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From what I've read / discussed with animal nutritionists, you want to feed your cats pure protein wet food. They get more water from wet food than they do from

From what I've read / discussed with animal nutritionists, you want to feed your cats pure protein wet food. They get more water from wet food than they do from drinking water. Plus you avoid a ton of crappy things they put in a bunch of dry foods. I feed mine Wellness Core and they love it.

Zachery 10y ago
If you want to go down that route; feeding them raw and making their cat food would be for the best. However there is nothing wrong with dry food supplemented with other food. We all have limitations on the amount of time we can spend with our loved ones (animals included). Making sure they are fed is very important, but sometimes you can't be around when they need their food. This seems exactly like the best solution to the individuals problem.
ianai 10y ago
I had a lot of success switching a cat to a wet diet. It cleared up many health issues for her. Dry food is their junk food.
- digler999 10y ago
  what about their teeth ? I've heard, at least for dogs, that the crunchy dry food helps keep their teeth healthy
  - idunno246 10y ago
    thats an old wives tale. And if my cats teeth are any indication, a dry diet didn't prevent any problems Granted, there's no proof that wet is better, there's just a ton of anecdotal evidence that dry food leads to dehydration and kidney issues. I had to switch entirely to wet due to diabetes. Surprisingly, fancy feast classic is one of the most recommended foods.
  - ianai 10y ago
    Take them in for their regular vet visits.
- Fnoord 10y ago
  > I had a lot of success switching a cat to a wet diet. It cleared up many health issues for her. Dry food is their junk food. Her is the keyword here. Castrated male cats (cats are almost always castrated here) generally get FLUTD. We got a special diet for him. And we CBA with separating them for food. That's just not practical. So, she'll also eat his diet food. We occasionally give them some different food like our leftover herring. But that is very salty for them. Its a treat, but not healthy.

Zachery 10y ago

If you want to go down that route; feeding them raw and making their cat food would be for the best. However there is nothing wrong with dry food supplemented with other food. We all have limitations on the amount of time we can spend with our loved ones (animals included). Making sure they are fed is very important, but sometimes you can't be around when they need their food. This seems exactly like the best solution to the individuals problem.

ianai 10y ago

I had a lot of success switching a cat to a wet diet. It cleared up many health issues for her. Dry food is their junk food.

digler999 10y ago
what about their teeth ? I've heard, at least for dogs, that the crunchy dry food helps keep their teeth healthy
- idunno246 10y ago
  thats an old wives tale. And if my cats teeth are any indication, a dry diet didn't prevent any problems Granted, there's no proof that wet is better, there's just a ton of anecdotal evidence that dry food leads to dehydration and kidney issues. I had to switch entirely to wet due to diabetes. Surprisingly, fancy feast classic is one of the most recommended foods.
- ianai 10y ago
  Take them in for their regular vet visits.
Fnoord 10y ago
> I had a lot of success switching a cat to a wet diet. It cleared up many health issues for her. Dry food is their junk food. Her is the keyword here. Castrated male cats (cats are almost always castrated here) generally get FLUTD. We got a special diet for him. And we CBA with separating them for food. That's just not practical. So, she'll also eat his diet food. We occasionally give them some different food like our leftover herring. But that is very salty for them. Its a treat, but not healthy.