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Can my healthy cat eat urinary care dry food if she has no issues?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | American Shorthair | Male | neutered | 3 years and 2 months old | 17 lbs

Hi, I have a 3 y-o male cat who recently suffered a urethral blockage. I'm feeding him wet food for urinary care, but he prefers dry food. I want to get him urinary care dry food, but also have a 2 y-o female cat. She doesn’t have urinary issues, so I don't want to feed her the wrong food for her needs. They are not taking to a feeding schedule, so I want to try to get a dry food that they can both eat. Would my girl be safe eating the urinary care dry food as well? Thanks!

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Answered By Lindsey Edwards MVB, BSc, IVCA

Veterinarian

Published on May 2nd, 2017

As long as she is also fully grown it would be ok for her to eat urinary diet. Wet food is preferred in affected cats due to water content, consider a water fountain and water bowls on every room to encourage drinking and try to feed some meals of wet food

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