How do we make the transition from dry to wet cat food? Brand suggestions?

Good for you! It's good to see more and more people doing right foodwise for their cats.

I personally feed Natural Balance, but I have tried most of those from this list - all were rejected by Miss Thang here, but they are good brands for sure!

As for the transition, it took me about 2 weeks. I started out looking for the ones on this list, but I also tried some others that met the ingredient requirements. I continued to offer dry food although I might have cut it back just a little. I offered the canned and if Poppy (Miss Picky) went for anything, I noted it down as to brand and type of meat.

She turned up her nose at just about everything! It was very frustrating, but I just kept at it. Again, I still offered her regular food, but it had been cut down by about a 1/4 or 1/3.

I eventually stumbled across the ONE type that she would eat, so I just kept presenting that, and gradually phased out the dry food. My other cat ate anything I put down, so she wasn't a problem.

Most of those from your list are on mine as well. I wouldn't have any compunctions about feeding any of them, although one was rather heavy on the veggies!

I'd have loved to feed Wysong's Au Jus varieties, but again, only Sophie would eat them. They would require supplementation, of course, since they're just meat and organs. But they very handily make one - Call of the Wild.

Just be careful that the brand you go to doesn't have wheat gluten in it. They are still finding pet foods that need to be recalled. And, I've been feeding my cats exclusively dry food for years. 2 of them will turn 20 next month, and are in excellent health. When people come over, they think that they might be 9 or 10, not nearly 20! (These are the furry friends I grew up with) If you're going to all wet, just make sure the foods aren't on the recall list!

we had been feeding our dogs commercial dog foods for some time until one of them got real sick to the point where we though we would have to have him put to sleep. A friend of ours told us about this company that makes only holistic products. They make the batchs of food as they are ordered and then shipped to the customer fresh. No wheat, cor or bi-products ever used. Our sickley boy got better after only 2 weeks of being on this new diet. At 1st look it appears to be expensive but considering how fortified the food is, You ultimately feed your pet less. ONE TIP I CAN GIVE YOU : I you go to the web site you can order free samples and once you see if your pet likes it you can go onto "Auto Ship" and save Lots. Here is the web site and good luck with your cat.

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I use a mix of dry and wet food. I don't think one or the other exclusively can provide enough nutrition for a cat. I don't have scientific research to back this though, just a cat who lived to be 20 years old and acted like a kitten until the day she died.

Our cat hates wet food and avoids it whenever she can. mostly successfully. We feed her Science Diet, you don't have to move the cat to wet food, some cats do fine, as long as it's a complete food.

Nothing terrible about it at all, our cat, according to the vet is in stunning health. No diabetes, kidney failure, bladder problems, IBD, obesity, fatty liver disease, and dental disease.

But do feel free to see the complete list and total amounts of everything in these foods at the link:

http://webpages.charter.net/katkarma/dryfood.htm

What's wrong with dry food? I've fed all my cats dry almost exclusively. Right now the vet has put my fat cat is on wet food to see if he will lose because he has been on a perpetual diet of measured and controlled feedings and didn't lose weight. I get Natural Balance found conveniently at Petco and at a relatively reasonable cost. None of their products have been on recall and they don't use corn fillers or byproducts.

My cats get both the wet and the dry. It gives them a combination of solf and crunchy. I feed my cat friskie wet, fancy feast, and 9-live. They are happy healthy cats. I have some large cats, my oldest is 15 and going strong. I do foster for kittens and all have eaten both and are healthy happy cats. The above mention wet foods were not on the recall list. Good Luck.

I see you have so many good answers...

And you seem to know a lot about everything...

Science diet dry isn't on the list...

Eagle pack is good and not on the list and have wet food.. and organic...too...

Since the recall I don't take chances and i cook food for my kitten...

but I still give her wet tin food and dry food.. mix with my cooking...

Cook a lot and freeze them and take one small portion everyday...

Hope this can help ..

Good luck...!!!

actually a dry food diet is better for the cats in the long run. They have fewer problems with their teeth. And their weight is more easily retained. If you are feeling bad about the all dry food you can give wet food as a treat. But if you are determined to give the poor little ones bad teeth and urine tract problems in their old age then start mixing the wet food in with the dry and slowly put less dry food in the mixture each day. That should keep the diareah away while you are making the switch. but please provide your cats with plenty of hard treats if you are going with the wet food so their theeth don't get to bad.

What is wrong with dry food? I have cats and they have dry food out all the time so when they want a snack they can have it. I also buy small fresh fish twice a week and steam them so they can have a fish each morning and evening. They are very healthy and active. Two are seven and one is three.

I buy Purina dry cat food and also dog food for the poodle. Purina has been in the animal food business for a very long time and are good at it.