The ongoing dilemma, yah? Should you feed dry or wet food? The vets would tell you dry food is the best while the naturalists would be championing wet food (raw and real).
I’ve had my dilemma too. I started with premium kibbles because the vets convinced me it was better. Later, the fact that kibbles are so highly processed and therefore, de-natured made sense to me.
So, I read up on BARF (Bones and Raw Food) and started on raw chicken meat, bones and liver. I tried vegetables too, but they hated it. Three of my cats refused to eat it too (Cow, Tiger and Pole), so they stayed with kibbles.
Then, two incidents made me rethink the use of Bones and Raw Food:
1. Vixey’s gut xrays showed bone chips and the vet said to me, “You must never, never, never feed your cat bones at all!”. That contributed to her constipation problems.
2. Coincidentally, Indy fell ill and the vet suspected it was caused by parasites because I fed them raw food.
So, I got frightened and confused, and decided perhaps kibbles were safer.
Back to kibbles it was.
Now, Bobby has recently simply REFUSED to eat his senior kibbles, so I had no
choice but to buy him canned food, which he absolutely loves.
I am not sure what I want to feed my animals now! Let them choose what they like, I suppose? Tiger absolutely loves sardines, so sardines it is, for him.
Here’s the dilemma:
Kibbles – it’s de-natured and highly processed, so where’s the nutrients?
Check this out too: http://www.dogfoodproject.com/
Raw food – there may be parasites, but I was told animals’ gut can tackle these parasites since animals in the wild eat raw food, anyway.
Cooked food – we’ve destroyed some of the nutrients.
Your thoughts and views?
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3 responses to “Dry food vs wet food”
Cooked! 🙂 They eat what we eat. 🙂
i choose cooked food since it is home made…
raw food for me would only make them chock while eating or sometimes they may vomit it back –
few vet has told me that canned food is not good for them (but they eat well and they happy with it)
they asked me to stay with kibbles (most of my cats hate it)
erm.. I also have the same dilemma like you… -_-'
Cooking destroys some very essential nutrients needed for development of healthy cat body, eg. nerves and strong bones, etc. and unless you give supplements to meet AAFCO daily requirements for healthy cats, your cat will develop some very serious problems later on. Dry food has disadvantages as well as advantages but it is reasonably easy to find one that meets AAFCO daily requirements. Many of the cheaper grain-filled ones (many full of colorings too!) found in supermarkets and sundry shops don't, and they cause formation of painful stones in the urinary system.Dry food also cause less tartar buildup in the teeth causing painful gingivitis. Dry food is not perfect, but it is not too bad if you spend a little bit more for a premium brand because homecooked and raw food also have their share of problems, especially in a hectic and demanding full-time career lifestyle (a necessity, not by choice).