Dry cat food is the most common type of food given to cats. Given its low price and ease of storage, cat owners simply love purchasing dry cat food for their feline.
Dry cat food does not go off and smell like meat does, therefore can be left for the cat to graze on over a period of days. This is another benefit that cat owners enjoy when purchasing dry cat food.
The process of making dry cat food is that of cooking under very high pressure and heat. This is a process know an extrusion cooking. Other ingredients are then added.
Some cat experts believe that dry cat food is not ideal for cats based on the pretence that cats are descendents of wild cats, therefore are naturally inclined to eat a diet of raw meat only. They argue that the unnatural ingredients in dry cat food can harm the cat.
The truth in that statement is still hotly debated and there really is no real answer to it. The fact is that dry cat food remains very popular and most cats live an extremely long life on a diet of a combination of dry and wet commercial cat food.
An added benefit of dry cat food is the way it removes build up on the teeth of cats. The brittle food crunches against the cat””s teeth, therefore removing built up grime.
Personally I feed my cat a variety of dry and wet foods. I also feed raw meat several times per week. This gives him an all round diet containing many nutrients.
As long as your cat is not exclusively feeding on dry cat food then you can be assured that it is not doing him any harm.
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