Feeding Requirements - Advice please! - Page 2

kozykatz · #11 (**permalink**) 24-12-2008, 05:50 PM

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.

Saikou · #12 (**permalink**) 24-12-2008, 07:20 PM

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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.

This article makes an interesting and logical arguement to the contrary of what you have said there, and it is written by a vet Little Big Cat

Vets invariably push dry because they get commission on it. When have you ever seen a vets practice with a stand of wet food in the corner? If they did have such a thing then they would be pushing wet, not dry.

ColeosMummy · #13 (**permalink**) 24-12-2008, 09:02 PM

i have now introduced wet into their diet they have around 50-100g of wet a day and always a bowl full of dry, Meow doesn't like eating wet much! x

masterid2 · #14 (**permalink**) 29-12-2008, 05:48 AM

Feeding Requirement is depends on of your Cats Age & Weight. Here you will get Best Cat Food from Agritura. This Pet Stores Cat Food is well balanced with required ingredients. Cat Food label mentioned feeding instructions by Cats Age and Weight. My Cat very like this food.

spid · #15 (**permalink**) 29-12-2008, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Saikou

This article makes an interesting and logical arguement to the contrary of what you have said there, and it is written by a vet Little Big Cat

Vets invariably push dry because they get commission on it. When have you ever seen a vets practice with a stand of wet food in the corner? If they did have such a thing then they would be pushing wet, not dry.

very intersting article - thnaks - i feed mine mainly wet (hi-life, tesco finest etc) and a handfull of James Wellbeloved dry per day if they want it. I think i need to begin to introduce a little raw chicken wings etc for gum health etc.

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