Comments on: What kind of cat food is best to feed a medium sized dog?

By: grammy c

grammy c — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:07:59 +0000

Your dog can eat Cat Food. But, its not healthy for your dog. Cat food cannot complete dogs digestive health requirements. Its very important to complete your dogs digestive health requirements to make your dog healthy. If you want more info:- http://www.agritura.com/index.php/cat/c289_Cats.html
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By: rescue member

rescue member — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:49:59 +0000

That;s ridiculous, cat food has way too much fat and will give your dog diarrhea - last thing an underweight dog needs.

Feed your dog good dry with meat listed as the first ingredient, no corn meal like supermarket dry has. Canidae is very good, mix the dry with some canned Canidae.

I currently have a very emaciated dog I took into our rescue - we are feeding her Canidae chicken and rice dry mixed with the same canned - she has gained 7 ounces in 4 days (she was only 7 lbs. 2 ozs. when we got her) and is looking better. You can add some white meat, skinless, boneless chicken chopped fine, rice, carrots or lean chop meat.
You sure don’t need to make the poor dog sick by giving her greasy cat food.
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By: Isis Is: I SAVED ANOTHER!

Isis Is: I SAVED ANOTHER! — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:39:59 +0000

i had a cocker/poodle mix when i was a kid that ate Meow Mix for 19 yrs. the vet we had explained that while cat food CAN be ok for dogs, dog food is not healthy enough for cats. not enough protein.
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By: Vet Tech

Vet Tech — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:49:59 +0000

Please…..cat food can cause Pancreatic issues in dogs…..DO NOT FEED CAT FOOD TO DOGS…..working in vet offices ……I have seen this turn out poorly…..
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By: Great Dane Lover

Great Dane Lover — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:27:59 +0000

Do NOT feed a dog cat food. it is not nutritionally formulated for dogs. Proteins, fats & other vitamins & minerals aren’t in the correct amounts for dogs.
Whoever told you it was ok to feed a dog cat food gave you some very wrong info.
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vet tech for 36 years

By: Dances With Woofs!

Dances With Woofs! — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:17:59 +0000

Well,you aren’t supposed to feed just cat food to a dog,but I had a neighbor who had a whippet mix and all she would eat was canned cat food. She lived to be 15 years old and was quite a healthy dog. On the other hand,cats cannot live on dog food,as it doesn’t have the amount of taurine,protein or fat that a cat needs.I would try a good,high-meat dog food,like Taste of the Wild and perhaps mix a bit of canned cat food into it to get the dog accustomed to it. But a diet of cat food is better than the dog starving itself. The best thing to do is ask your vet.

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By: Krazy for K9s

Krazy for K9s — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:45:59 +0000

Don’t feed your dog, cat food..cat food is "designed" for a cat. Most cat/dog foods are made with corn as the #1 ingredient..so to feed a carnivore corn, makes no sense at all.

Make some boiled chicken and BROWN rice, get a great brand of dog food like Innova, Wysong, Wellness and mix the chicken/rice into his food. Chicken and brown rice are easily digested.

Good Luck!
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By: malissa l

malissa l — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:29:59 +0000

would you eat horse feed?….Probably not, so why in the world would you feed your dog cat food. If it was a universal food, it would say pet food. Its species specific for a reason….
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By: Amanda R

Amanda R — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:17:59 +0000

NO NO NO. Cats cannot produce taurine, so their food is loaded with not only high taurine meats but a taurine addative to aid digestion, heart, and eye function. This, in a dog, gives them too much taurine because their bodies do not have such a high demand for it and causes liver damage at the very least. It would be more beneficial for him to eat a chicken nugget McDonalds kids meal than cat food.

He will not starve himself, if food is left out he will eat it eventually. You can also get him to eat Nutrical, which has all the amino acids and fats he’d need to keep his energy up. Mixing pedialite in the water will replace electrolites he doesn’t eat. Go with the higher quality pet store foods rather than the grocery store garbage that dogs will turn their nose at. Keep trying with the dry food, and get with your vet, who should have access to Hill’s AD, a high carb/protien food that will help replace what he doesn’t get.

Home cooking for him may be a solution too: making him chicken and rice (and even serving it on one of your plate) may induce his appetite and you can mix that with a little kibble. You can vary with fishes, lamb and ground beef with rice, oatmeal and an assortment of veggies to balance out the diet, rounded out with a dog multivitamin to provide what the diet doesnt.
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By: Sandra R

Sandra R — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:08:59 +0000

They actually need a different kind of diet and I would not advise feeding a dog, cat food. Cat foods contain additives (taurine) that are not good for dogs.

I’d consider going home cooked or raw if you havent’ tried foods like Orijen or Wellness etc. Dr. Richard Pitcairn is one of the more popular vets out there with books telling you how to create homecooked recipes. Google in Chapters. Tons of websites on how to work raw.

Have you had your dog to the vet. A dog does not lose weight unless their is a reason. Some of those reasons can be serious like cancer. Please have a vet check them out first.
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Animal care worker