In stark contrast, my mother never bought any commercial pet food. What struck me most forcibly was that her cats, the people we grew up with lived to become a great age, so much so that we considered them included in the furniture; 

they were always there! Both her cats were almost 30 years old once they died of plain old age. Moreover they were always healthy, high in vigour, energy and vitality. I cannot once remember them being taken fully to the vet.

My "stewardship" of cats was sadly different; we lost one at 7 and one other passed away aged 9. Their deaths were never satisfactorily explained but kidney and liver failure were cited. It took us nearly 2 yrs to have over their loss and get another pair.

Fairly right after we purchased two new cats, I noticed a gradual change within their behaviour. One was becoming a chubby inactive, and cat vaccine price in bangladesh one other seemed ever more lethargic. 

When my mother visited she commented adversely; she was scathing about the tinned food, telling me to junk it. Opening a tin was on her behalf, a last resort. Like many of my generation I reckoned I was cash rich but time poor. Ultimately, it is exactly how we choose to pay our time that matters.