I began the transition for my overweight kitty last summer.
My kitty is down to 1.5 tablespoons of dry, right before bedtime. The rest of the time is all wet. Yes, he has lost weight gradually (safely).
What proportions did you mix? My cat had eaten nothing but dry for the past 6 years, which was when he chose me as his slave. When I first gave him canned last summer, he promptly turned his nose up and walked away.
I started adding small amounts of canned Nutro Maxcat Chicken and Lamb, to his dry food. That did the trick. I followed the suggestions I read on the internet to mix 1/4 dry to 3/4 wet for a week, then do 1/2 wet and 1/2 dry for a week, then 3/4 wet and a 1/4 dry for a week, then went to all wet after that. If yours won't touch the food with 1/4 wet and 3/4 dry to start, I would try smaller amounts, say 1/8 wet to 7/8 dry. The reason I used that flavor of Nutro canned to start with, was because I heard many had success with that flavor switching dry kitties onto wet.
I have also heard cats go nuts for Fancy Feast canned. I don't buy it and wouln't feed it regularly either. However, if it would help in this transition, I would use it for a short period of time.
