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Curiosity Killed the…
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I truly believe, without a doubt, that the number 1 argument in the pet food world is wet versus dry. If I was the Ruler of the Universe I would eliminate dry food from the market entirely and every cat and dog (and ferret) would eat wet food only. All these animals would have un-stinky poop and gorgeous, shiny coats. I promise.
When people (including a veterinarian I really like) say, “Well, dry food cleans their teeth,” a part of me wants to weep and another part of me wants to scream like a wild thing.
Open up Google, type in “dry food does not clean teeth,” and hit enter. One million, two hundred fifty thousand links come up. The only people who believe dry food cleans teeth is dry food manufacturers. We all know that Whiskas does not have your cat’s health in mind.
I know, it can be expensive. I have 4 gorgeous cats who eat only wet food. We use 2 cans in the morning and 2 cans in the evening. I could save some money by buying the 12.5 oz cans of Wellness but that’s a little too much food. I want each kitty to eat about 5.5 oz a day.
If I had just one more kitty then I could use the larger cans.
It’s pricey but it’s worth it to me. I have so much guilt about Pixel that I really want to do what’s best for my little pride all the time. My husband and I don’t have cable tv, we go to the movies once, maybe twice a year, and we rarely go out to eat. Technically, these are sacrifices but I love my home life and my healthy kitties so I don’t care.
I used to be an active member of cat/animal forums. I was eager to share my knowledge of nutrition with others. But I’ve learned that people don’t want to hear that they aren’t doing what’s best for their pets. People would rather believe that free-feeding Friskies is better than changing.
Fine.
That why I started Curiosity Killed the…I wanted to learn and be educated and I know I’m not the only one. There are others out there too.
March 6th, 2008 at 11:11 am
[…] kittens became a part of my life I continued this preserving trend of mine. Back before I knew what I know now I used to give Annie and Oliver dry food. At first I would push all the air from the bag and roll […]
October 12th, 2008 at 11:39 am
I truly and 100% believe that you are wrong. You can go ahead and have your un-stinky poop and shiny coats with your four kitties. I’m sure they love it.
However, I have been feeding our three cats dry food (with the occasional wet food can as a treat) for their whole lives. Our youngest is 5 and he’s a healthy (albeit chunky) kind of fellow. Our two girls (littermates) are 13, almost 14. We took the two girls to the vet a few months ago. In cats, the state of their teeth is a main indicator of age. Our vet thought they were 2.
Would you like to tell me how their teeth can be so healthy if we’ve never taken them to have their teeth cleaned, and we feed them dry food?
Let’s give you another example….
Years and years ago, my grandmother owned a poodle/mutt mix. When she passed, the dog was in great health. He went to go live with my Aunt, who fed him nothing but wet cans of food. I’m sure he was beautiful. When my Aunt sent the dog to live with us, his teeth were in HORRIBLE shape! They were brown, black, and all of his anteriors had to be removed. We gradually started feeding him dry food again (with major teeth cleaning) and he never got that bad again. We couldn’t give him big kibble, due to some of his teeth missing (from the shape the wet food put them in!) but he had a healthy mouth.
How can this happen if dry food does not clean teeth?
Also, if your veterinarian is reccomending dry food for oral health, then why would you not believe them? If your pet’s doctor was reccomending things for the money, then wouldn’t they prefer to dole out the wet food? You have stated yourself that it is pricier.
I sincerely hope you take your four prized kitties to go get their teeth cleaned. If not, you should really take a good look in their mouths, be sure there’s not something dastardly in there.
Although, I do agree with keeping pet food as fresh as possible. We have kitty-food tubberware.
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