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magicarpet

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17. Yes dry is better for cat's teeth,... and male cats are susceptible to,...

Reply to wnylib (Reply #13)

Sat May 15, 2021, 10:45 AM

May 2021

... urinary tract infections. Canned cat food often uses ash as a filler in canned cat food and this is a contributor to the cat's urinary tract infections. Can food once in awhile,... dry food regularly is best.

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Gawd save me from this dramatic cat! [View all] happybird May 2021 OP

Keep the tuna and sardines coming,... forget the dry stuff. magicarpet May 2021 #1

I wish I could feed them only canned! happybird May 2021 #6

My DVM is against dry cat food ailsagirl May 2021 #10

My cat's vet is against canned food, except as an occasional treat. wnylib May 2021 #13

Yes dry is better for cat's teeth,... and male cats are susceptible to,... magicarpet May 2021 #17

Could this cat be having tooth problems? Or something? raging moderate May 2021 #2

He's okay on that front happybird May 2021 #5

Isn't it amazing.... Random Boomer May 2021 #15

Tough to put the genie back in the bottle on this one (nt) Hugh_Lebowski May 2021 #3

Rinse the tuna in a sieve and don't feed it to them very often. Lots of salt in that. applegrove May 2021 #4

They rarely ever get tuna, even though they love it happybird May 2021 #8

Me too. They like it so much that any time I use the can opener they applegrove May 2021 #9

Ahhh - KT2000 May 2021 #7

maybe you could mix in a bit of the wet food with the dry food once a day orleans May 2021 #11

Not that I condone this lol, Volaris May 2021 #12

My boys love dry food Freddie May 2021 #14

Fancy Feast is like kittie crack Random Boomer May 2021 #16