I'm not advocating for a full dry diet which can be unsafe. Just that a portion of dry, especially when your cat will crunch it, is beneficial to healthy cats.Its the carbohydrates in the dry food that are bad for cats. Check out the site Catinfo.org. it goes into great detail about the benefits of canned over dry and the lack of schooling that veterinarians are given regarding diets.
I believe I mentioned this before but I note that catinfo .org has not been updated since 2016 and reflects no new information. It's fine to have theories, but I'd expect with the many recent studies, there'd have been an update since then or a note on the potential dangers of legumes.
It doesn't quote a single study or provide direction on where her information comes from. She gives no primary sources which is the #1 problem with these expert opinions. They state them like facts and expect us to follow blindly.
There's also a lot on the internet from other veterinarians about the author writing misinformation. Other veterinarians call her website an opinion blog. She's been given backlash regarding providing misinformation on medications as well on the same blog. So I can't say she's a trustworthy author.
Therefore I don't refer to catinfo .org. It cant pass a basic source credibility test.