Best food for Norwegian Forest Cat

Norwegian Forest Cats are big, active cats with high muscle mass — and honestly, dry food alone often undersells what they need. Wet food is generally better for cats full stop: it provides hydration, keeps them fuller, and is closer to what they'd eat in the wild. For a breed this size and energy level, that matters even more. Cost and convenience are real factors though, and a mixed approach works well for a lot of people. Before I point you in a direction — how old is your cat exactly, any health conditions I should know about, and what does their current feeding setup look like?

That picture makes a lot of sense. Drinking a lot of water is your cat trying to compensate for the moisture she's not getting from her food — dry kibble is typically only around 10% moisture, whereas wet food is closer to 75-80%. For an active Norwegian Forest Cat at a healthy weight, that constant hunger is also a signal: dry food is calorie-dense but not very satiating in the way wet food is. She's likely eating the calories but not feeling full. What are you currently feeding her, and roughly what's your budget per month?

Good — that budget works well and you don't need to overcomplicate it. My recommendation is Lily's Kitchen Organic Chicken wet food in the 19-pack multibox. It's a proper complete food, no fillers or derivatives, and the ingredient quality is genuinely good — real meat as the first ingredient, good moisture content, and cats tend to take to it quickly. For a 2-year-old Wegie I'd suggest feeding two pouches a day and keeping a small amount of dry as a top-up if you want, which also keeps the cost manageable. You'll almost certainly see the water drinking come down and the hunger settle within a week or two.

Standard good-quality adult wet food is absolutely fine for her at this age. The breed-specific products are mostly marketing — what Norwegian Forest Cats actually need is high protein, good moisture, and enough calories to fuel that activity level, which Lily's Kitchen covers. Where breed does matter slightly is portion size: Wegies are a larger breed and she'll probably need the full two pouches rather than the one some smaller cats are fine with. If she was showing signs of joint issues or had a weight problem, I'd revisit, but for a healthy active 2-year-old this is the right direction.

Great — I think you'll notice a difference fairly quickly. If she turns her nose up at first, warm the pouch slightly in a bowl of hot water for a minute before serving — it brings out the smell and most fussy cats come round. Good luck with her.