Wet or Dry???

[Donna]

Just read this article. What does everybody think???

http://www.catinfo.org/#Transitionin...to_Canned_Food_

[Fran]

I have always been dubious about feeding an all dry diet. My cats have access to both dry and canned...

[Moli]

Mine have dry and pouches....sometimes chicken....

[Donna]

This article has made me think twice about giving them dry food. They normally have both, but thinking about it, they are meat eaters. So they should have meat shouldnt they?

[Fran]

Some of mine eat raw too.......My dogs are raw fed

[Mags]

Cassie has canned with a small sprinkling of dry on top.....

[EmmaG]

I only feed my cats on wet food, they have a tiny amount of dried food as a treat now and again.

I did this as previously they had wet food in the evening and dried food during the day, I have been trying to keep Arthur in a bit more and he didn't like using his litter tray indoors, one evening I counted he went into his litter tray over 10 times and produced very little, this was at the same time as I had been reading about feeding mainly wet, so I transferred them both over to wet food and I haven't had a problem with him at all. Also Bronwyn is sick less on mainly wet food as she would previously eats loads of nuts until she couldn't eat any more then they would swell in her belly and she would sick them all up, usually within 5 mins of eating them.

[Donna]

Originally Posted by Fran

Some of mine eat raw too.......My dogs are raw fed

That is obviously the best you can feed an animal as that is what they would have in the wild and their bodies are made to get the best out of what is available. Understand raw feeding is not ideal for everyone (i wouldnt know where to begin) but feeding meat either in pouches or fresh is far better than cereal which they are not designed to eat at all?

I think I am going to stop putting biscuits down for my cats to much during the day and just see how they get on with meat.

Water is very important and they get most of their water from their food and if they eat biscuits they are getting none.

[EmmaG]

I have also read so many bad things about dried food, a lot of cat food is a load of rubbish if you read the ingrediants.

I think Fran is feeding her animials in the best way, raw food

I do buy highlife food, mainly the poultry and meat varieties as it contains 60% meat, I think Felix "looks as good as it taste" has only got 4% meat !!!

[Fran]

Biscuits do make them more thirsty though Donna and they do tend to drink more when eating a majority biscuit diet.....