Can Cats Live On Just Dry Food

Ive seen far too many diabetic cats and cats with urinary crystals and obese cats to want any cat to have a dry food only diet.

Can cats live on just dry food. With a blended feeding routine you may feed your cat dry food in the morning and wet in the evening. When in doubt think back to the process of a baby. In fact most cats can do quite well on either canned or dry food.

Dry food must however be stored in a dry clean environment. The process instead is just bottle slurrywet food and then dry food. Studies show that cats fed solely dry food have a lower water intake and lower urine volume than cats on a wet food diet even if they have constant access to fresh water.

Semi-moist foods may be more appealing than dry cat food to some cats and can also be fed free choice. They go from bottle to baby food to solid food. After the package is opened however the food can dry out becoming less palatable andor becoming rancid.

Dry diets are readily accessible and less perishable when left out for house cats while we work and go about our day just like they are a convenient option for shelters and rescues so. But there are some considerations that you need to. An exclusive dry food diet just wont do it either as your cat doesnt get a sufficient amount of water from the kibble.

Answer 1 of 6. I just got back from seeing a new vet whom I was very happy with. If your cat is used to a certain food type and is not particularly brave and adventuresome he might refuse to try a new food even if it smells delicious.

She said she was a little iffy on dry food since it tends to put the weight on. You may have heard concerns that dry food is bad for cats and can affect the health of their kidneys urinary tracts and even teeth. There is also the option of mixing your cats.