My cat's food cans are dented. Is it safe? What should I look for?

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Hi, I realized some of my cat’s can foods have dents in them. The dents don’t seem to be deep, sharp, or affecting the seams, so they seem fine based on that information I gathered from Google, but what do you think? And is that the right criteria for determining whether dented canned food is safe to eat for cats? Thank you! Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | neutered | 16 years and 3 months old | 8.7 lbs

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Hi and thanks for your request. The can seems intact and these dents are not the signs of any deterioration of the actual food inside the can, but rather just a blunt trauma/hit to it. The one in the pic seems absolutely fine.

My cat's food cans are dented. Is it safe? What should I look for?

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