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Wet food vs dry for cats

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Question
I serve my cat wet 1/4 can of wet food in the morning and evening, and also keep dry food available at all times.  When I feed her the wet food she often appears to gorge herself and then almost immediately vomit.  Many friends say they only feed their cats dry food, and I'm considering doing the same, because my cat doesn't seem to eat the dry with the same gusto.  Will I be compromising her health with such a diet, or merely her preferences?

Answer
Dry food is acceptable as long as you have plenty of water dishes around the house so she can drink fresh water.   Cats will tend to drink more water if the water dish is NOT next to the food dish.  Most cats also love the kitty water fountains.  Canned food is mostly water and cats often like the texture and aroma over dry food, but gorging is often a problem.  If a cat has a history of kidney or urinary problems, then I recommend feeding canned food but otherwise dry is great.  My cats eat mostly dry.  One can gets split between the 4 of them in the morning so I can put their vitamins in it.   I am not sure what food you feed but if she is not too keen on the dry, you may want to consider switching brands.  Royal Canin makes breed-specific formulas as well as indoor, hairball, and sensitive skin/stomach, which are all all-natural and very tastey.    www.royalcanin.us