Hi There,

Since cats are carnivores, canned food is much more natural to them. This may be why your cats seem more satisfied since they are eating some canned food. Most dry foods are loaded with carbs, which do nothing but cause cats to gain weight and be likely to have certain health problems. Cats that eat strictly dry food can develop diseases such as diabetes, megacolon, and even intestinal lymphoma.

Cats can lose weight while still eating some dry food as long as they eat less of it. Some people who feed dry exclusively think their cat will lose just by switching to a light version of the food. If they feed free choice the cat will just eat more of the light stuff.

What you are doing is fine. Since your cats are eating less dry, perhaps putting less out at a time is a good idea. This way the food won't be sitting in the bowl as long before being eaten. With my cats I put some dry food out 3 - 4 times a day for them and they get canned food twice daily. This works very well with my babies.

Great to hear once again that your kitty with lymphoma is still doing well!

Regards,
PHKitkat

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