Anyone feeding both wet and dry food?

Dry in the morning, wet at night.

They get 1/4 cup of grain-free/fish-free dry and then 2-3oz of grain-free canned at night. My guys also have a history of urinary issues so I'd probably feed 100% wet if I could afford it, but I'm also limited in my selections as one has major food allergies.

Ginger our outdoor cats eats about 75% wet 25%dry. Well and whatever she kills and consumes.

Pepper my indoor female gets about the same as her momma 75% wet 25% dry.

The indoor boys get about 85% raw 15% wet. Meaning 9 times out of 10 they get raw. But if I forget or something like the current situation happens they get wet (I have pneumonia and no energy to deal with raw) 95% meat canned.

Leslie

My cats eat wet 2 or 3 times per day and some dry throughout the day. They like both types and I don't think they'd be happy if I switched them to only one or the other.

Coming from someone who's obsessed (I freely admit it) with getting the word out on the dangers of feeding a species-inappropriate food like kibble to obligate carnivores, it's a pleasure to see how many folks are aware of it! And triply-so to see how many are feeding raw.

Dave - You didn't include raw in your poll, but that's what all five of my kitties get. Mostly frankenprey, with a few live crickets and whole mice thrown in for good measure.

I feed mostly wet, with dry at bedtime.

Although since my one cat has had some bladder issues, and I am in a housefull of boy cats, I've started feeding more wet. I'd like to totally switch to wet and raw, but thats not going to happen right now.

I do occassionally offer raw (mouse), cooked chicken and sardines as well.

Originally Posted by Auntie Crazy

Dave - You didn't include raw in your poll,

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I voted for wet, since raw wasn't an option. Because it is sort of wet and not dry

I voted for wet but really feed only raw to the farm cats. Well, except Nightmare who refuses to eat raw and instead gets only canned.

my two get wet twice a fay and free fed dry

I free feed dry food (Orijen) and feed canned food 2x a day. However most of my younger cats refuse to eat the canned so that is mostly for Sneakers my senior cat. I've been trying to entice the rest to eat more canned and possible go to raw but so far I haven't had much luck.

I feed both at each feeding. First, the meal (premium canned - no fish!), then, for desert, they get "cookies" (dry food), in very small amounts.

My older male had UTI issues and the Vet switched him to a prescription formula-both canned, and dry. The Vet wanted me to give KiKi (name short for Kingdom Kitty) all canned, but he became constipated - so, he now gets the dry food to help keep things balanced.

The other dry food I buy is Natural Balance Ultra. I think it does have some fish in it, but our female is the one that eats that, anyway.

Mine get wet 3 times a day (small portions) and dry overnight. I feed a rotation with the wet so they have variety.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

I feed as much wet food as they'll eat 2x/day - and free feed dry food.

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Mine split a 5.5oz can 2x a day and have dry available to snack on.

I feed my cats both wet and dry although I wish I could afford just wet. I can barely do it now. I used to think that you were supposed to give wet food as a treat because it was fattening and then they wouldn't want anything else. But now I know better! They get a quarter can and 1/4 cup of dry in the morning and at night. No free feeding....although I'm sure Schweppie wished there was!

Many thanks for all of the helpful and well-thought replies, everyone! It looks like Blake and I will be piling into the ol' family truckster tonight to pick up a couple of cans of Authority to see how the boys like it.

Again...thanks!

Dave

AM wet food and dry free feeding throughout the day.

My Milo boy does not, will not eat wet food. Since day one he won't eat it. So, I bought him turkey, chicken breast, pork, steak.. then lunch meat, bologna etc. he ate that for a minimal time and then I decided none of this stuff is good for him - dry food it is. He can eat wet if he wants to but he does not have the desire to even sniff it!

dave t said:

Hello all,

This is probably a spectacularly dumb question...but hey, I am a newbie so bear with me.

Is anyone feeding their kittens/cats both wet and dry food? We are adopting our little kittens today, and their foster mom swears by only dry food.

Unfortunately, the cat I had as a child developed some sort of complications from only eating dry food (no idea what complications; Mom was in charge back then), so I would like to get some wet food into their diet, if it wouldn't screw everything up.

I am sure this has been discussed many times, but I would appreciate any replies and links you can provide. As always, thanks in advance for taking the time to reply.

Dave

P.S. Poll included for scientific novelty factor.

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I have been trying to figure out how to best feed my cat. She is very finicky about her food. Sometimes, she doesn’t like her canned food, sometimes she doesn’t want to eat dry food. I have tried raw food, and sometimes she won’t eat it. So, after about 1 year of trying different things, I have now come conclusion that she definitely doesn’t like mashed meats, pate’ canned food, however, she loves food with gravy and treats. So, I am at a point where I am feeding my cat one small canned food with gravy, natural ingredients grain free or gluten free, and 1/3 cup of dry grain free food with no by products. I generally put her dry food in a puzzle feeder, as it slows her down in eating her food, not that she is a fast eater. It’s just that she doesn’t like too much food at once. I have noticed that sometimes it’s better to separate her canned food in two different bowls, that way she is not overwhelmed by the smells.

I have had my kitty for one year and a half, she’s almost two years old. When I first got her, she was seventeen weeks old, about 3 pounds. Now, she is about 8.4 pounds. She had worms when first got her, now she’s doing a lot better than she used to.

One thing that I have found consistent in her refusal of food is whitefish. It seems that every time I tried to serve it to her, she turns her nose up, and let it sit, won’t eat it. So I stopped buying her any food that has whitefish. I assume that the reason she refuses to eat it is because she is allergic to it. Cats can be smart about these things.

Sometimes I have tried to give my meat scraps without any seasoning. Sometimes she will eat it, other times she refused it. I just give her little bit, and if she doesn’t want it, then I don’t give her any more of it.

Her preferred meats are beef/lamb/rabbit, chicken/turkey, and tuna/salmon. She doesn’t like whitefish at all. Duck meat, I am still figuring out whether she likes it or not.

For my two girls, the regimen used to be 1.5 - 2oz. wet food each for "breakfast" and then free feed 1/2 c. dry each the rest of the day.

My oldest gets this treatment still, but unfortunately my youngest has been having cystitis issues and a possible food allergy. So recently I've had to change her diet a bit and I've been trialing home-cooked food. She gets home-cooked food (or wet if I don't have any home-cooked left) twice a day, still about 1.5 - 2oz. each meal (breakfast and dinner), and only 1/4 c. dry for the day to free feed.

I know dry isn't good for cystitis, so I'm currently in the process of trying to get the time and money to switch entirely to home cooked foods as it's cheaper and better in the long run. I'd like to switch my oldest to this too, but she is so darn picky, plus has a chicken allergy. I won't switch to raw, not because I'm against it, but I just don't have the money for proper raw and I'm afraid to give it to my youngest as she's FELV+.

I deleted my post because I'm not good at recognizing resurrected 9 year old threads.
I apologize!

It happens Bruce. There are always newbies reading though, so not a complete waste!

We have 5 cats, 2 of whom are grazers - one of which is an extreme grazer (will not eat more than 2 teaspoons of food at a time). It's a challenge. Overall, we feed 1 5.5 oz. can, twice a day and about 2 cups of dry food daily (for all). We are MEASURING the dry food now because I think my Mom feeds them more than she thinks. I told Mom that she can give them as much wet food as they want as it has fewer calories. I'm switching my CKD cat to a lower phosphorus food, but she is the only one who eats tuna&egg so that should work out. She loves the CKD dry food.

FWIW, many cats cannot eat fish other than tuna. All of our either turn their nose up at it or vomit it later, so I just check the cans to make sure there is no fish in it.