Cat Care Tips: Dry Vs. Canned Food

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"The most common types of food available for cats are canned food that looks like this and dry. The benefits of dry food are that it's less likely to spoil or go bad during the course of a day so you can leave it out if you like to always have food for your cat. It also gives them something to chew on and helps to prevent dental disease. The benefit of canned food is that it smells better so cats who have finicky appetites will often eat canned when they won't eat dry. It has more water in it so if you have a cat that needs more water in it's system for any reason, canned food is preferable to dry. The veterinary community has wavered back and forth over several generations about which food is definitely best for cats, canned or dry and I think we've come to the conclusion that it really depends on the cat which type of food is best for that individual."