Specific food for neutered/spayed cats?

dexterie

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Hello everyone! 
This is the fist time I'm posting here (I've been reading some threads).

About two months ago, I adopted a female cat from a shelter. She was sterilised, registered (chip) and so on. They believed she was around 7 months old and was used to eat Royal Canin Sterilised dry food (not sure if she had access to wet food). For the first month I fed her with the same food, along with wet food (Royal Canin and Almo Nature, mostly). For the last month I transitioned her from her previous dry food to Royal Canin Sterilised 37.

I'm now trying to slowly change the ratio wet/dry food so she eats more wet than dry (and maybe stop feeding her dry food at a later stage).

My question is: is it that important to look for sterilised specific wet food? I mean, I understand that, in the case of dry food - not being a great choice in the first place - is important...but HOW important is the choice when buying wet food?

And what brand/kind of wet food do you recommend? Not all brands are readily available here (Belgium), but online stores like Zooplus have a wider range.

Thank you! :)
 

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Neutered and spayed cats don't need any specific type of food. Regular cat food is just fine
Any brand of  canned food available in Belgium is just fine. You should stick with mostly pate / loaf style foods as you get more meat for the money. Gravy and sauce type foods can be mostly water with very little actual food. You may find this helpful in choosing canned food: http://www.thecatsite.com/a/what-makes-the-best-canned-cat-food Look for a brand that has real meat (not a meal or by product) as the first ingredient and little to no grains and filler ingredients like fuits and veggies.
 
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Thank you for your reply!
 

And what do you think about "avoiding" the dry/kibble food?Is it really worth it?
 

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Yes! If fed feed it only if you have to leave overnight or as a treat a few pieces at a time. It causes a lot of health problems later in life with some cats!
 

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There's a lengthy discussion about why dry foods are bad at http://www.Catinfo.org

A very small amount of dry food is ok, such as for treats or as a snack for the cat when you are are away at work or school during the day.
 
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