Dry or wet food? or both?

[Smeagolsmom]

I am getting ready to pick up my baby Ollie next week. He will be 12 weeks old. I am just wondering what everyone feeds there sphynx? I read a few places not to feed wet food very often just dry. Then I have seen where people do both. I am just curious what everyone else does? I cannot spend a fortune on food, but I want something that is going to be the best for Ollie.

 

[Annejo12]

My vet recommended dental dry food, high fibre dry, and high fibre wet. My kitty had anal gland issues so the high fibre was recommended.
I would ask your vet when you go for your initial check up.

 

[Smeagolsmom]

My vet recommended dental dry food, high fibre dry, and high fibre wet. My kitty had anal gland issues so the high fibre was recommended.
I would ask your vet when you go for your initial check up.

that is a great idea! Thank you

 

[Condo commando]

Wet is better than dry. But it's true most people do both. They give wet food in the morning and in the evening when they get home from work, and leave some dry food out for during the day.

The main reason wet food is better is it provides moisture, which cats need. Cats are not good drinkers and it's pretty easy for a cat that's fed only dry food to become somewhat dehydrated. Also, cats that don't drink enough, especially males, can develop urine crystals. Wet food helps with this.

The other big reason is dry food is very calorie dense, so it leads to obesity. Wet food has less calories and so cats can eat more and maintain a svelte profile.

I respect the price and cost concern. I actually make raw food at home and it comes out cheaper for me than buying canned food. If you stick to chicken and turkey it's quite reasonable. But of course, making the food is a commitment. For canned food, the best deals are on the bigger cans; I think with the small cans you are mostly paying for the can.

 

[Smeagolsmom]

Wet is better than dry. But it's true most people do both. They give wet food in the morning and in the evening when they get home from work, and leave some dry food out for during the day.

The main reason wet food is better is it provides moisture, which cats need. Cats are not good drinkers and it's pretty easy for a cat that's fed only dry food to become somewhat dehydrated. Also, cats that don't drink enough, especially males, can develop urine crystals. Wet food helps with this.

The other big reason is dry food is very calorie dense, so it leads to obesity. Wet food has less calories and so cats can eat more and maintain a svelte profile.

I respect the price and cost concern. I actually make raw food at home and it comes out cheaper for me than buying canned food. If you stick to chicken and turkey it's quite reasonable. But of course, making the food is a commitment. For canned food, the best deals are on the bigger cans; I think with the small cans you are mostly paying for the can.

I thought about feeding them raw, but I haven’t found a good recipe. Is it very hard to make? Where did you find the recipe?

 

[Genferguso]

I haven't started him yet but im planning on trying to get Fang on a raw diet myself. Not sure where you live, but I have found Hare Today sells pre-ground meat mixes (meat, bone, and organ) and they also sell some supplemental additives to make it a fully balanced diet, and have a ton of different animal protein sources which is nice for your cats preference or allergies.
They are based out of Pennsylvania which works great for me (NY), they may ship across the whole US but there may be a risk of the meat thawing in transit.

Home Page | Hare Today

hare-today.com

 

[Condo commando]

@ollieandwillow @Genferguso

Genferguso is right on point. I buy the premix from Hare Today. It's already ground and has the right proportion of meat/bone/organs. You need to add a supplement powder so the one I use is Alnutrin for Meat with Bone. You can buy it from Hare Today, or directly from the company that makes it which is called Alternative Nutrition.

It's very easy. You just use 4 grams of Alnutrin for each lb of the ground premix, dissolve it in water, pour over the mix and stir. For the water I use 5 ounces per lb of premix.

So for example:
Start with 5 lbs of premix
Alnutrin = 4 x 5 = 20 grams
Water = 5 x 5 ounces = 25 ounces

Freeze the food in small containers or ice cube trays. Also recommend a kitchen scale that measures in grams.

 

[Condo commando]

@ollieandwillow @Genferguso
I should have said that you will need freezer space. For me shipping is not cheap so I buy 3-4 months at a time and just keep it in the freezer. I have 3 cats lolol. I ended up buying a small chest freezer just for cat food. In the long run it pays for itself.

www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-3-5-cu-ft-chest-freezer-white/6226000.p?skuId=6226000&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=1&ds_rl=1260669&ds_rl=1273104&ds_rl=1273104&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjPaCBhDkARIsAISZN7RB3WmBsagHCFfFuqA1j8tWTMPfzWtaWSPPjehBwv6SFZhJTJookdQaAr6rEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[Condo commando]

Another company that sells this same kind of thing down south is Raw Feeding Miami.
In the west coast there is a company called WholeFoods4Pets.

Buy from the closest one to you.

 

[pussiette]

Both wet and dry. Only use well known complete and balanced brands with limited food recalls such as Hills or Royal Canin