{"id":113574,"date":"2022-04-23T06:47:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T06:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T06:47:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T06:47:48","slug":"is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it better to feed cats wet or dry food?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5\/#Is_it_better_to_feed_cats_wet_or_dry_food\" title=\"Is it better to feed cats wet or dry food?\">Is it better to feed cats wet or dry food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5\/#Can_cats_live_on_dry_food_only\" title=\"Can cats live on dry food only?\">Can cats live on dry food only?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5\/#Should_cats_have_wet_food_everyday\" title=\"Should cats have wet food everyday?\">Should cats have wet food everyday?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-better-to-feed-cats-wet-or-dry-food-5\/#Is_it_OK_to_feed_cats_dry_food_only\" title=\"Is it OK to feed cats dry food only?\">Is it OK to feed cats dry food only?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_better_to_feed_cats_wet_or_dry_food\"><\/span>Is it better to feed cats wet or dry food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Wet food is more expensive and less easy to use but can be beneficial in cats prone to lower urinary tract disease, constipation and that are overweight. Dry food can be a very efficient way to provide calories in thin cats with food volume limitations and allows for the use of food puzzles and food toy dispensers.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_cats_live_on_dry_food_only\"><\/span>Can cats live on dry food only?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many cat owners feed only dry food to their felines. x26quot;<b>Dry food is fine as long as it is complete and balanced,x26quot; says Dr. Kallfelz. Dry food may be less expensive than canned cat food and may stay fresher longer.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_cats_have_wet_food_everyday\"><\/span>Should cats have wet food everyday?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Many wet foods come in three-ounce cans and <b>recommend feeding approximately one can a day for every three to three and a half pounds of body weight. However, brands vary. A happy, healthy cat will maintain a good weight and stay active.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_OK_to_feed_cats_dry_food_only\"><\/span>Is it OK to feed cats dry food only?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>x26quot;<b>Dry food is fine as long as it is complete and balanced,x26quot; says Dr. Kallfelz. Dry food may be less expensive than canned cat food and may stay fresher longer. Cats that eat only dry food need to be provided with lots of fresh water, especially if they are prone to developing urinary tract blockages.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is it better to feed cats wet or dry food?Can cats live on dry food only?Should cats have wet food everyday?Is it OK to feed cats dry food only? Is it better to feed cats wet or dry food? Wet food is more expensive and less easy to use but can be&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113574\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}