Canned foods look low in protein but you have to remove the moisture to calculate the true amount. OK, so Fancy Feast has 78% moisture, so 22% is the actual food. 11% is half of that, so Fancy Feast is 50% protein. The dry food has 10% moisture, so 90% is actual food. 26% is less than 1/3 of 90 so that food is only about 30% protein. Whatever is left over after all the protein, fat, fiber, etc. is carbs. It's called dry matter basis, and it's the only way to make a proper comparison among foods (even human foods). I know I don't explain it well, I'll see if I can find a site that explains it better.
But, yes, canned foods have more protein than almost any dry foods. There are a couple very high protein kibbles but not many. Protein in canned food is also more likely to be animal protein instead of pea protein or soy protein like a lot of kibbles have. Now, it is possible to make a very high-carb canned food---a lot of canned dog foods are very high-carb. But I haven't found any canned cats foods that are high in carbs. Yet! Of course it's important to read the labels to make sure they didn't try to sneak anything in.
And it's not that cats are "too stupid" to drink water---they're desert animals, designed by nature to get their moisture from the flesh and blood of their prey. So it's not natural for them to get most of their water by drinking. Of course, some cats do drink enough, but some don't, and they end up with urinary problems or kidney problems. It's something for cat owners to keep an eye on, for sure.
But, yes, canned foods have more protein than almost any dry foods. There are a couple very high protein kibbles but not many. Protein in canned food is also more likely to be animal protein instead of pea protein or soy protein like a lot of kibbles have. Now, it is possible to make a very high-carb canned food---a lot of canned dog foods are very high-carb. But I haven't found any canned cats foods that are high in carbs. Yet! Of course it's important to read the labels to make sure they didn't try to sneak anything in.
And it's not that cats are "too stupid" to drink water---they're desert animals, designed by nature to get their moisture from the flesh and blood of their prey. So it's not natural for them to get most of their water by drinking. Of course, some cats do drink enough, but some don't, and they end up with urinary problems or kidney problems. It's something for cat owners to keep an eye on, for sure.
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