More Questions About Dry Versus Wet Cat Food

marlino

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My concern with canned food is:

1) factory raised animals.  I believe most factory farmed animals have been given lots of antibiotic and I think most canned cat foods are from factory farmed animals

2) most canned cat foods have carrageenan

3) bpa in can liners

My concern with dry food:

1) getting adequate water intake. 

I'm in the process of switching my Camille Elizabeth to Orijen dry (chicken formula)  because they advertise free range poultry with no antibiotics, etc. 

My question is:  Are many other people concerned with carrageenan and bpa?  As far as I can determine from reading, carrageenan is likely a carcinogen.  To me, with small animals like cats, any amount of a carcinogen is scary.  

As a first time cat owner (kitten is 16 wks. old now), I'm trying to get myself up to speed and do my part in this inter-species relationship.

Many thanks for all responses.
 

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That's like saying non organic veggies and fruits vs pretzels & chips & cereal for people. There is NO comparison. Wet is the way to go if affordable for owner and cat willing to eat.
 

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Yes there are people who don't want carrageenan, BPA, or hormone fed meats. And there are companies that know this and make and market foods that address these concerns.

Don't let any of those concerns hold you back from canned food. There are canned foods with organic, hormone free meats and non-BPA lined cans. I haven't done research to see if you can get both at the same time, but it wouldn't surprise me if you could. The field narrows quite a bit when you eliminate carrageenan, but there are carrageenan-free foods, too. This thread names many of them:

http://www.thecatsite.com/t/240335/canned-food-without-carrageenan-or-guar-gum

If you can't find canned food that is organic, BPA free, and carrageenan free, consider a homemade raw or cooked diet. Control over ingredients is a big reason why some people feed homemade food. Just do your homework first, as you can't just throw some meat in a bowl and have a balanced diet. TCS has an entire subforum with members more than willing to help.
 
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In April I lost my 12 yr old cat who only ate dry food.    He had many problems with constipation where it got so bad I had to make the heartbreaking decision let him go.      I still blame myself for not realizing the importance of his diet.    I know there are cats out there who live longer only eating dry food but after everything I have read about feeding dry good I decided not to take that chance again. 

I now have a 4 month old kitten who I have on an all wet diet.  I'm doing my best to avoid carrageenan in his diet.  There are a few foods out there without it and luckily my cat is not picky and eats most of them.  It is getting quite expensive so I'm going to have to decide if I'm going to add some cheaper brands like Fancy Feast Classic(by products and stuff but no carraggenan)  in there to cut down on the cost. 
 
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