Cheapest raw feeding for a Lurcher on a tight budget

Raw feeding done well can be genuinely excellent for dogs — but done badly it creates nutritional gaps that cause real harm over time, and the difference is balance and sourcing. That matters especially when budget is tight, because cutting corners on raw often means missing key minerals and organ ratios that build up as deficiencies over months. So before I point you anywhere: what breed and size is your dog, have you fed raw before, and are you looking for a ready-made complete product or planning to source and prepare it yourself?

Understood — and honestly, a 27kg Lurcher is a good size to work with because they don't need huge volumes. Lurchers are lean sighthound types, so they tend to be efficient feeders and don't carry much condition buffer, which means nutritional gaps do show up on them faster than on heavier-set breeds. That makes a nutritionally complete ready-made raw more important here, not less. Before I give you a specific recommendation: is she currently in good weight and coat condition, or is she still settling in from rescue? And do you have a freezer you can use to store bulk?

Good — the freezer space is important because buying in bulk is where you actually save money on raw. For a first-timer on a tight budget with a lean sighthound, I'd point you toward Natures Menu Country Hunter 100% raw nuggets. They're sold in 1kg frozen bags and are genuinely nutritionally complete — meat, offal, and bone are all balanced in the correct ratios, so you're not gambling on getting it right yourself. They're widely available on Amazon UK, and buying a multi-pack brings the per-kilo cost down significantly. At 27kg your Lurcher needs roughly 400–500g a day, so a bulk buy covers you for several weeks. The dull coat should also improve noticeably within six to eight weeks on a properly balanced raw diet — that's usually the first thing owners see change.

At around 450g per day, you're looking at roughly 3kg a week. Natures Menu nuggets typically come in at around £4.50–£5.50 per kg when bought in multipacks, so your weekly cost would be in the region of £14–£17. That's not nothing, but it's competitive with a decent wet or dry food once you factor in that you're not supplementing anything else. One practical tip: sign up for Amazon Subscribe and Save on the multipacks — it knocks another 15% off and locks in a delivery schedule so you're never caught short. If even that stretches you in a particular week, a single day of good-quality tinned fish like sardines in spring water is a nutritionally valid bridge and costs very little.

It's genuinely complete as a standalone diet — that's the whole point of a BARF-formulated nugget like this one. You don't need to add anything for basic nutrition. The one optional extra worth knowing about is fish oil — a small squirt of salmon oil a few times a week will accelerate the coat improvement you're already seeing. It costs a few pounds for a bottle that lasts months. But it's optional, not necessary. Start with just the nuggets, give it six weeks, and you'll have a clear picture of how she's responding before you consider adding anything else.