Eric Blair Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 I haven't visited everyplace local to Ajijic/Chapala, and prefer not to, so I am asking for personal experiences here. I can't Google what you know. The prices of specialized dog food for a medical condition are, on MercadoLibra, hard to believe. Am I, generally speaking, from your personal experience, better off buying locally or go w/M.L? Unless you really thrive on attention, please send your nasty/sarcastic comments to me in PM. I promise t read them. What I am asking for here is personal experiences. This is, from what I understand, one of the reasons for these boards. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Have your preferred Vet give you three brand choices for the medical condition that your dog has. Then go google and find the most economically priced one that suits you and your pet OR phone around locally to find the same thing. Kidney problems means you need a food with limited protein. I would check with Lakeside Friends of the Animals since they will bring in a special food for your dog. Whatever works best for the dog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Yes specialty foods (dry and canned) have gone up astronomically. I have one cat on Royal Canin special canned so know of which I speak. Sometimes Lakeside Friends is the best price. (They already stock Hill's and Royal Canin.... not necessarily all options that are sold. But kidney diets are pretty common so guessing they'll have those.) Other times it's Mercado Libre...... where you have to check ALL the listings for the specific product because sometimes ONE merchant will be offering a better price than the rest. There are NO cheap options for these products unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 3/20/2022 at 11:12 AM, Eric Blair said: I haven't visited everyplace local to Ajijic/Chapala, and prefer not to, so I am asking for personal experiences here. I can't Google what you know. The prices of specialized dog food for a medical condition are, on MercadoLibra, hard to believe. Am I, generally speaking, from your personal experience, better off buying locally or go w/M.L? Unless you really thrive on attention, please send your nasty/sarcastic comments to me in PM. I promise t read them. What I am asking for here is personal experiences. This is, from what I understand, one of the reasons for these boards. Thanks. The name is Mercadolibe Do you call Amazon Anazin? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Mostlylost said: The name is Mercadolibe Do you call Amazon Anazin? pot. kettle. black. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Blair Posted March 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 12 hours ago, Ferret said: pot. kettle. black. My bad. I never went to proofreading school. But you understood, and that's what's important. Thanks to all that have responded on point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
econ man Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 That wasn't directed at you, Eric. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Thanks econ man. I did wait two hours for Mostlylost to correct his small minded post then I just couldn't help myself any more. My bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted April 19, 2022 Report Share Posted April 19, 2022 Have you considered preparing/cooking food for your dog? You can find recipes on line. For dogs that need less protein a base of either/and brown rice, potato, yam, lentils is often used and then building on as advised by a vet; peas, green beans, fish, lamb, (beef), egg, flax meal, nutritional yeast, fish oil. Most of these are inexpensive locally. I have found cooking my mutt's food is cheaper and healthier than buying ready made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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