I have noticed this question seems to be coming up more often and I thought a discuss on this might be good.
I know there are people that are opposed to a wet diet only and I know there are people that are opposed to a dry diet only. I never really quite understood the extremes.
When Ping first came into our lives three years ago I tried to do everything everyone else said about feeding. I did the all wet and never dry. I never really liked this because I never felt that he got enough food and he always seemed to be starving on just 2 meals a day. So then I went to the extreme of an all dry diet but did not like that because he never really drank water even though I had a water dish out at all times.
It was then that I made changes that has worked well for us and that was a combination of the two. Wet food twice a day and I rotate the different types (from more expensive things like Eagle Pack to less expensive things like Meow Mix cups) and a cat fountain. Ping became a happier less starving cat and drank more water and I was a more happy momma.
Occasionally I will get a small amount of raw beef chucks for them (we have 3 cats now).
I guess in the end I came to believe that you have to do whats best for your home and what works. Extremes do not work for everyone or every situation.
Now I was wondering if anyone else would like to share their thoughts.
I know there are people that are opposed to a wet diet only and I know there are people that are opposed to a dry diet only. I never really quite understood the extremes.
When Ping first came into our lives three years ago I tried to do everything everyone else said about feeding. I did the all wet and never dry. I never really liked this because I never felt that he got enough food and he always seemed to be starving on just 2 meals a day. So then I went to the extreme of an all dry diet but did not like that because he never really drank water even though I had a water dish out at all times.
It was then that I made changes that has worked well for us and that was a combination of the two. Wet food twice a day and I rotate the different types (from more expensive things like Eagle Pack to less expensive things like Meow Mix cups) and a cat fountain. Ping became a happier less starving cat and drank more water and I was a more happy momma.
Occasionally I will get a small amount of raw beef chucks for them (we have 3 cats now).
I guess in the end I came to believe that you have to do whats best for your home and what works. Extremes do not work for everyone or every situation.
Now I was wondering if anyone else would like to share their thoughts.