[Nepeta]

Kittehs are obligate carnivores. They must be fed like meat eaters because they do not properly digest carbohydrates (the primary component in grains, found in DRY food). There is evidence that feeding grain-based diets is making diabetes out of our kittehs which is detailed below:

http://www.catinfo.org/?link=felinediabetes

I kept a diabetic cat alive for years, by twice daily insulin injections and feeding a meat-based diet. You want to feed a canned meat-based diet with the lowest % kcal from carbohydrates. Avoid "gravy" formulas. The chart below goes to a table showing these values.

http://binkyspage.tripod.com/CanFoodNew.html

Feeding canned food is good for kitteh for another reason: cats, primarily males are prone to urethral blockage by crystal formation. Kittehs should always have plenty of fresh water available, but it it hard to get them to drink enough water if they are eating dry food.

I am presently feeding Friskies Turkey and Giblets dinner.

[lancium]

I think generally any canned food will be better than dry because the water and low carbs dry food doesn’t have. The only argument for dry food is teeth health...you can buy a $6 tootrush/toothpaste from petsmart. I just bought 60 food lion cans for 6 bucks. They’re 35 cent each but they have a kickback each one you buy.