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"bjdbrad" wrote in message oups.com... Well Phil perhaps its a mix of a few things.....one of them human related I admit but I don't want to mess with the cans and smell and mess of dealing with canned food....... Actually, your cats' health should take precedence over your convenience. but also I am convinced that the dry food is best for them. That's hardy the case. In fact, its the complete opposite. Here's why: http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutritio...i ch_is_reall Btw, take a look a your cats' teeth. Do you see any first premolars or lower first or second premolars or broad and fisured crowns for grinding? No, right? Their teeth are pointed - designed for tearing and cutting - not mastication. Also, gently try to move your cats' jaws laterally or in a rotary motion. Can't do it, can you? Do you know why? Cats don't masticate! They can't because their jaw hinge (condyloid process) is shaped like a bar - like a door hinge - and only moves up and down (for holding struggling prey and cutting) http://maxshouse.com/anatomy/Dentary...edial_view.jpg So unless the dry food nuggets are very large - large enough for the teeth to sink all the way down to the gum line - and don't shatter when the cat bites into them, what good is dry food? I have no quarrel with those that want to use canned food I just prefer not to, Its not as simple as that. Your cats' health should take precedence over your convenience. also my breeder says his cats have much better and less odorous stools with dry food. Most breeders are hardly credible sources of information - look how much damage their "wisdom" has caused for many breeds - *especially* the brachycephalic breeds and the Siamese! Most breeders know even less about feline nutrition than they do about breeding! The cost of those 'better' stools is less water in the urine and lower urine volume - which increases the concentration of solutes in the urine which increases the risk of urinary tract obstructions in male cats. Most of the water dry-fed cats drink is lost to fecal moisture. So, even though they drink about 6x more water than cats fed canned food, they have a *lower* total water intake and turnover and *lower* urine volume. This isn't opinion - this is fact backed up by peer-reviewed controlled clinical studies. Dry food also exacerbates interstitial cystitis and diabetes in cats that are predisposed to it. I think alot of you guys use canned foods because your cat seems to love it and its maybe more of a treat to give them the canned food which makes you feel better being good to your cat which certainly is good for you and your cat. You couldn't be more wrong! Most of us feed our cats canned food because its *healthier for our cats*. Canned food is more is expensive, takes more effort, and is just a general pain in ass to deal with it - but its *better* and *healthier* for our cats - which takes precedence over our convenience. Don't you think we would love to just fill up a feeder once a week and forget about it instead of worrying about rushing home to feed our cats on time? The inconvenience and effort are offset by the satisfaction and confidence that we are doing the best thing for our feline friends - who enrich our lives so much. I think you might want to reevaluate your priorities. As the owner of a male cat, you should be particularily concerned about feeding dry food. Male cats are very susceptible to urinary tract obstructions because their urethra narrows - like a funnel - where it passes over the pelvis - which can easily become blocked by small crystals and debris and lead to oliguric acute renal failure and *death*. Females cats aren't susceptible to UTOs because they have a wider and somewhat straight urethra. You seem like a caring owner whose just been misled and misinformed. I really think you'll change your mind if you really think about it. Phil |
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