How much more expensive is a good wet food than a good dry food?

How many cans of wet food should I feed my cats a day if I switch them to wet.

It depends on the age of the cat, and the weight as well as the activity level. My cats (I have 8) get 5 cans a day divided between them (small cans) I feed in the morning and again at night, and leave a little bit of dry food out during the day so they can nibble. But this year, I am mainly feeding wet food.

Hi,

It depends on the food. I think some are more calorie dense per oz. I do reviews on pet food elsewhere, and the one brand I've reviewed is Fancy Feast...it recommends 1 can per 3 lbs. of wt (twice as much for a kitten). At 33 cents (if you luck into a sale) up to 59 cents per can, that means an average 6 lb. cat will cost 66 to 1.18 per day, and I think most of us have cats that weigh a bit more Ahem...we won't discuss Alix P. Curl's weight...lets just say when she runs, there's a lot of bellies swinging!

Plus...if you are talking a premium food, which Fancy Feast is not due to its use of by-products, artificial colorings and flavors and more (these are criteria I use), you are talking Felidae, Solid Gold, Active Life, Precise...and while they come in 6 oz. cans, they are more than twice the cost of two Fancy Feast cans.

Thanks for the info. Right now I am feeding the kitties Royal Canin Indoor 27. I think I'll stick with it, althoughit's harder to do a feeding schedule with the dry food. I'm terrified to use food that you buy in supermarkets, because I heard of cats dying from eating Delicat...or whatever.

My cats are on Science Diet Sensitive Stomache (dry)..and as a treat..they get Science Diet Hairball Control (wet) about 2-3 times a week.

Katie