Orijen dry food and whiskas wet food! Help? :D

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Hi guys! I need some advice here! :D Let me introduce my self first to you :D I'm Geni and i am a student. I am a first time owner of cat or any pet should I say. I got my cat from my Aunt last month when she was still 4 months old (now she's five months). So first what I fed her was Whiskas wet food on pouches and she loves it but then I need to cut on budget. I have a fairly amount of allowance and my classes are only MWF so I only get allowance for 3 days which where I get my cats' food money :( so I bought Whiskas dry food , the big one. and I was amazed that it was cheap until after a month I noticed that she has blood on her poop and was having hard time urinating. i was really worried so i googled it and found out that dry food diet is actually not good for my KittyChan :( so I bought again whiskas wet food, i'd like to buy those premium wet food products but then I again I don't have enough money for those so what I did is buy orijen dry food as well as I am hearing lots of good reviews with this food. Now she is having whiskas wet food twice a day and orijen dry food throughout the day. no longer having hard time pooping and urinating as well. :D so my question is, is it okay if i only feed her whiskas for wet food as i am feeding her orijen for dry food as well? sorry for the long story :D i'll appreciate all of your answers :D
 

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Any wet food is usually better than dry.  All-dry diets leave cats with so many health issues (urinary blockages, bad teeth, many, many more).

So if you can afford it, wet is the better choice.  There are other brands out there that would probably be better than Whiskas.  Many canned (or tinned) foods aren't terribly expensive and will have a higher protein and moisture content than Whiskas.

If you have the time, look through the Raw section here on the forums.  Lots of good info that might help, too.

If you have to supplement with dry, Orijen isn't the worst, so she should be fine.  I would definitely make sure she has fresh water, too.
 
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Any wet food is usually better than dry.  All-dry diets leave cats with so many health issues (urinary blockages, bad teeth, many, many more).

So if you can afford it, wet is the better choice.  There are other brands out there that would probably be better than Whiskas.  Many canned (or tinned) foods aren't terribly expensive and will have a higher protein and moisture content than Whiskas.

If you have the time, look through the Raw section here on the forums.  Lots of good info that might help, too.

If you have to supplement with dry, Orijen isn't the worst, so she should be fine.  I would definitely make sure she has fresh water, too.
i found that fancy feast wet food is not the best but not that worst compared to whiskas. that is all that i can fit in on my budget right now. im planning to switch her on fancy feast classic the chicken one (i've heard that fish/tuna/salmon are not good for cats). i know it is not the best but im planning to switch her onto this brand together with orijen dry food. before this year ends though i'll be having a job so by that time i can switch her then to a better food. yes i'll look onto the raw section as well, maybe i can get some ideas there too that could fit in on my budget. what do you think? should i switch her to this brand even if still its not that good or should i just stick with whiskas? also if i switch wet food do i have to do it gradually as well? like small amount of fancy feast together with whiskas wet food? thank you :) 
 
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