Thread: Dry vs Wet food: What our Vet said and do you agree/disagree?

Went to stock up the furries wet food larder this afternoon & although I always used to feed tinned Felix because it has gone up so much over the last 18 months have been feeding Classic,made by Butchers {now there is another pretty old name over here for animal foods} it works out at 45p a tin & there in big writing is "With added taurine" now how good is that...

OK, I just looked up on Amazon Buchers Classic .... 1 pound a tin! must be quality! where do you get your 45p ones, Jckkerrison!?

Originally Posted by Alekto

OK, I just looked up on Amazon Buchers Classic .... 1 pound a tin! must be quality! where do you get your 45p ones, Jckkerrison!?

Today we got it from Waitrose,have to say couldn't believe it as normally we do pay a bit more but it still works out cheaper than the Felix,needless to say we got a few packs....x
Will have to have a look & see if it is a better type....!

Nope same one can't believe that price is right have just checked Pets at Home & it is 48p a tin.....

I'm another 1/2 and 1/2 for quality wet and dry food. Do feed raw fish once every week as a treat though. Don't like the idea of raw food any more after looking into it thoroughly and seeing all the problems with salmonella and E coli. I would prefer to leave it to the experts to guide me, especially with the add ons such as vitamins and taurine.
I have two (nearly) 21 year old moggies brought up on Go Cat until several years ago when they were swamped by the coonies and now they are on a much higher grade food and still going strong, and thoroughly enjoying it ;)
My vet strongly believes in the dry food though.

Wet food all the way. Best quality you can get, grain free if possible. Better still, if you can manage it, raw food. But that's not for everyone.

Dry food is awful stuff full of indigestible grains and carbs. As Jckkerison says, in the long term it can lead to a lot of health problems, because of the low protein content and lack of moisture. Unfortunately a lot of vets recommend it because they make money out of a) selling it and b) treating the health problems it causes.

Originally Posted by Howlinbob

Wet food all the way. Best quality you can get, grain free if possible. Better still, if you can manage it, raw food. But that's not for everyone.

Dry food is awful stuff full of indigestible grains and carbs. As Jckkerison says, in the long term it can lead to a lot of health problems, because of the low protein content and lack of moisture. Unfortunately a lot of vets recommend it because they make money out of a) selling it and b) treating the health problems it causes.

The dry kibble I buy (Pure Vita) is grain free, all natural food, no added junk. It costs a little more but it is worth it in the long run. I do not buy any thing from my vet unless she needs drugs and long term meds are cheaper from 1800petmeds. I agree that dry food does not provide enough water, that is why I also feed mine a can of high grade cat food also.

Our vets always recommend wet food as the water content ups the water intake and as Jackie says it reduces the risk of kidney /bladder problems

Hello all,

I have always fed my babies dry Iams (hairball & weight control) I had four now I have three very healthy cats, Paco is 16yrs old and weights in at 13.5 pounds only eats the dry, will not touch the wet at all. Chole 8yrs and Paddy 5yrs both weight in at 10 pounds and eat wet and dry. I like the dry because it is more conveinant and it has all the needed nutriants our babies need, plus it keeps their teeth tarter free...(vet is always impressed that they don't need teeth cleaning) I only started to used the wet food when my oldest girl Sissy 21yrs was ill and was given a prescrition deit of the wet food a/d critical care. She ate that for the last 4yrs of her life. (she was 25yrs old when she passed away) Before that she only ate dry. Anyway while Sissy was being feed this wet food the other 2 (Chole and Paddy) also ate this and got used to it so now I feed them "Friskies" turkey kibbles and bits....AS to what is the proper/best food to feed our babies, I believe that is up to each individual parent, the main thing is not to over feed or over treat our babies and let them choose for themselves what type of food they want...as I say my Paco will not for the life of him eat wet/canned food. I have tried to make him eat it and he won't, yet Chole and Paddy just love both kinds wet and dry...as far as water is concerned my babies have a water fountain that they drink from so no worries there..anyway it is just my two cent.....

I have had all kinds of cats including my current 2 cooners and one 1/2 Bengal. I have owned these wonderful creatures for over 35 years and I have yet to have ANY problems with dry foods. I used to use Purina cat chow for all their meals, yet I changed last year when I got my 2 cooners.. Now I use Blue Wilderness Chicken and Duck.. They are all healthy and beautiful.. To me it is all a matter of choice.. BTW all my cats have lived well into their last teens and even a couple in the mid 20s. Its a choice.. Make one and be happy with it!

My cats like both. We usually do dry food all day long and then as a meal will do wet food.