>The only problem with canned food is the cat doesn't like it. She will sniff at it, walk away, and the dog will eat it. Which is funny, because he can't stand canned dog food. I should check my cat food labels. I know there are dry dog foods that are meat based. I wonder if they have the same for any dry cat foods.<
ALL dry food contains some form of carbohydrate (wheat, rice, corn) for processing purposes, even if they contain meat.
I've tried water fountains to increase water consumption, but never had much luck.
What you are looking for is a lack of carbohydrates in the formula--I buy only foods with 5% or lower calories from carbohydrates in the formula. There is a table online showing these values for dozens of brands--this is not a marketing scam, because you can choose from Wal-Mart's house brand (yes, they sell some acceptable types) to wildly expensive brands you may never have heard of before. It's not about the brand name.
When I changed my 3 cats' food, I had two immediately dig in, and one resister. Orville nibbled at first, and yelled at me for the menu switch, but he got over it long before he got really hungry.
When I eat tuna, I save the tuna water for the guys. You might save tuna water and pour that over the canned food. Most cats go crazy over this.
Try different brands. I feed mostly Wellness and Fancy Feast, sometimes some of Wal-Mart's formulas as well.
My kitty is in the early stages of renal failure. She has to be very careful not to get too much protein. The vet gave me both dry and wet KD foods. My kitty loves the dry and tolerates the wet (though if she had her way it would be Fancy Feast 24/7). I've got to head over to do the reading, but do you know if the "no dry" is for cats with kidney disease as well?