Thread: cat food

Originally Posted by RoxyKitten

I am so confused by the comments here! My vet told me only to feed high quality dry food as it is better than giving them wet for the plaque build up etc., and only to give them wet pouches very occasionally (i.e 2x a week or so). Roxy seems to have other ideas and I am starting to doubt this advice. She goes mental whenever I let her have a bit of raw chicken etc, and eats very little of the dry food on a daily basis, so much so that I am worried she might not be eating enough (although at nearly 5kg she is a good weight apparently). Would love to hear what others are doing.

You are so right to doubt the advice of your vet. Our vet used to tell us the same… mainly dry food… better for their teeth… wet only as an occasional treat… blah blah. The result: two cats with almost chronic diarrhoea and getting overweight, and one getting a UTI at the tender age of 10 months. So in late 2010, after doing a lot of research on cat nutrition on the internet, I switched all three of them to a raw diet. Their health issues disappeared almost overnight.

When we reported back to the vet, this is what he said: “Ehmmm… well… the raw diet is the best way of feeding them of course.” He also admitted he doesn’t really believe that dry food cleans teeth. Chomping on a chicken neck or gizzard works way better.

Here’s where I got a lot of information:
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition :: healthy cat diet, making cat food, litter box, cat food, cat nutrition, cat urinary tract health
Feline Nutrition

You can also check out the raw feeding subforum on here for more info.