Paying for a lot of water

On the price scale, the most expensive way to feed your cat is with canned food, especially the “gourmet” varieties (with ads designed to appeal to human snobbery). Canned food is also the most appealing, as you can tell when you pop the top of a can of cat food, and your pet comes racing in from the other end of the house.

Owners faced with a finicky cat usually find they can easily solve the problem with canned food. While there is nothing wrong with canned foods (though they vary in nutritional quality), be aware of this: about three-quarters of canned cat food is water. It costs more than dry foods and, pound for pound, you’re getting less real food and more water.