My Declining Standard of Living

[Black Landlord]

vision63 wrote: Like decocritter, I don't find Walmart to be all monumentally cheaper than what I can generally find elsewhere save for a handful of items (like my cat treats) that's always cheapest there.

I've heard the old cliché of "eating dog food" when times get hard and money gets tight, but this is the first reference I've seen to cat treats.
Is there something about them nutritionally, or cost-wise, that makes them a particularly good staple?