dry vs wet food

[krazyaboutkatz]

I feed my cats both wet and dry food. They get wet and dry food mixed together in the morning and evening and I measure out some dry food so they can much on it during the day and I do this again later in the evening. Lately they've been inhaling all of the dry food as soon as I put it in the bowls so there isn't any left for them to munch on later.

Since Storm has struvite crystals and is more prone to urinarary tract infections now because of his PU surgery, the wet food is very important for him so he'll get more moisture. It's also helped with his flaky dandruff problem. He's also on a special diet which is Royal Canin S/O both dry and wet. Soon all of my cats will be on this food.

[ally7kat]

With all of these mouths to feed, I use Wal-Mart's Special Kitty for both wet & dry.

i was feeding my cat the same wal-mart food (he loved it) as well as a quarter of a can of iams a day, until my parents went ballistic and told me how bad that was for the cat. Is it really that bad? I realize its not the best, hardly any real meat, but he is also getting the canned food.

Sometimes I hide small piles of the dry food in the blanket under his bed or in his cat tent or behind doors, so he can 'stalk' them while I'm gone during the day and he acts like they're treats.

[lv4dogs]

See I don't want to do that either though because I don't want him to think he can jump on the table or counters =/

I was so afraid of that at first too but surprisigly they seem to know they are only allowed on that one counter.

When I first got the kitties (before Kaige came along) they always ate on the floor. I tought them then that counters & tables were a no no. Then months after Kaige came & I couldn't break him of eating the cats food I moved it to the counter. I had to literally lift them up on the counter so they could eat. I had to do this multiple times a day for a week or so until they got the hint that they could get up there on their own & that it was ok. I have yet to catch them or see any hints of them being on other counters or tables since. Well ok Meko *occassionally* jumps up on this one spot on another counter, but she only does that when Kaige wants to play with her & she is kind of trapped in the one corner of the kitchen. But she did that when she was fed on the floor too, she just doesn't like to play with the dogs only snuggle & Kaige does not really know the meaning of snuggle yet. lol She jumps right baack off as soon as I see her or as soon as the coast is clear so I let her be.