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Which cat food is better: wet, dry, or a mix for my cat's diet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 3 years and 11 months old | 15 lbs

My question wasn't about CID my original question is attached witch is better wet cat food or dry cat food I had to click on one of my cats to ask the question haha they both drink a lot of water and they dont have accidents we feed them urinary track food once a month we give them wet food as a treat and sometimes mix it in with the dry food

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on February 2nd, 2019

If they both drink a lot of water, then you can feed them dry food and mix in wet food occasionally as well as give it with treats. I only feed my cats dry food, and they are fine. I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on November 7th, 2016

    In my professional opinion, good quality canned food is better for your cat, as dry cat food contains a lot of carbohydrates, which is not a proper ingredient for an obligatory carnivore such as cats. Feeding canned food also helps with providing your cat with hydration, and some cats prefer ingesting moisture with the food. Best to feed the pate style canned food ("ground mouse") which entices cats to eat it all rather than lick the sauce only and leaving behind the actual feed. You can add some dry food as treats here and there, but make sure you include that in the daily ration rather than as an addition. Unfortunately indoor cats often eat dry food when they are bored and get fat. It is better to feed the wet (canned) food twice a day at approx. 1.5 to 2oz of canned food per feeding,.

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    Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

    Veterinarian

    Published on April 21st, 2017

    Great question! Both have benefits. Dry food is better for the teeth, but wet food has a higher moisture content adding more water into a cat's diet. It's fine to feed exclusively dry food as long as Toby is drinking enough water, but you can give him a mixture of both :-)

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