Cat food for my dog?

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

Went to the garage last night to grab a box of dog food to feed my dog this morning. I got there and they had nothing but tinned dog food and dry cat food.
my dog wont eat tinned dog food, makes her ill etc. So I grabbed the dried cat food instead.

me dog Loved it. And well, I was just wondering if it is safe to feed my dog on dried cat food as its cheaper, And she likes it more than dog food! Laughing

Mantzy · Spanner Monkey Joined: 30 May 2004 Karma :

Think you'll find dogs will eat pretty much anything. Both dried cat food and dog food are about 70% ash so for an even cheaper option, cook a barby then give your dog the coals (after they've cooled) with a bit of meat chucked on top. J/K.

We used to give our cats dog food which they preferred. Never did them any harm - till they found an insistence to chase cars. You never know, your dog may learn to climb trees.

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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

hahaha! Good one! Laughing

Me dog will eat anything yes. But the enjoyment in her eating catfood is noticable! Confused

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Much higher calorie density in cat food. Your dog will get fat and it will do really stinking farts.

There is a much higher protien content and lower carbohydrate content in cat food. It isn't ideally nutritionally balanced for a dog but shouldn't do any harm.

If the cat food is cheaper than the dog food, you are buying the wrong dog food!

It is a bad idea to feed a cat dog food. Cats are obligate carnivores and use protien for their energy source. Cat food also has taurine added to it. A deficiency of taurine in cats can cause heart disease.
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binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Karma :

Stinkwheel is there anything you dont know? Laughing

Your like the brain of the forum! Thumbs Up

dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

Yeah, I suppose you would know information like that if you were a vet.

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

We feed our dog cat food too, have done for 5 years. She won't have anything else, any it doesn't seem to do her any harm. No stinking farts, but the taurine would explain the hyperactivity. Thinking

Mantzy I used to think it was actually ash as well - Stinkwheel corrected me on that too. And it's only 2 or 3% anyway. Razz