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Just wondering how you guys balance the mix of these. Our cats looooove wet food, but keep it as a treat for every now and then. Have to keep the wet cat food in a plastic sealed container as our cats will tear through the box they come in and dig their way through haha.

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[โ€“] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

THANK YOU! Cats (and humans for that fact) were NEVER meant to eat so much grain.

[โ€“] wide_eyed_stupid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yup. I always try to explain this to people, because I've noticed many people who really try to give their cats the best just don't really know about these things. And they inadvertently hurt their cats.

Giving your cats healthier food doesn't necessarily have to be super expensive either. Even supermarket wet food is better than dry. Sure, they sometimes have vegetables or grains added as well, but at the very least you fix the water intake issue and this is the number one priority imo.