Is dry cat food dangerous for cats?
Yes it’s true and I’m glad that you’re thinking about this. I lost my cat due to being on dry food only so I know what I’m talking about. Anyone who says dry food is fine or even healthy has obviously not done their research. I wouldn‘t really recommend feeding any dry food. Cats are designed to get their water from food. That’s the way nature designed them, they have low thirst drive. When fed dry, they won’t drink enough to compensate for the lack of moisture. They will only consume about 50% of the water they should be having. This can lead to kidney disease, UTI, crystals, blockage, renal failure and more. Free feeding also contributes to obesity. And the fact that dry food is over-processed means, that most of it’s little nutrition has been already destroyed, leaving almost no nutrients for your cat. It needs to eat more to meet it’s needs, and in the process consumes more calories from the fillers. Btw wetting the dry food will not help. There’s bacteria on the kibble and the wat