Feeding of dry food alone will not harm your cat as long as the food chosen is labeled as complete and balanced. Your assurance of nutritional adequacy can be found in the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) Statement, located on the side of the package. This statement will tell you whether or not the product provides complete and balanced nutrition, and if it is adequate for all life stages, or just a particular life stage, such as maintenance of the adult cat. Purina® Cat Chow® brand Cat Food Complete Formula, for example, states that the product has been tested in actual feeding studies and will provide complete and balanced nutrition for all life stages of the cat which include growth, reproduction and maintenance. If you only fed your cat this, you would be assured that your cats would receive all the nutrition they would need to stay healthy and strong.
If the product does not contain complete and balanced nutrition, you will find something on the label to indicate that the product "should not be fed as a sole diet." Wording of this type is usually found on snacks or treat products.
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