Originally Posted by hobbs2004

Gosh, where to start I guess, firstly, welcome to posting on the forum. I see that you have been a member since 2008 but haven't actually posted it, so good to see that you have finally taken the leap.

Now, it might surprise you that I feed my cats a completely wet and raw diet and guess what? My vet thinks that they are the healthiest, best looking cats that they have seen. But then again, i am probably slightly more cynical and believe that they tell any owner that, no matter what they feed lol

There is no evidence that dry food is any better for dental health. Have a look at this thread: Feeding cats for beginners (and more seasoned cat owners alike). It outlines why a purely dry diet is not a great idea for cats and why neither dry nor wet food are doing dental health any good. Dental issues are also largely genetically determined. But bits of raw food and /or brushing them are your best bet to help your cats' gums and teeth.

I would also suggest that you read up on food labelling a little before you jump to any major conclusions. The 4% that you so often see on supermarket type foods etc refers to the minimum percentage of the flavour meat that a food needs to contain legally. That doesn't mean that there isn't more of it in it or that there aren't any other meats in that food. It simply is a really bad regulation that requires manufacturers to not declare what is really in the food.

Very few people on here think that Whiskas and co is great food and we all are recommending wet foods that are so much better on so many levels. All for very much similar amounts of money.

And no, wet food doesn't mean bad poops. That means it is either low quality food (with loads of fillers), contains something that the cat doesn't get on with or it simply means that the food has been introduced too quickly.

Anyhow, there are more things that I could unpick but I think you get the message.