For ME...dry is not an option... for all the reasons the others stated.
Also, I have already been down the road of feeding "quality" dry. The daily barfing didn't give me a clue, but blockage issues with our #1 male did! PLUS allllll the other issues related to dry fed felines I've read about since.
One trip to the ER cost me $1000.00. That could have paid for a
lot of wet food!
We also had a fountain to encourage water intake.
We had, and currently have, water bowls alllll over the house. Water is changed daily. Some kitties drink running water from the faucets. My point is, I couldn't have done anything more to "encourage" water intake.
Some kitties never show obvious signs of the evils of dry...but try to remember the HUGE changes you saw in your kitties, when you switched from dry to wet. The difference from just surviving to
thriving.
I hate to put this in writing
but did you read the thread where I was asked what I was feeding my felines? I listed what was in my cupboard at that moment. SOMETIMES circumstances happen...and
Friskies Mixed Grill is put into the rotation. How do I deal with it? I compare it to how I fed my human kids...MOST days nutritious meals were cooked and served. But...a Happy Meal, once in a while, was a"treat."
Bottom line: Dry is NOT a species appropriate diet in ANY way.
PS Although I haven't gotten there...I'd vote for raw also.