Unfortunately vets get very little training on correct nutrition for pets - and they are pressured by food manufacturers (dried food of course) to sell their products, so it's hardly surprising they recommend them. Dried food is useless at cleaning teeth - the only thing that really is good for that is raw bones (e.g. a chicken leg or wing) - that's if your cat will eat them (mine won't!)
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Originally Posted by Amyk
Hi again
i studied nutrition for awhile and all i am saying is that dried food helps to scrap off plaque, just like when you see these adverts that advertise dental chews for dog, dried food help to do a similiar thing. it doesnt stick as much as wet food. i have also been told this by acouple of vets ive had in the past, they have also said it was the amount of wet food i was giving them caused the gingivitis, but im not saying it will happen to every cat just a large amount.
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