What's the best affordable healthy cat food for indoor/outdoor cats? Dry or wet?

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• Answered By Mariya Gugel, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on November 25th, 2017

  Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! It is typically recommended for cats to be fed a small amount of wet food to add water to their diet. Unfortunately, wet cat food can be pretty high in salt and fat, so should be offered in small amounts, usually not more than one small can per day for an adult cat. You can also make sure your cat is drinking water, and some cats prefer to drink from a flowing fountain. I hope this helps!

  

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• Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

  Veterinarian

  Published on June 2nd, 2018

  Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!
  
  If your goal is urinary tract health then canned food is better than wet because there is more water content. The increased water content dilutes the urine so if they have crystals they would have less crystals voided in more dilute urine thus causing less irritation.
  
  Have a great day!

  

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• Answered By Jessica Keay, DVM

  Veterinarian

  Published on June 23rd, 2017

  In most cases now we actually recommend wet/canned food for urinary tract health and kidney health because cats have a tendency to not take in enough water otherwise! So I would recommend canned/wet food. I am a fan of purina pro plan foods. They also have foods specific to ages (adult, adult 7+, adult 11+ ) to choose from depending on your cat's age and can be found at most pet stores.

  

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