A cat fed on dry food will need more drinking water than a cat
fed on canned food as canned food contains a fair percentage of water.
Rest assured that veterinarians deal with blocked cats extremely frequently which is heartbreaking considering how rarely cats block
when on all canned food — especially with added water.
These then need to be replaced with added supplements (all the chemical sounding ingredients
on your canned food label tend to be these replaced nutrients).
Put another way, a cat
on a canned food diet consumes approximately double the amount of water consumed by a cat eating dry food when all sources (food and water bowl) are considered.
Many studies have shown that when all water sources are considered (food and water bowl) cats
on canned food consume double the amount of water when compared to a dry food - fed cat.
«Many people on tight budgets or with little access to fresh food
rely on canned food as a source of nutrients,» Sharp said in a statement.
One of the reasons we now
depend on canned food was that in 1795 Napoleon offered 12,000 francs in exchange for a way to preserve food for his armies.
if your cat has had a history of urinary crystal formation, talk to us before starting your cat
on a canned food only diet, there are some canned diets that can predispose to struvite crystal formation in some cats.
An analysis showed that diets
based on canned food could have PBDE levels 12 times higher than dry - food diets.
They should fill up
on the canned food at least twice a day and have the dry kibble in the foraging toys; so they essentially are still free feeding, but they are keeping active, rather than lying down in front of the food bowl to gorge.
At the North American Veterinary Conference 2005 Dr. P. Schenck showed studies which suggested that cats
fed on a canned food were more at risk from hyperthyroidism (this may because of substances in the lining of the can or because of iodine levels).
Cats on canned food have been shown to consume at least double the amount of total water when compared to dry food - fed cats when all sources of water (food and water bowl) are considered.
I contacted Merrick to make sure the phosphorous levels are good, and they are
on the canned foods, on the dry too high in Phosphorus.
RetroActive # 19 has been decided — we'll be playing Killer 7 in a matter of weeks, so stock up
on canned food and ammo.
The same way you check the label
on a canned food to be sure of what you are eating, a prospective employer will look at your «label», which is your core competencies, to be sure they are bringing in someone that will add value to their organization.