Dangers of Dry Cat Food 

Thank you for this!!! I've been gaslight by 2 vets over the past 6 months. One of my males has a urinary blockage. He wouldn't touch the Royal Canin urinary food they sent me home with. I found N&D and eventually got both my cats on raw. Never looking back, they are so much healthier than they were when they were kittens. One of my cats unfortunately now has resorbative lesions on his teeth, this is also due to being in kibble. For the past 4 months they have been on raw eating 3-4 times a day, I also leave freeze dried raw out for them if they want to snack. They don't even use their water fountain anymore. The vets have told me I will kill my cats feeding them raw as I am going to give them salmonella. When I asked them why a cat needs soy, corn and grains they all told me "because the company studies this". I am glad more and more people are taking about this. Thank you

My cat was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease seven years ago. I immediately stopped giving her kibble and started feeding her low carb high protein diet. I sought out the best canned foods and also boiled chicken breast for her. She recently passed at the age of 16 but it wasn't from ckd. Changing her diet led her to live a long healthy life.

I have never fed my cat dry cat food. I've always fed him Fancy Feast cans. He's never had any health problems nor is he overweight. In May he'll be 20 yrs old. It's expensive but I'm saving in veterinary bills.

The worst thing Ive ever heard a vet say is they're omnivores who need equal corn and soy to protein. I walked straight out instead of lose my temper.

Your the best friend to all pets and their owner. 🌎

I really wish pet food wasnt so expensive

Can u make a video how to make homemade cat food and the type of wet canned cat food we should buy? Thank u

My cat had horrible urinary problems on dry kibble, my vet suggested exploratory surgery and prescription kibble 🙄 switching to wet food fixed the urinary problems for good!!

yep, I stopped feeding the dry about 1 year ago. My cats fur softened, and my younger one went into diabetes remission. Dry food = bad.

Ten months ago I had three chronically ill (2 cats, 1 dog) and one old cat failing, on very expensive specific dry kibble, one for each illness. Plus vet checks, medication, and diapers for urinary leakage. Now, ALL chronic illnesses are gone. No vet visits because they are healthy. No medications. Raw foods, WHOLE raw foods. 👍🏼

I am Mortified by what you said about dry cat food and what I'm doing to my cat!!! Thank you for all the info you've given! I'll be changing up my cats diet Immediately! :)

My 6 cats have completely changed for the better on a raw diet. They are so vibrant and soft and no more smelly poo

I have always said this! I do feed my cats dry and wet! But always a high end cat food! And I’m sure there are many out there who have asked the same questions, why is there so many cats and dogs getting all theses cancers renal failure , and other diseases these days ?? And I put it down to dry food! Also vaccinating too much!

Dr Jones, I care for many kitty colonies outside (like thousands of other people who care for outdoor kittys). It's not possible to cut out dry food, simply because of the sheer number of kittys we care for. I try to buy the best of what's available where we are & to provide wet/fresh food a couple of times a week. Moreover, it's quite rural where we are & the kittys surely hunt. I leave the dry food in dispensers, almost as back up - just in case I'm not able to get to a colony for a day or two, or if some of the colony come after feeding time. Finally, I always make fresh water available.

I’ve been considering getting my first cat ever, and I’m SO GLAD I’ve been watching your videos so I won’t kill them with poor food choices and bad veterinary information!

I live in Thailand. 20 years ago there were very good veterinarians here with the most necessary practice facilities. There was no dry food on the shelves. Now the practices look like private hospitals. Separate areas for selling dry food and flavored snacks for cats and dogs. Messages often come to the phone advertising the latest vaccines. I find that terrible and am now very sensitive to visits to the vet. The pharmaceutical and food industries have also taken over this area. Cats and dogs are carnivores. If you see the word flavor on the packaging - stay away

I miss Murray. He was such a lovely cat.

Since seeing your videos I switched off of dry food to home cooked chicken turkey and beef liver. I also add in the instinct raw freeze dried as a treat. I use your ground turkey recipe as well. What a change from Friskies and purina pro plan. No more vomiting, far more energy and beautiful poops! Thanks for all the info sir!

My cat eats boiled chicken and love's the baked salmon. I also give her Sheba to. Lots of water always. she has a history of UTI, but I switched to the upper diet, no problems now.

I’m a cat sitter in the UK and tell all my customers this, especially diabetic cats. But their vet advised them to use the vet recommended dry food and they won’t change.

I was blessed to adopt a 2 yr old Norwegian Forest Cat from a shelter and vet said he was dehydrated, under weight and probably IBD. I started feeding him wet canned Blue Wilderness then changed to Hills SD IBD wet canned cat food and still his poo was terribly smelly until I add cooked ground turkey, beef, pork chops, chicken to his menu as well as cooked eggs and canned pumpkin purée. His poos are never stinky anymore and he is energetic and he loves his real meat. I give him omega 3s every other day and occasionally Blue wilderness duck/chicken treats. He joins me in the kitchen on cooking days. I prepare enough for 5/6 days stored in the refrigerator. I put out enough that he can eat when he feels like it. His weight is ideal too. His coat is healthy and beautiful too. When the wet canned HIll’s SD IBD is gone I may not be buying anymore. I only use it because it does contain higher levels of taurine. At $75 for 24 5.5 oz canned it actually does have some nutritional benefits. I bought the last December 19th and I still have 7 cans left that I add one can to the meat after I cook the meat of the week and egg. It lasts 5/6 days so the cost of the Hills SD IBD is being absorbed. The Blue Wilderness has carreagean in it so NO more of that for my little buddy. I make his meat into a pate by using my little grinder and add water to it. No urinary or poo issues. NEVER a smelly poo anymore. I have no information what my cat ate the first two years of his life. He was thankfully picked up as a stray by the cat police and was in bad shape physically. Shelter had him on dry kibble. He doesn’t even look like the same cat as he did then, but he was as sociable charming then as he is now. Please adopt from shelters!! There you can discover treasures!❤

When we rescued our porch kitty, I asked the vet after the initial examination what might be the best food for him. We don't mind spending a little to have him enjoy a long healthy life. She didn't even look up from her clipboard and said, "I don't know, Purina should be fine." I would have liked a little more information.

Our cats and dogs eat a raw diet, they are thriving

Since my cat died after suffering from cancer I feed my cats home cooked food. I use fresh quality meat and 🥦 veggies for them. How come I never thought of that.

Thank you Dr. I'm a lonely senior and my little buddy is my life. I'm always looking at whatever it will take for him to be with me forever. At 16 I know that like me he is an old man and needs to be looked after.

After emergency surgery for my middle aged cat for a urinary stone blockage, I had him on the dry food for urinary health recommended by the vet. After two years with similar symptoms and no clear answer from the vet I officially transitioned him to wet food only, low carb. I hope he has a healthy long life ahead of him.

Wow, this hits home. We have a super-senior cat, & used to feed her a combination of kibbles & wet food. This was fine in her younger days, but as she got older she got fat & started throwing up a lot… on a daily basis for a while. Then, she became very skinny. We began to notice that she would throw up more often after she ate the kibbles, so we began limiting them. Recently, she had a nasty episode of constipation & we thought she wasn’t going to make it. We switched her over to wet food almost exclusively & she pulled through. Now, that’s almost all we feed her, and she’s a LOT healthier than she was. She’s still skinny, but she has a lot more energy & doesn’t throw up nearly as often as she did. (Sometimes she has to get rid of hairballs.) Great video… and it’s one we can testify to. 🙂

Look at the diet of 'convenience' so many people prefer over eating healthily and it's why dry food is so popular. It's a mentality.

Thank you for your honesty!! Our tabby lived with the pain of diabetes 20 years ago because I didn't know then the dangers of kibble. A vet's assistant in Fallbrook, CA told me and I then transitioned him to raw. It eliminated the need for insulin shots, but it was already too late and he walked around gingerly. We could tell he was in pain. Argh! Our current feline gets antibiotic-free raw meat and is thriving. He does love to steal some grated organic carrot bits off our pup's bowl every afternoon though. 😊

I am going home tonight and picking up the kibble bowl for good.

I am so glad I discovered this truth back in 2016. I can't believe it is nearly 8 years since I started feeding my two cats raw meat. they are mother and daughter, and at the time, they were six and four years old respectively. At the time, my mother cat had dental work done, and the vet who did her dental work was a dental specialist, and she said that it would be the first of many dental but there was something I could do about it. She told me about raw feeding, and referred me to a local raw food supplier near where I live in New Zealand. and so, I transitioned them both onto a fully raw diet. My advice to anyone doing this is that you must go completely cold turkey from the biscuits. One thing I found in my research is often there are synthetic chemical put into these biscuits that trigger The pleasure receptors in the brain, thus forming an addiction to the biscuits. Not to mention how when they eat these biscuits, their sugar levels spike and then drop again and they keep needing to eat the biscuits and snack on them to try and get that sugar spike. Fast forward to 2024. My mother cat has not had any dental work since until now because her teeth have always been healthy. They have always been fed chicken necks as well as the raw meat, awful, and muscle meat as well. and so, my daughter cat has turned 12 nearly 2 weeks ago and still has a full head full of teeth. My mother cat recently had some dental work done, and before the operation we did bloodwork on her. Her bloods came back perfectly normal. Kicking 14, she has no kidney, liver, heart disease, thyroid issues or diabetes. Her blood cell count and iron levels were also normal. The dental work she had to have done was not due to rotten teeth. I can't remember the name of the disease, but she has a disease that is genetic and that cats develop with age, that result in the roots of the teeth starting to be reabsorbed into the jaw bone. We initially took her to the vet because she was starting to refuse her bones, when she normally would eat her bones enthusiastically. And so we looked and found some gingivitis near a canine, and when we took her to the vet, they found that there was the beginning of an abscess around that canine because the canine was loose, because the root had been reabsorbed into the bone. The upshot of it was that she had four teeth taken out, and the vet wants to check every six months to see how her teeth are doing. but all four teeth that were taken out showed no signs of damage or decay except that they were missing their roots. They found the other three teeth when they did a dental x-ray. now, the daughter Kate, who just turned 12 a couple of weeks ago, it's also going to have to go on regular dental checkups as this condition is genetic. My point is, that when you feed cat what God designed them to eat, then it's not surprising that they are going to age gracefully, and they are going to show these sort of age related dental disease… Because they actually keep their teeth in their mouth because they don't rot. anyway… 5 1/2 years ago, I moved in with my partner. He had a cat that is a similar age to my daughter cat, but was fed biscuits until she pretty much hit double figures. Unfortunately, it was too late to reverse the damage that feeding these biscuits had done to her. Looking at her, she is so different to my mother cat. They are both a similar age, but the contrast is incredible! Both my mother and daughter cats are definitely an advertisement for raw feeding, and I caught it early enough where The damage done from biscuit feeding could be reversed. And it can be if you catch it early enough. by the way, I am feeding my mother cat canned food while she is recovering from her operation. Because it is soft and therefore she can eat it safely while she is convalescing. I will be putting her back on raw feeding once she is properly healed, but it's only for a season I believe. and I have also been supplementing said canned food with bone broth. Bone broth is excellent for giving to cats or dogs who are sick or convalescing from major surgery or injury. And to Off the raw feeding advertisement, are youngest cat is a cherry on the cake. We adopted him from the vet after we had fostered him and his two sisters as kittens. We adopted him when he was 12 weeks old. I hated feeding them the biscuits while we were there. Parents, but I grated my teeth and did it. However, as soon as we had taken our youngest cat sisters back to the vet and signed the paperwork that he was a cat, I was straight on the phone and learning how to raw feed the kittens. He has been raw fed since he was 12 weeks old, and he is the absolute epitome of feline health. Honestly, I cannot stress how important it is for both cats and dogs for them to eat what God designed them to eat. Neither Kit nor dogs were designed to eat biscuits. And I have found set for both species, having raw meat in their diet is the best for optimal health. Since we switched Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Korora feeding when we got her at age 4, and we dealt with all her rotten teeth from living on a biscuit diet in her old house, she hasn't looked back.

Wow I knew dry cat food wasn't good for my cats but you've made it even more clear why not to do so. I'm weaning two of my rescue cats off dry and giving more raw/wet foods. Founds some excellent recipes for making raw foods and going to keep going the right direction. Even cooked protein or good can food would be better than dry. Look forward to the webinar and I'll share this video as well. Thank you Dr Jones @Veterinary Secrets

I love that you cleared this up. I feed my cats 5 small meals a day about 1.25 - 1.5 oz or so each feeding, they are very active cats. A Mix of Raw and Wet, no gums, fillers or excessive supplements, and of course probiotic. They are so healthy and lean. Cats become obese eating such large meals at one feeding. This was so informative.

I wish I could give this honest man 100 stars up!

My Mr.Cat is a farrow cat that’s adopted me .. he started coming in my doggie door and hasn’t stopped .. He only seems to like the meow mix dry food .. he turns his nose up at soft food and definitely doesn’t like pate soft food and won’t eat home made .. but he loves meow mix cat food .. so idk what to do except feed that and offer fresh clean water when he comes by every day .. 🐾

Somehow , those of us that have spent YEARS studying PROPER human nutrition , just KNEW what you said in this video was TRUE !!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this information and helping us feed our cats a truly nutritious and safe diet for their metabolism and dietary needs - THANK YOU !!!!

Thank you for putting this video out. My previous kitty died at age 16 because the vet who diagnosed her with diabetes put her on some Iams diabetes DRY food. Only when she kept getting worse did I find the diabetic kitty forums and learned I could have reversed it had I put on a raw food diet sooner and tested her blood sugar levels multiple times a day. I then should have been giving her insulin according to what her results were at that time. Did the vet tell me any of this - NO WAY - just took her level at the vet office and then instructed me to give her insulin based on that one figure twice a day. Be VERY careful who you trust if your kitty has diabetes. Most vets do not have your interest at heart - your wallet maybe.

We feed our indoor cats Wellness Core, better ingredients but expensive. Definitely trying some home cooked food. Thank you for being awesome!

Thank you. I have 3 cats that are indoor. I have over 50 outside that are strays. I feed them every day. I feed them boiled chicken with its water. They love it.

I'm so sorry to hear about Murray. He had so much character and personality.

My aging cat dod so much better when i switched to raw and canned/pouched wet food. Will give him less and less kibble now! TYSM 😄

My cat is turning 20 all the way up to the age of 18 he was eating a good high end food but a couple years ago he got picky and will only eat a C grade dry food but he does have a pet fountain and drinks lots of water and seems to be doing great

Try as I might I can't get my older rescue cat off dry food! She was only fed Meow Mix until age 9 when I took over her care. She'd rather starve than eat a wet food! SO frustrating!

Glad to hear from you! Will try to attend.

Thank you Dr Jones for your honesty, passion & ethics. So rare these days. My cat got hyperthyroidism from me feeding her from being a kitten, vet recommended dry kibble seafood flavour. Where did I buy it from every month? My vet because I am a great pet owner/carer. She died 2 yrs later from this disease. I confronted the vet with the fact I had fed her seafood flavour dry kibble from them and this looked like it caused the hyperthyroidism and the vet said "we always recommend a balanced diet." I said no-I bought the food from you every month for years and you never said one thing. I always visited with my guy friend in the apartment across from me and his cat in the hallway. One day I asked him why all of a sudden, his cat's fur was shiny and he was moving with energy. He had switched from dry food to wet canned BC made cat food. (Bought at a pet store) The cat was so much healthier, happier and energetic at 11 years old. Buy local made food-wet! Our pets in the 70's never had cancer. In the past decade my family has had 1 cat die from cancer in the gums, my other cat die from a cancer tumour under his tongue, and my tuxedo cat die from hyperthyroidism-all were pets fed life long vet food purchased at vet's office. Science Diet, Hills etc.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Dr. Jones 💕

Thank you for spreading the word!!!!❤️🙏🏻

I’m SO grateful for this video! I wish I’d of found it earlier so I could have joined for the seminar. This video just changed the lives of my 5 cats and of the feral’s lives that come and … stay. 😍 Speaking of stay, I subscribed! Thank you for sharing your 😇 knowledge and wisdom!

Oh boy , opened my eyes for sure ! My cat is 20yrs old. Has mild hyperthyroidism, a heart murmur that's just started. I'll cut out the H.S.D dry stuff and get him on more wet and raw. Thank you

In August my cat will be 21. I feed her grain free and low ash natural kibble. Litter is unscented recycled paper pellets. She’s never once had a UTI, and is in relatively good overall health for her age. She’s been to the vet three times in her life. A couple years ago she got a clean bill of health other than an infection that got treated. Just stay away from the garbage kibble and scented, clumping litter.

Finally a solid answer. My boy cat had urinary blockage due to what vets called "crystals". They said the cause of these crystals is still unknown and that male cats just get it. wtf. They did surgery on him spent about 10 k to save him. I had a hunch feeding my boy dry kibble and cheap brands were like giving him mcdonalds or trashy food. I switched to CANIDAE BLUE BUFFALO and PURE INSTICTS. Now i just think these brands pray on ignorant mfs like me who think more expensive kibble is healthier. Felt like straight garbage for poisoning my boy cat all these years thinking the vets would look out for both my cat and me, WRONG. It is just like the health industry animal care is just a BUSINESS. Profits are the bottom line. My cat got sick again he could not pee and i thought he was done this time, again no vets (3 of them) suggested anything other than just take him to the Emergency room. There wasnt another 10k in the bank to spend so i did some research and found some cbd for cats. After about 1-2 days after being dropped with cbd my cat was peeing again and being normal for 35$. Spent $1000 in vet visits just to chat, get a couple kitty snacks, and go out for a walk in my town they did nothing to help my cat. There are C- average grade vets that get certified just remember that they are not all the BEST like this man is. Thank you good sir.

What a wonderful vet Dr Jones is thank you for all your sound caring advice luv n light x

Thank you so much. I certainly never knew this so am I ever grateful and thankful to you ( and not just this one time !!)

Information I learned too late. Thank you for the info you provide to pet owners.

Thank you so much Dr. Jones! So grateful for you!

Excellent info! Thank you!

Thank you Dr. Jones for sharing with us. I agree with you and appreciate you.

~I feed kibble sometimes, but mixed with tuna & sea kelp~Its still kibble, but better, and the sea kelp helps offset the mercury harm from the tuna~My cat that only likes kibble, will eat it this way~

What we feed to ours is, a combo of grilled chicken breast with a little bit of rice and veggies mixed together in pate form, some omega 3 drops here and there and sometimes we switch the chicken for fish, their fur is always super silky and shiny, they’re so active and still acting like when they were babies. When I do feed them dry food is on emergencies only and only good brands like solid gold and stuff. But in majority we feed them regular food. Still cheaper than cans and vets, we spend about 35 dollars per month including the world best littler that cost 20 dollars a bag. We have 2 cats

THANK YOU!!! You’re such a gift to us and our furbabies. 😻

Murray 😢

Harvard published a study showing exactly what nature intended for cats to eat, back in the 90s! I used to argue with the Hills company about this! ALL my unvaccinated, rodent eating barn cats lived into their teens and 20s unless they were run over accidentally by a tractor or truck! It's so wonderful seeing this doctor telling the truth!! The pet food industry is in cahoots with the Veterinary profession! What I call "The Circle of Illness!". They PROMOTE each other! It's for PROFITS!😿🤨

Thank you for enlightening me!

Thank you so much for your cat focused videos. I have shared you with Vets I know and they are watching. You are a hero to the cat world!

Thank you for your information. It's very valuable. You are a blessing ❤

Loved Murray! Always eating or giving out a beating. God bless😻💜 Will the webinar be sent out as a recording if we can't make it live? I've signed up. Ty Doc🙏😻

Thank you and much love your way!

I wish I had known this 3 years ago, before 3 of my cats died from kidney failure. It’s something I didn’t learn until it was too late. I greatly appreciate all the information you post here on RU-vid.it’s been a great help! Thank you so much!

More info on cats Thank you very much I'm a cat Foster Mom

I give my cat key, but I also give her can cat food and whatever meat I’m eating chicken turkey fish hamburger pork. I also give her to. And also, she always has water. I also feed my dog canned food with her all her supplements and then I give her kibble and whatever meat, hamburger, turkey, chicken, fish, pork, and vegetables.. I give her quail eggs boiled eggs. I don’t do a raw diet because I don’t know enough about it and I don’t want to end up, harming my dog with salmonella or anything like that. My cat doesn’t eat very much dry kibble, because she really doesn’t care for it.

Thanks so very informative.

THANK you for such PERFECT advice! 👍👍👍

Wonderful knowledge, thanks doc🐾

Have a 5 month old kitty now as well as two dogs. Gosh it’s so frustrating Will sign up!

I love you for the truth telling! Thank you from my heart and the hearts of my babies!😘

Thanks Doc, another brilliant informative video...👍

I have been using the one for Urinary Tract infections and they dont get sick and one lived to 22 years, she was missing a leg from an accident.

Thank you so much! Appreciation from Sydney. I was given a Tonkinese recently. He loves raw topside, chicken...and prefers the liquidy part of cat food. He is very lean.. I have given dry..Now I stop.He is 2 and a half..Very pretty( mink tonkinese with blue eyes).desexed..Extremely gentle and loving and vocal..😊.. Im so grateful for your advice and knowledge.. Take care..

thanks for the tip!

Thank you for the information ❤

Thank you Dr. Jones🙏

Thanks!

Thank you so much , your advice is so appreciated !

Great information, thank you. 🙏👍👍

Thanks, doc.. love your channel! You're doing the LORDS work! ❤

Awesome video! 👍🏻

I am so grateful my cats’ veterinarian is as honest as you. Thank you for informing cat parents about this! My cat was in catheter twice because of urinary problems. He’s not eating dry cat food anymore for a year now and he became a happy cat. He’s not stressed about going to his litter box frequently. His coat is better and he gained weight!

Thank so much perfect timing. God bless you, outstanding information.

Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. My son's 12 yr old cat was just diagnosed with thyroid disease and we haven't seen any improvement with the meds the vet has recommended.

Does anyone have a nutritious recipe for an extremely picky feline who also will ONLY eat kibble?

Thanks Dr. Jones!!! Love you!!!

I had a wonderful polydactyl cat named Tootsie. It was a long time ago before we knew anything about anything. She became diabetic when she was 12. I gave her twice a day insulin shots for five years. I'd take her with us on vacation (I had to sneak her in bc it was before pet friendly hotels). I didn't care because she was worth it all. She would stop eating if I wasn't around. No food = no insulin shots = death. So, she went on vacation with us. When her second kidney finally failed, she was 17. My vet told me he'd never seen a diabetic cat live for five more years once diagnosed. I told him she was my love, and I would have done anything to keep her with me. Sadly, I had to put her down. My present cat now eats 3-4 xs a day. She is feisty and my love. She was a barn cat I adopted as a tiny kitten. This July she will be 20 years old. I love my kitties and though I could never get her to eat "quality" wet food I do supply her with multiple meals a day and fresh, spring water. Thanks doc. I'll try to attend your cat seminar but if not thank you for your care and concern and for always speaking the truth about pet care. We love you ❤

My cat is super picky. I spent thousands of dollars on all kinds of kibbles and wet food. Im giving up. She can eat whatever she wants.

Thank you so much, Dr. Jones. I love your channel. I've learned so much. I always have a problem with my vet when it comes to nutrition for my cats. I have 3 cats. My 12-year-old had crystals about 2 years ago. He has been on the S/0 urinary diet. He only likes wet food, so I took him off of dry because he never likes it, and it's a waste of my money. I also have a Maine Coon and I learned by watching videos that they should be on a high protein diet. He is 21lbs. I give my other 2 cats raw food and a grain free kibble. My vet never wants to discuss other foods, only the one they sell at the clinic.

Awesome video Dr Andy 😻

Thanks for this information. I have a healthy cat that just turned 13. I've been giving him dry cat food at the recommendation of the vet since I adopted him at the age of 9. I'm switching him to wet cat food, and hope to enjoy his company for many years to come!

Diamond is the best kibble I found for dogs & cats. I adopted a stray that was almost bald, tried everything but Diamond grew her hair back immediately. My moms feral cats were infested with skin bumps & sores & it healed them as well. IF you can't afford to cook or they won't eat cooked food, try Diamond. They've only had 1 Recall over 10yrs ago. It's sad human & pet food is tainted w poison & crappy ingredients that are usually chemicals.

Hills literally saved my cats life we give him hills wet and dry but i might slowly start gxiving him more wet and less dry after watching this.... thank you for posting

Such a necessary video! I educated myself about the perils of dry kibble years ago and have been trying to pass this info on to other cat parents. Some don't want to hear it, but others take this new-to-them info to heart. Also, I routinely mix water into my cat's wet food, as she's not a big water drinker.

Oh my, thank u so much for this video. I shared & shared.