Right now... my vet is completely against wet foods too. It's just way to scary with the whole recall going on. Who knows what is or isn’t safe at this point? They can’t even decide what’s killing animals.
However, under normal circumstances he is all for wet food and highly recommends a wet food only diet of 5.5 ounces total of wet food only daily, split into many different feeding times.
It's better for the cat.
Cats were never meant to eat dry food, also known as cereals. We, humans, make them eat it for convenience to us. It has nothing to do with them or their nutritional needs.
In the wild, cats also derive their entire liquid intake from their prey. They do not have a thirst mechanism because they don't need it. They get all they need from what they eat.
In a home environment though, they do NOT get what they need and are almost always in a constant state of dehydration. Water fountains are encouraged to TRY to get your cat to drink more. Distilled water is recommended as well.
Urinary Tract Infections, with and without deadly crystals, run rampant these days. Cats are not taking in enough water to stave them off. Water cures UTI’s with crystals 90% of the time. Distilled water is recommended as well.
So… in my opinion and in my vets opinion wet is all around better for a cat and they should never be fed dry cereal kibble if we wish to most closely match their wild nutritional and dietary needs.
Kibble meets more of our needs, rather than our cats.
2007-04-06 02:34:25
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answered by Kat 7
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Here's the thing - many vets know NOTHING about proper cat nutrition. I was very surprised to hear this, because of course you'd think a vet would know what they're talking about!
I've done a lot of research on the subject, and I now know that this is true. If any vet tells you that canned food isn't good for your cat, RUN quickly in the other direction.
The truth is, it's just the opposite. If you don't feed your cat a homemade raw diet, then the next best option is canned - a good quality one of course - even without the recall, those on that list wouldn't be considered good quality.
Check out the links below for further info. The article about vets' ignorance of proper feeding is there, info on why canned food is necessary, and why dry food is actually very BAD for cats (most of them) and certainly as a steady diet.
I think you're feeding about the right amount, although I of course would lean toward feeding more wet and less dry. It's ok to feed both. I'm having to do that right now myself, although I had successfully converted both cats to an all canned diet in October. Poppy here went on strike, so I've had to relent a bit just to make sure she would eat something.
One last thing - dry food does NOT clean the teeth. Wet food does NOT cause smelly poo - the truth is any GOOD food will reduce the odor. If you feed them crappy canned food, of course their **** will stink! lol And last but not least, cats have a low thirst drive, so those on a dry food diet will NOT drink enough water to keep them properly hydrated. Canned food does - and cats are meant to get moisture IN their food. This means that cats on a moist diet are LESS likely to have any urinary issues. Those on a dry diet are more prone to it. Not only that, but even the urine smell is less when on a good moist diet.
2007-04-06 02:32:54
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answered by Anonymous
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Isn't Nutro wet food on the recall?
Wet food is better for cats. As others have mentioned, they don't drink as much water in general, so all is supplied in the wet food. Plus, it has much better quality protein content than dry food does. If your cat really likes dry food, I would suggest feeding a mix of wet and dry. You can, over time, slowly decrease the amount of dry in it if you want to stop feeding dry all together.
I, too, had learned that vets don't have as much knowledge about nutrition as you'd think. I have no idea why it is, but it's sad. They really should know as we look to them for advice and knowledge on how to take care of our pets.
2007-04-06 04:10:36
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answered by Anonymous
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It can depend on the individual cat. But usually most vets will recommend keeping a healthy dry food available,and wet food offered once or twice a day max,in the right proportion for the cat.
2016-04-01 00:24:23
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answered by Anonymous
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My cat eats wet twice a day and has free feed of dry food, same as your kitty. She is very healthy and happy and not overweight. There is a huge issue with dry vs wet food but I think if your kitty is healthy then keep doing what you're doing.
2007-04-06 07:07:25
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answered by Jonela 3
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I feed my cat a little bit of wet food every day and my vet isn't against it.
2007-04-06 02:14:04
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answered by April 2
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My vet reckons it's up to the cat and the food you feed them, if you're gioving them a complete feed that's dry, they don't as such need wet food, my cat hates it so she gets it inferquently, now and again.
2007-04-06 07:18:12
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answered by Unicornrider 7
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i always feed my cat dry food, but once a week wet food, by way dry is much easier to clean, and dosn't smell that bad.
Hope this helps,
Marissa Cooper
2007-04-06 03:16:14
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answered by Marissa 3
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personally, i don't give any of my five cats wet food. they don't really need it as long as you give them a good dry food because all the water they need they'll get from the drinking water. the wet food only causes them to have a much stinkier litter box trip if ya know what i mean...
2007-04-06 02:20:58
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answered by Terry L 1
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I don't think the idea of wet food is the issue so much as the nutritional value of any food. One advantage of dry food is that it helps to clean your pet's teeth.
2007-04-06 02:18:22
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answered by Patricia S 6
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