Dear Lovely Little*Rhino,
I wish you kind thought and loving wishes. I hope that you are able to make the best with what you have. I am very limited in budget, I always buy the 4 litre bags of milk, I always have cereal, plain yogurt. Beans and eggs are a cheap protein option. Onions and Carrots and Potatoes are pretty cheap, but heavy so get someone to be with you, even with the milk too if you can. What I did for my dog was email some of the companies, Orijen, Acana, Wellness, Purina etc for samples and coupons. I found them pretty generous. Thats a free option. Also perhaps email different companies for samples of their product, you may wait a bit , but free is free...I hope that this somehow helps. I hope for you everyday, I hope your pain gets less and I hope for your health .

Lorna