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Wet or Dry food
I have recently taken over an adult cat from somebody who could not look after him.
I have no experience in feeding cats so I asked our local pet shop for advice as to whether to feed my cat with wet food from a tin, or dry food from a packet. The lady there said it did not matter which, but I just wonder why there is a difference, and which is recommended. Any advice to this novice would be most appreciated. John |
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Re: Wet or Dry food
I personally feed both wet and dry. I like to try to encourge them to eat as much dry meal as I can as it is better for their teeth in the long run.
I feed Mani, the big lad, 2 pouches per day. And Lola, the skinny minny, 1 pouch per day. They have access to dry meal and obviously water all day. I have tried loads of different brands and flavours but they are quite picky. But I think this is probably my fault as I have given them too much choice in the past... I have finally settled on Felix wet food, and Whiskers dry meal. Both very reasonably priced for most budgets. They didnt touch Iams or James Wellbeloved, they have cheap tastes! |
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Re: Wet or Dry food
Me to i feed wet and dry mixed together
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Re: Wet or Dry food
I'm afraid it's a myth (sadly often perpetrated by vets) that dry food is better for cats' teeth, it is actually very bad for them as it sticks around the teeth and causes plaque and decay. It is far better to feed a good quality wet food.
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mine have Trophy dry food down all day, a pouch off high life or feline fayre in the morning each and a pouch off the same about 6 !
They also get raw rabbit and chicken sometimes chicken wings on the weekends. I wouldnt touch go cat made my cat very ill has has 2 much salt in it and also felix whiskers and most over wet foods only have 4% meat in them, when highlife and feline fayre have 60% and is often not much more expensive ![]() |
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Re: Wet or Dry food
yep i feed wet too with a high meat content (above 50%) all dry foods you can buy in the supermarket are full of crappy fillers (maize/corn) which bloat your cat and cause longterm damage, its not worth it in my opinion.
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