Allie & Gen
Member Since 2025
Background: my cat has always had a wet/dry combo diet. He has shown a preference for the dry over the wet overall, but always eats both (though there's often at least a little wet leftover - possibly because he likes to eat in little nibbles throughout the day, and I think it eventually starts to taste less fresh? I've gotten some great suggestions for dealing with that here).
When he was originally diagnosed with FD in 2021, we switched to Hills m/d, both wet and dry, which he stayed on until this fall. I briefly switched him to another (unfortunately fairly high-carb) wet food before his rediagnosis, and then more recently, I have managed to move him from the Hills m/d wet food to Fancy Feast Classic Puree based on recommendations here. (I may consider other lower-carb wet food at some point but I'm trying not to overwhelm him with too many changes at once.)
I've also managed to shift him to more wet and less dry over time. (Basically, I give wet and dry in the mornings, but I give wet again in the evening, instead of the additional scoop of dry he got for most of his life.)
Current dilemma: Based on all the recommendations, I know it would probably be best to eliminate dry food entirely. However, I'm loathe to do that just yet, because when his appetite fluctuates (as it always has, over all the years before FD as well), he's much more likely to (mostly) eat his dry food. And he needs to eat! (We don't want another hypo event, or poor nutrition and the risk of DKA.) But his numbers are also really high, and I'd like to reduce his overall carb intake.
I'm contemplating an intermediary step of moving him to a lower-carb dry foods. I was wondering if I could get input from the board re: general advisability, as well as any thoughts on what products might be good choices/if anyone has experiences to share. (And money is, unfortunately, an object, although thankfully the switch from Hills wet to FF has definitely reduced his food costs quite a bit!)
When he was originally diagnosed with FD in 2021, we switched to Hills m/d, both wet and dry, which he stayed on until this fall. I briefly switched him to another (unfortunately fairly high-carb) wet food before his rediagnosis, and then more recently, I have managed to move him from the Hills m/d wet food to Fancy Feast Classic Puree based on recommendations here. (I may consider other lower-carb wet food at some point but I'm trying not to overwhelm him with too many changes at once.)
I've also managed to shift him to more wet and less dry over time. (Basically, I give wet and dry in the mornings, but I give wet again in the evening, instead of the additional scoop of dry he got for most of his life.)
Current dilemma: Based on all the recommendations, I know it would probably be best to eliminate dry food entirely. However, I'm loathe to do that just yet, because when his appetite fluctuates (as it always has, over all the years before FD as well), he's much more likely to (mostly) eat his dry food. And he needs to eat! (We don't want another hypo event, or poor nutrition and the risk of DKA.) But his numbers are also really high, and I'd like to reduce his overall carb intake.
I'm contemplating an intermediary step of moving him to a lower-carb dry foods. I was wondering if I could get input from the board re: general advisability, as well as any thoughts on what products might be good choices/if anyone has experiences to share. (And money is, unfortunately, an object, although thankfully the switch from Hills wet to FF has definitely reduced his food costs quite a bit!)
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And they stink all the time from them. It's improved since I put out more of them. 
