Price increase

My dog refuses to eat dog food. I have tried every variety from expensive to cheap, wet and dry. She is a rescue who was tied up outside in Ireland and has not been used to the best food. Eventually, after her attempts at starving herself, I found she is very happy with poached or roasted chicken or (at a push) stewed stewing beef. It’s very pricey for a large dog but she more than repays us with love. Then there’s her thyroid medication … as I said before, I am very lucky to be able to afford it all. I am aware that she eats better than many people and feel guilt for that,. Just a matter of what I choose to spend my money on. I don’t have holidays or any personal luxuries or indulgences. She is my luxury.

Thank you all for your suggestions for Finn. He also takes paracetamol as prescribed by the vets. He has been poorly for quite a while now and as some of you know l have slept downstairs with him since September 2021.
The vet thinks that he is really struggling with the pain now so that's why he had the ketamine last week as a last ditch attempt try and help him.She wants me to make a decision and advised me what she would do if Finn were her dog.
I am alone here as my dh has been in hospital since January after having 2 strokes.
Finn keeps trying to soldier on though, wagging his tail and eating his chicken.
I need to do the right thing though but how do l do that when l don't want him to go.

I know just how you feel Maya. My last dog developed canine degenerative myelopathy, for which there is no treatment or cure. It affected her walking so that eventually she walked like a bendy bus. Eventually she had continence problems. She nevertheless had a pretty good quality of life until suddenly one morning we knew that it had gone.. The vet came to us and she passed away very peacefully. A much loved girl, faithful and loyal to the last.

Sadly you will have to say goodbye one day in the not to distant future, by the sound of it Mayal. Let his quality of life make the decision for you. Clinging on won’t be good for either of you.

I’m facing the same dilemma with my own little dog…..

A few years ago we had 3 dogs PTS in 3 months - it was horrendous, but my motto has always been that a day too soon is better than an hour too late.

Chicken from Tesco is cheaper than raw dog food - tripe etc, mad but selling raw dog food is tightly regulated to make sure it doesn’t get into the human food chain

Thank you for all your support and advice. Sorry Delila that you are in the same position, it truly is awful.
You are right Georgesgran in what you say and l need to think solely of what is best for Finn.

Thankyou Maya1.

Mazgg

I buy 12kg sacks of dried dog food. This has usually been £47 from Amazon but I noticed this time it has gone up to £57, a price increase of £10 in 5 weeks. As it is British made Brexit can not be blamed.
Has anyone else noticed a significant increase in price of pet food.

Presumably the price has risen because the raw materials used have gone up in price, as has transport ptices and fuel.

And yes, we have all noticed the significant rise in prices of food, both our own and our pets.