Yes indeed, cat food is junk. My vet insists that DaisyJane has Royal Canin. Since she is a mostly house cat, she’s gained a bit too much weight so I get Royal Canin Reduced Calorie. She loves it. Also gets 1/3 can FancyFeast Turkey in Gravy every night. She hates the turkey but licks up the gravy. Important because, in general, cats don’t drink enough water.
We’ve got a Drinkwell, which our guys have always liked. Thanks to that and a decent diet, we’ve never had a urinary tract problem with any of our cats.
The cat here likes ice water, (in snooty cat voice) “Thank you very much.” He’ll ignore the water bucket for days, but as soon as there is ice, he’s in there drinking merrily away.
Weird cat. Kills lots of rats though, so he has a home here. He gets at least one a week. One evening he brought home an entire family: mama rat and four little ones. GOOD kitty!
As for cat food, he won’t eat anything soft ever. No tuna, or salmon, or any tinned product. MAYBE once in a blue moon he’l take a taste of the dog food. One taste. And he will spit it out half the time. Kirkland (Costco) kibble is what he likes best, so that’s what he gets. He’s strong and healthy, so...