Re: dry food causing problems?

[Nina]

Just to add to the discussion...  It was also believed at one time that feeding dry helped to keep the teeth and gums clean by "scratching" the surface.  The vet on the IBD list says this is absolutely not true, that raw food is much better for this purpose. Nina Amy Watson wrote: I'm reading through Wendy's sick kitty manual, and I just found this, which surprised me: Dry food:  Not good for cats.  Contributes to obesity.  Exacerbates all sorts of health problems. I wondered if you folks could help me understand why this is?  We've been feeding our cats weight-management hairball-control dry food for years, and I'd never seen this kind of claim before.  Right now  we have Eukanuba Mature Care for our cats that are 9 years old and actually eating. -- Amy K. Watson Columbus, Ohio http://writerscereal.net