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

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.

I've spent a lot of time reading up on this.

The best diet - raw food. Beaks, feathers, gristle, the lot.
Second best food - wet food with no grain and the proper mix of animal proteins e.g Lily's Kitchen
Third best food - dry food with no grain at all
Fourth best - all the other foods - IAMS, Hills, Royal Canin, Felix, Whiskas etc

What I actually feed my MC: Orijen dry food with 1/3 portion of Almo Nature tuna and whitebait in jelly a day. Any more wet food and he gets diarrhoea (and I have tried, I think, every wet food on the market). He won't eat raw food or Lily's kitchen and anything with grain in means a trip back to the vet for more steroids for his poor colon. I have discussed this with three different vets and we all feel that Sidney is healthier on this mix than any other that has been tried over the last 18 months, so I suggest you try things and see what works.

Our last cat died at 16 having eaten nothing but IAMS all his life. Up till the last 6 months he was in fantastic shape, but if I knew then what I know now I would never have gone anywhere near kibble with grain in - at the time I saw the adverts and thought I was doing the best for him. Basically, cats need to eat other animals, not wheat.

whiskas is the worst food which you can give to your cat. There is no meat inside, grain only. RC, Felix, Hills based on chicken meat with the extras like grain, spinach etc. It's mean, this kind of food is better than whiskas. Dry food without grain can be no tolerated by cat's in many cases and it's a big shame. I face with this problem all the time, because after no grain food my cats have a diarrhea always:( i decided on RC dry food have no problem in this time.