no grain dry or high carb wet food?

what's better?

a good no grain dry cat food

or a low protein higher carb

wet food?

cats are obligate so the low protein higher carb

food would not be as good

but if i was using wet that would be my only choice for wet food

but is it better?

i use Go no grain dry

and i would have to use whiskas wet which is not

a no grain food

What about fancy feast pate or classic

Wet vs dry is a somewhat controversial subject, and one that depends somewhat on the individual cat.  If your cat drinks poorly or has kidney or urinary tract issues, you should go with wet food, because the hydration is very important. OTOH, if you have a healthy cat that drinks well, then the ingredients matters more, IMO (though not all will agree.)

Neither. Find a higher protein wet food. There are cheap ones available, like FF classic or even Friskies turkey and giblet aren't that bad. 

missmimz said:

 
Neither. Find a higher protein wet food. There are cheap ones available, like FF classic or even Friskies turkey and giblet aren't that bad. 

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I agree! Fancy Feast Classics, Sheba, and some store brands -- often pates without wheat, corn, or potato ingredients -- are good low-priced options for wet foods. I'd much, much sooner feed byproducts than, say, potato or grains. There's also nothing wrong with rotating between various foods.

It's also important to keep in mind that though "grain-free" is a good start, many pet food companies have replaced grains with other fillers that raise carbs and aren't ingredients cats are designed to digest. Those ingredients include peas, chickpeas, lentils, potatoes, I could go on and on. I avoid those ingredients because they're essentially empty calories for cats, plus one of our cats vomits if she eats potato.

@micmit, where do you live? (I think Go is a Canadian brand, isn't it?)