I always think meat is better than dry because that's what they'd eat in the wild but I do feed both. There are loads of foods out there dependent on budgets.

If it is a male cat I would steer clear of cheaper dry foods such as supermarket brands and Go-cat as these can cause cystitis in males (this is what I was told when I brought my rescue cat home) although I do feed whiskas dry food and he seems to do quite well on this. I also feed him Tesco Luxury food pouches (2 per day as well as a bowl full of dried food) as this has a high meat content (50% and he loves it - it doesn't smell bad either). He also has a bit of whatever I'm cooking for dinner but this is entirely me spoiling him and not a necessity lol

Occasionally he has a bit of raw food for the added fat and meat content (cheap cuts are the better ones as they have more fat in them) but this is at most once a week and yet again is not a must although you will find a lot of people on here do it. Plus if your cat is going to be allowed outside (mine can't go out unsupervised because of an injury and nervousness) then he will be able to get his own "raw meat" anyway if he is still hunting (people say older cats don't tend to as much but miy old boy was still hunting at age 19!!).

A lot of people slate the cheaper brands because they don't have a high meat content in them but a lot depends on your budget. I can't afford to spend lots of money a month feeding my boy but he's healthy and has a great coat (he's a big 5 year old fluffy tabby) and he's happy with his little "extras" he gets which is what's important.

Felix is one of the better cheaper ones (although only has minimum 4% meat content but I know cats that do very well on this), none of my cats would ever eat Whiskas but its just their preference and your budget at the end of the day.

Tesco Luxury is £3.91 for a box of 12 pouches (Timmy only gets 2 a day with a bowl of dried food but he just lazes around the house all day so doesn't burn it off) a more energetic cat would obviously need more.

Good luck with your new pusscat