Thread: New Maine Coon/Pixie Bob kitten

What lovely pics, never seen this cross before, beautiful. Thanks for posting!

On the diet question, wet is definitely the way to go. Unfortunately there is a lot of confusion around feeding and conflicting information out there. What Sketches was told is all too common:

Originally Posted by Sketches

I was told by the breeder and my vet to feed dry as wet food is effectively pointless as it’s just full of water. But I never really bought this, because my childhood moggy only ever ate tinned felix and lived to 19 with no health problems.

The idea that wet food is pointless because it's full of water is totally wrong. Cats need to take in a lot of water with their food, as they are not great drinkers. So the high water content of wet food is essential for their good health. A lack of water intake over the long term can lead to painful bladder problems. There was an IAMS dry food advert recently which was allowed to claim value for money because of a lack of water content. Complaints were made to the ASA but they were not upheld.

The other problem with dry food is that it is high in grains and low in protein, and the quality of that protein is questionable. Still, if fed in small amounts it's pretty harmless.