Switching a Scottish Fold from dry to wet food

Switching a cat from dry to wet after years on kibble is one of the best things you can do for their long-term health — especially for a Scottish Fold. Cats are obligate carnivores with specific nutritional needs many commercial dry foods don't fully meet, and wet food makes a real difference for hydration, which is critical for kidney health over time. Folds in particular are prone to joint and kidney issues as they age, so getting this right now at three is smart timing. To point you in the right direction: does your cat have any known health issues, sensitivities, or weight concerns, and what dry food have they been on?

Good instincts — Royal Canin Indoor is fine as kibble goes, but it's still kibble, and the hydration difference between dry and wet is significant over a cat's lifetime. Given she's a little chunky, wet food will also naturally help with weight because it has far fewer calories per gram of food, so she'll feel fuller on less. The main challenge you'll face is that cats who've only ever eaten dry food often take a while to accept wet — the texture and smell are very different to what she knows. So the transition matters as much as the product itself. Has she ever shown any interest in wet food, or is this completely new territory?

That's completely normal for a lifelong dry-food cat, and supermarket pouches are often the worst place to start — the texture is too unfamiliar and the smell isn't strong enough to win over a sceptic. For a fussy cat making this switch, I'd recommend Animonda Carny Adult. It's a German brand, genuinely high meat content, and it comes in a fine pate format which tends to be more acceptable to cats transitioning from dry than chunky pieces in jelly or gravy. The smell is stronger and more appealing to cats than most supermarket options, and the ingredient quality is well above what she's been eating. Start by mixing a tiny amount — a teaspoon — into her usual dry food, and increase the wet proportion slowly over two to three weeks. Don't rush it. You can get variety packs on Amazon UK so you can test a few flavours without committing to a full case of one type.

Ideally, yes — aim to get her fully onto wet. Some owners do a small amount of dry as a 'top dressing' to keep a fussy cat interested, and that's fine as a transitional tool, but the goal is to make wet the main event. Once she's fully converted, her water intake will increase noticeably even without drinking more from a bowl, which is exactly what you want. If you want to keep a small amount of dry around for convenience or as a treat, that won't undo the benefits — just don't let it creep back to being the majority of her diet. Given she's a Fold, I'd also keep an eye on portion sizes as you transition; wet food is easier to overfeed volume-wise because it looks like more in the bowl.

That's exactly the right approach. Slow and consistent wins with fussy cats — don't be discouraged if she ignores it for the first few days. Warming the wet food slightly (just to room temperature, not hot) can also help make it more appealing when you're starting out. Good luck with her.