There is a very big misconception about dry food cleaning a cat’s teeth.
It doesn’t.
I had 3 of my cats (different sexes, different breeds) on a dry food only diet for many years. All of them needed teeth pulled because of decay.
After that I read a book written by a respected vet about cat care.
He brought up that wives tale of dry food being good for teeth.
Said if that was true then humans should just eat a couple of bowls of cheerios a day and forget about brushing.
(FYI....I use teeth cleaning wipes twice a week on my babies now. They work.)
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About the food. I used to feed purina pro plan dry and canned to my cats. But of course the corn products in them are not good for many cats. (plus there are many better brands)
If you want to feed your cat a no grain diet..EVO brand is good. Dry is good.....wet if much better.
I now feed my cats “Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul”. Dry most of the day and canned in the evening.
It has barley and brown rice in it, but no corn.
It has done wonders for my 17yo and my little ragdoll has no more ear problems or the itchy dandruff he was plagued with.
Do a search on the internet for “best canned food for a cat”. It will be eye opening about what is out there.
That is very interesting. I guess it seems intuitive kibble would accumulate less debris on the teeth, but it wouldn’t be the first time intuitive is wrong.
You have no idea how much that sentence has helped me!
I know many breeders that feed raw and they never have to have their teeth cleaned. I tried it for a while but the raw chicken on their coats was disgusting to me. Maybe they don’t get Salmonella from raw chicken but we do and mine are in the house most of the time. They aren’t outside dogs.