Is this a bad habit that needs to be broken? Otherwise she won’t eat.
We feed our girl a half scoop of dry in the morning and evening and a 3rd of a can of wet food every other evening and it seems to be going really well for her 😸
Until she develops kidney problems, dry food is harmful for cats in the long run, ask a vet.
I mean, I’m aware that it’s not the best food for pets. What do you suggest as an alternative? Do you home-make your pet food?
The standard alternative is readymade wet food from cans. There is also barfing (preping the food yourself, which is not that easy because cats need much more than just meat)
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I wouldn’t say it’s a bad habit necessarily, but I can see why you’d consider it an inconvenience. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with your kitty. Cleo just be a lil’ picky (as cats tend to be about food) is all.
I just sprinkle some dry food on the wet food when mine is being picky.
Sometimes cats just like crunch.
I don’t think it’s a bad habit - they just have a preference for how they like their dinner, and probably not a hard one to satisfy.
I deliberately give mine a meat/biscuit mix, both from dietary recommendation and also it slows them down a bit - there’s three of them, and if given meat only, the quickest eater will scoff his in 5 seconds, then try and muscle in on his brother’s dinners. If mixed up, they’re all at their own bowls for a few minutes at least, before the inevitable swapping.
Maybe cut down on the treats, and save them for special bribery i.e. flea treatment, going to the vets, training etc.
Wet food is good for cats though. Is there a particular reason you’re trying to avoid it?
Cats are pretty bad about drinking enough water. Supposedly in the wild, being from arid climates, they’d get their moisture from consuming raw meat from their kill, including the blood. Giving them wet food helps them get enough water in their diets along with less carbs and more protein over dry food.
I usually give my cats dry in the morning and wet in the evening. Mostly to save on money, because wet is expensive.
I would say maybe test putting the wet food in a plate. I did that with my cat and he had no issues
Maybe also dry kibble and wet on separated plates, kitty may just prefer kibble.
Dry food shortens your cat´s life, just saying
exclusive dry food seems to check out, but mixed seems to be fine according to google
The veterinarians I asked all said the same, the least dry food the better and at best no dry food at all. Dry food promotes the development of kidney problems, which is one of the most common causes of death for cats. Evolution has optimized cats for living in desert/savanna environments, so they take in moisture through eating, not drinking and therefore a cat will never drink enough to balance out the loss of body moisture that is caused by digesting dry food.
Is there any issue with soaking dry food that you are aware of?
No, the problem with dry food is it’s lack of moisture only.
I’ve had multiple cats live into their 20s on dry kibble. They’ll be fine.
Sure, do as you please. I’ll keep passing on what several vets taught me though.
