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What do you mean? What do you feed them instead? Curious. I have 3 cats and they are on the kibble. 1 of them has IBS. I always wonder(ed) if it's cos of this solid food full or "fillers".

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Wet food is almost certainly healthier for cats. Less carbs, more moisture, fewer urinary tract issues, etc.

Kibble is great for when you need to get away for the weekend, however.

How do your cats maintain clean teeth when on solely wet food? I had thought the kibble helped with that, but that may have been more because of my prior cat's allergies than the food itself.

Surprisingly, kibble is supposed to be worse for teeth because it gets stuck on teeth more easily. Same argument has been made for humans and cereal grains.

raw food. checkout primal if you just want something simple to start out.

You can get high quality grain-free dry "kibble" pet food. Just because it's kibble doesn't mean it's low quality or full of junk.

kibble is bad. Cats get water from food and kibble doesn't have any water.

Cats are smart enough to drink water when they are thirsty.

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