Most of the pet parents prefer dry petfood since it is easy to portion, has longer open-shelf life and doesn`t have an unappealing smell compared to wet petfood. However, wet petfood more closely resembles the fresh meat that pets crave. It helps maintaining hydration and digestion since it includes a high water content. In the petfood industry, it is an open new area to produce dry petfood that can be easily rehydrated and turned into a wet product to provide the benefits of both dry and wet petfood. Considering current food products in the market, a pasta production line can be shown as a good example of manufacturing such products. It consists of dry powder and wet material. Having this analogy in mind, a novel textured wet petfood development was investigated. A Microwave vacuum dryer is used as a novel drying technology in petfood industry. In laboratory trials, die plates of different sizes were tested and the effect of surface area on rehydration was investigated. In pilot plant trials, different raw materials were tested and their effect on the process and on the rehydration time were evaluated. Results showed that the increase in the surface area had a significant effect on the rehydration time. Also, it was observed that the use of blood plasma powder affected the formulation positively and the rehydration negatively. The products made by using poultry meal which were cooled twice after cooking, showed the highest efficiency by causing the least formation of fines during cutting.