Kassidy made me think of my Riley who also is on a diet. Riley came from a pound where he was about to be euthanized - not sure where he was before that but it was obvious he was not fed properly. Riley is now on a canned food diet (except some dry as a treat - but very little). Cats are carnivores and there is NO meat in dry food, no matter how "good quality" it is. According to some good vets (those not only focusing on the money they can make) it actually damages the enamel of the teeth (cats have pointed teeth and cannot grind the dry food anyway) - this causes food to stick to the teeth and then bacteria occurs which taxes the organs. Dry food also causes diabetes and obesity due to the overload of carbs. Also, cats do not drink enough so they desperately need the liquid in the canned food, which should be their main source of food; canned food is NOT a treat. It may cost more but if you love your cat you want them healthy (less vet bills also) for as long as possible. Face it, we wouldn't want to eat dry cereal all day.

http://www.cathealth.com/nutrition/w...-food-for-cats