, what are people feeding now?

Not trying to start a holy war... okay maybe a small one. Our boxer just finished a pricey GI workup and I need to save money somewhere without doing something dumb. Curious where people actually land in real life.

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Linh Tran · 18 likes

'holy war' is accurate lol

Can Arslan · 4 likes

I voted budget kibble and await the tomatoes.

Noé Petit · 3 likes

Premium kibble, but I buy zero cute accessories now. The dog ate my throw pillow budget.

Aoi Ito · 2 likes

Real answer: whatever your dog actually does well on and you can sustain for 6 months, not 6 days.

Camila Rocha · 2 likes

Fresh worked until I realized I was spending more on the dog than on myself.

Sebastián Rojas · 2 likes

This sub always forgets budget matters. Fed is better than aspirational.

Ethan Brooks · 2 likes

Mix of kibble and toppers because I am a coward who wants nutrition and also joy.

Rohan Mehta · 0 likes

Prescription because the alternative is cleaning diarrhea off a rug at 2 am.