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Wet Food Vs Dry Food

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SFZ - 13 Aug 2005 10:15 GMT
Hi,

Me and my partner have a bit of a disagreement of cat food. My partner
seems sure she wants the cats on wet food as she says that the dry
food is damaging to the cats kidneys. I, on the other hand, would
prefer dry food as I am sure it has more goodness in then dry food.

Can anyone here advise me which type of food would be best?

or would a wet/dry combination be the best thing?

Many thanks,
Camilla Baird - 13 Aug 2005 16:44 GMT
> Hi,
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> Many thanks,

This is an ever ongoing discussion. I feed mostly dry food of a certain
quality (not the supermarket brands). When choosing a dry food, look
carefully at the list of ingredients - study the different websites ;-)
- the magnesium level should be as low as possible (under 0,1% is best),
the level of fat doesn't have to be very high for indoor cats (10-12% is
ok). Make sure the cat has plenty of clean water at all times!

Wet food is often mostly water... very expensive water if you ask me ;-)

If you want to give the cat a treat, try raw meat :-) Beef, veal, pork,
chicken, turkey, shrimp & tuna (not too often as the level of metals can
be quite high in shellfish and fatty fish) are often welcomed. :-)

Camilla
chris - 13 Aug 2005 18:01 GMT
>> Hi,
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> Camilla

I agree with Camila, as long as the cat has plenty of clean drinking water
then it is fine to give dry food. Both wet and dry foods  are nutritional
balanced  to meet the cats needs. Stick to non store brands of food. also
look for foods  that have no by-products in them. The cheaper the food is
the cheaper the raw ingredients that go into are.

Chris
SFZ - 15 Aug 2005 12:10 GMT
Hi there, Camilla Baird <mail@korat.dk>, on Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:44:50
+0200 you wrote:

>When choosing a dry food, look
>carefully at the list of ingredients - study the different websites ;-)
>- the magnesium level should be as low as possible (under 0,1% is best),

Thanks for this information..I take that means the Purina Go-kat
(kitten variety) that I am currently feeding them is no good
(magneisum level of 0.11%).
Camilla Baird - 15 Aug 2005 23:00 GMT
> Hi there, Camilla Baird <mail@korat.dk>, on Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:44:50
> +0200 you wrote:
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> (kitten variety) that I am currently feeding them is no good
> (magneisum level of 0.11%).

We don't have Purina cat food in Denmark AFAIK. Is it a supermarket
brand? I would choose a pet store or vet brand.
Camilla
 
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