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brokerceej t1_j77ogz2 wrote

Reply to comment by Elaphe21 in Wet-food diet promotes the recovery from surgery of castration in adult young cats by napovarj

My 4 year old beautiful turkish angora just had 11 extractions last week. Fed only premium wet food his whole life. Vet told me the same thing basically. Continue to feed wet food and he will live healthier for longer, just take care of the teeth as best as you can ongoing and pull them as needed. 3 year old Calico that we picked up off the street as a stray emaciated kitten, fed the exact same thing, 100% perfect teeth.

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Elaphe21 t1_j77p1fx wrote

>Vet told me the same thing basically. Continue to feed wet food and he will live healthier for longer, just take care of the teeth as best as you can ongoing and pull them as

I like to offer dry food on the side. A premium/dry food is not 'bad' for cats, just has limitations in regard to hydration.

I suspect it's not so much that can food is bad for cats teeth, but the dry food helps clean the teeth via mechanical action. This is just speculation on my part, however, they have done studies that show the piercing of the kibble by the teeth removes biofilm/bacterial growth from the enamel.

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