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What cat food / brand do you use?

We’ve been giving our cats a mix of dry/wet food (mostly dry…), but want to switch to 100% wet, since it is better for their kidneys.

We’re also trying to avoid Purina/Fancy Feast/Friskies, since they’re owned by Nestlé.

Any suggestions are appreciated!

Edit: shoot, apparently Sheba and Royal Canin are owned by Mars, which isn’t much better.

zhaozhaoer ,

Dry is really hard on cats’ kidneys because they drink so little water. Wet is a lot better but why not just feed raw? Our two cats are absolutely thriving on raw, a mix of balanced mince and whole prey, which they have been on since they were kittens. Their coats are shiny, their breath doesn’t smell and even their poop smells a lot less bad than the poop of my friends’ cats on who are on commercial dry/wet food.

A lot of info on raw feeding can be found in the Pet Fooled documentary available for free on YouTube. Happy to answer any questions about raw feeding too, good luck!!

thepianistfroggollum ,

Dry is fine if you have a water fountain for them. Cats hate drinking stagnant water.

zhaozhaoer ,

“Most cats fed commercial wet diets will still drink some water, but cats fed dry food will drink more as a result of the lower water content in the diet (Villaverde Haro, 2020). However, cats on a dry diet will drink less than the moisture consumed if on a wholly wet diet with a similar nutrient composition (Xu et al, 2014; Villaverde Haro, 2020).” Source: theveterinarynurse.com/…/moisture-matters-a-focus…

We have a water fountain going too and they hardly drink any water from there. But why leave it to chance?

scarabic ,

We use Weruva because they have multiple flavors with no fish content. One of our cats is allergic to fish protein. It’s also very high quality. Many options that aren’t a stomach-turning pate.

ianovic69 ,
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Dry is supposed to be good for their teeth. As long as at least one of their regular foods has taurine in it then use anything you’re happy to purchase.

Of course your cats may have other ideas…

sp6 OP ,

I remember reading that the higher grain content in dry food actually causes more dental bacterial growth, but I could be wrong. Our current plan is to regularly use dental treats to solve any dental health issues

kool_newt ,

Fussie Cat is excellent quality, on the expensive side. I also like Weruva and Nulo.

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