"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
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On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 01:07:07 -0400, "Phil P."
wrote:
I'd say its enough to make people err on the side of caution since there
was
a direct association between dry food and IC, and also because there are
no
benefits of feeding dry food- unless its a dental diet, and still, the
benefits are minimal and don't offset the risks.
Are there any canned diets that are specifically for seniors. Not just
saying the word senior, but having supplements for seniors? How about
glucosamine? I switched to Royal Canin food because of the specific
foods. I wish they had canned, but they don't. I have never seen a
canned food with glucosamine. And I have a hard time getting anything
mixed in to the right proportions without having the cat turn it down
as obviously contaminated.
Science Diet has "Senior" formula in canned. The problem is that mine won't
eat it. They *LOVE* the SD "Senior Advanced Formula" dry food and still
free feed on that - but the only canned food they'll eat is Fancy Feast
"Tender Beef Feast" (two cans in the AM and two cans in the PM, so one can a
day per cat). If my vet had not recommended canned food to get more water
into Bandit, my 15-year-old, because of *slightly* elevated creatinin and
BUN levels, I would not have even tried canned food since they've all done
*SO* well on the SD dry all their lives (nary an illness and none even had
to have dentals except Bandit who's had 2, her first at age 13). And
actually, Bandit's labs haven't changed with the addition of the canned
food - the only difference I see is that she doesn't get dandruff any more
so she must be getting more oil into her hair.
Hugs,
CatNipped
I would also be interested to know. Are there any studies that compare
dry diets, wet diets, and mixed diets?
I have seen the dry vs wet, but I feed a mixed diet, and it seems like
that has the good features of both. The get the dental cleaning and
the supplements I want. But they also get the canned food (except for
Jay Jay, who won't eat it yet).
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