actually, my cats love the whiskas choice cuts pouches, that and sliced deli turkey are their favorite treats, otherwise it's mainly science diet light. That stuff is expensive, but I've heard that it's the best food for them.
I was wondering because my cat Summer eats Nutro dry. I also have been giving her 1/4 of a can of fancy feast a day. (this is what she was on for a year at the shelter, and my vet said it was fine) I alternate giving beef, chicken, and turkey flavors. Recently, she only eats a little and only if it;s a freshly opened can...why the change? Why is she suddenly more finicky? I don't just "give in" and give her what she wants, I try what's left until it's gone at her feeding times. Should I even bother with the canned anymore? Nutro is a good brand. Oh, I've tried other brands of canned food (not all at once) when I first got her, and she barely touched anything else. Any advice?
I feed mine both a large spoonful of canned twice a day and dry the rest of the time. I feel its important that they get wet food as well. Wet food has the necessary moisture that they need in case they dont drink much water. Less chance of UTI's. (so I've heard).
I don't normally feed my cats wet food- but my kitten Shaedi has been getting Iams canned kitten food to get her back from the brink of dehydration and get proper nutrition into her quickly. She still has tiny baby teeth, so its easier for her to eat.
I've been debating on whether to give the boys canned food along with their dry, which I keep down all the time. They certainly love it- but I worry about their teeth. I've been told it causes dental problems.
I feed three of my cats, a can of Pro Plan wet food, divided among the three, once a day. Isis, my fourth, won't eat any type of wet(or human) food, dry Pro Plan only. She is VERY finicky. So I guess, either way is fine as long as your cat is drinking enough water when eating only dry food.
My cats are getting dry Eukanuba Kitten food free fed. They also split a 3 ounce can of Nutro Gourmet Classics every other day. Zach (the kitten) will only eat some of the flavors so sometimes my adult cat Josie gets the whole can. I am thinking of giving them one 3 ounce can per day instead of every other day, but I'm not sure if I should feed them that much wet food.
I split a can of Fancy Feast three ways twice a day, and free feed them dry. It's a balance I happened on years ago and has seemed to work for all my cats over the years. If it ain't broke...
Tastes have varied over that time. For instance, there was a period in which the bestest possible wet food was anything in sauce -- ooooooooooooooo yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!! The current crew look at such offerings -- and then at me -- as if I just flew in from Mars. What THEY want is Fancy Feast, but don't mess with the "Fancy" varieties, thank you -- the soft ones, please, we'll get our jaw action from the dry food, thanks -- and NO FISH!! (Thank God they at least AGREE amongst themselves, and nobody has special dietary needs!)
My kittens eat Nutro Natural Choice dry, free-fed, and we feed several different brands of wet food in the evenings--they will usually split a 3 oz. can or 1/2 of a larger can. They like all flavors and really love canned food.
Our 2 get canned most of the time, with dry as a treat. I got in this habit when our female wasn't able to eat dry for a year after she had panluekemia. I still don't think she could eat dry exclusivly. Our male's coat smell improved so much after we had him on canned food for a few weeks, so I didn't see any point in messing with success. They get Wellness most of the time.