Should I feed wet or dry food to a cat?

Me: "wet or dry food?" My cats: YES. In the bowl! NOW!

So happy to see M.Pirate again 🥰

My cat has texture issues with wet food but I've found kibble to be really very fun. When I leave for the day, I can hide it around my appartment - a couple on the bookshelf, a couple in the bathtub, in the sink, behind the printer, under the coffee table, a pinch on the top of her cat tree, a bit behind the couch, and a few in a jar on the floor that she fishes out with her paw... I change places day by day, too. (yes I do wipe down my surfaces regularly!). I figure if gives her something to do when I'm gone, and gives her a reason to explore the smaller space we live in every day. It made me realise what a good sense of smell she has, sometimes she's sitting down somewhere, and I'll see her raise her nose and sniff, and suddenly run straight to the spot where I hid food. It's also super fun to play with! She won't play fetch like a dog, but in the evenings I feed her a small meal by throwing her kibble piece by piece. It's good exercise, and she's so funny to watch, dashing down the corridor, and sometimes she catches a piece in mid-air like a goal keeper.

I haven't watched this in a year. So happy that mr. Pirate is still with us. Though, he is definitely showing his age.

Mr. Pirate is lucky to have you. He gets the best of attention. 😊❤

damn I love this guy and his cats

thank you for mentioning the convenience factor. hell, convenience is the number one consideration for how I feed MYSELF 😅

I really appreciate this because I don't trust my local vet office. They tell me that I shouldn't give wet food because it's bad for their teeth and that dry food is so much better for them. That advice hasn't sat right with me, which is why I've given my cats both dry and wet food since I got them. I know how important it is for cats to get enough fluids. And I do actually feel like my vet is more interested in selling me the brand of cat food with which they have a deal, rather than giving advice for the sake of my cats' health. It sucks, but I live in a small town with only one vet. So I really appreciate you sharing your unbiased opinion. 💜

Those puzzel feeders are fantastic. I started to use them becaues my old cat would eat so quickly he'd make himself sick. I had 3 different ones and he mastered them all, and it slowed down his eating and reduced the vomiting. It was also great fun watching him muttering to himself as figured them out - that said he was an intentsely food motivated cat.

Dr:... and put the food out and hope they don't eat everything at once, like some cats... Mr Pirate: I deny everything.

Pirate certainly is enjoying his time in his hooman's lap getting pettinz

Thank you for posting this. When I lost my job, we started feeding our young cat dry food in order to save money, and I’ve felt guilty about it.

I don't have a cat and probably won't have one for a long while, but I like these videos just to watch cats lmao

as the human for a picky cat who hates the pieces of her wet food or pate, mixing churu with the amount of water she needs per day was LIFE SAVING. She gets a treat every day because we play a lot and do behavioural training, so my vet recomended making it ✨️hydrating✨️

the way this guy cares about his (and all) cats really makes these videos enjoyable and engaging

My cat is not interested in wet food she likes dry food and when I cook her wild caught salmon😂 Must be working well. She’s 21 years old and a beautiful little tuxie.

I feed my cats both - as far as feeding times - this is so difficult with multiple cats with age ranges from 2 to 16. Some want to eat it all right away, some want to graze... its quite a thing to have to follow them around and watch to make sure they all eat their food, and to make it more complicated, they don't even all eat the same type of food for health reasons!

Thank you , Dr Yuri for not being rigid about wet vs dry food. I’ve been told off so many times online by fanatics who think that if I’m not feeding my cat exclusively raw food , I’m not a good cat dad As always , good sensible advice

Mr. Pirate just taking in the affection.

I feed my cat both. She’s quite healthy at 10 years.