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My five month old kitten loves her Purina Kitten Chow dry food. I understand that it has corn filler which is bad for my baby. I currently live in Kuwait and there are no premium brands around (unless I order off the net for a small fortune worth of shipping). The closest thing to a premium brand is purina one, for adult cats.

My kitty however does love canned tuna which is surprisgnly cheap here. It comes in many varieties, namely in olive oil, vegetable oil, broth, and water. I assume that in water would be the best for my cat. How healthy is a mixed diet of canned tuna and dry food?

Cheers,
Adam

Hi Again,

Tuna for humans isn't great for cats because it doesn't contain the nutrients they need. However, a small amount mixed with dry should be ok, although I wouldn't give it every day. It would be better for her to have canned cat food mixed with her dry, although right now I hesitate to suggest any canned food. Even the premium brand canned foods make me nervous.

Purina One isn't the best, but at least chicken is the first ingredient in the adult cat chicken and rice mix. If you can get the kitten type it would probably be better quality than Kitten Chow. I think it would contain less corn, anyway.

Regards,
PHKitkat

Thanks for your reply. I was surprised to see that tuna isn't healthy for cats. I'm glad I asked. I will hold on feeding her wet cat food for the next few months because of all thats been happening.

Cheers,
Adam