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[Rhiannercakes 14]

I don't know what to do about my dog.

He keeps eating the cat's food, I'm pretty sure he just ate it right now. He was doing the whole lip licking thing and his food dish has all the food in it still and the cat's was empty.

I have no clue what I can do to get him to stop eating the cat food. He probably eats it because he also eats a fish formula... I wonder if I should be switching food.

The cat food doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot to him, but I'm scared it'll hurt him in the future if he keeps eating it.

[Malrothien 6]

It has a high potential to hurt him. Think about putting the cats food dish on a higher place that the cat can reach but he can't.

[Varba 0]

I don't think the cat food will actually harm the dog. Typically, they are very similar.

As for getting him to stop, the easiest method is to elevate the cat food. The cat shouldn't have problems getting to it, and the dog won't be able to do a drive by on it.

Eventually, the dog will get used to it being there and his food being the one to eat.

It may be challenging to use other methods, especially if you're giving wet food to the cat and dry food to the dog (I'm not exactly sure from your post).

Many animals seem to prefer wet foods, and even view it as more of a treat.

[Malrothien 6]

Dogs eating cat food CAN injure them given that the percentages of proteins/minerals is quite different in the two foods.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

They both eat dry food. I'm scared to give my dog wet food cause he seems to throw some foods up easily. Not the cat food though.

I'll have to look into elevating the cat food. I hope the cat doesn't mind

[lgg 2]

It actually won't hurt your dog at all BUT, it will make him/her fat...

About dogs eating cat food

[SapphireDreams 71]

I read that cat food has more flavour than dog food so that's why they eat it over their own.

[Malrothien 6]

I'm not going to argue about this. Whatever.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

I'll have to watch my dog a bit and see if I can just catch him trying to eat the cat food.

If he still does, I'll have to find a place for the cat food so my dog starts eating his own again.

Thanks everyone

[Varba 0]

I'm not going to argue about this. Whatever.

All I know is, both dog and cat food are quite tasty.

Mmmmm.

[Rhiannercakes 14]

All I know is, both dog and cat food are quite tasty.

Mmmmm.

My brother ate wet dog food as a dare once by my mom, ew

[Marilyn. 340]

it has been so nice having the hubby home for the past almost 2 weeks.. now it is back to the crazy schedule again

hopefully at some point this year he will get day shift...

also on a side note we hope to have all our ####### paid off by May.. that is the plan anyways.. then we can start saving to move to a better neighborhood...

[J&K 0]

also on a side note we hope to have all our ####### paid off by May.. that is the plan anyways.. then we can start saving to move to a better neighborhood...

Good luck with that!

John and I are on a debt reducing diet right now as well. We want to have a nice savings for a downpayment for a home when we go to buy one.

[Ban Hammer 13,283]

Dogs eating cat food CAN injure them given that the percentages of proteins/minerals is quite different in the two foods.

i've heard that cat food has a higher protein content, and when my dog would eat the cat food, she'd scratch all the time. i put the cat food up high where the dog couldn't get it, and the scratching was greatly decreased.

[Marilyn. 340]

i sometimes fed my cat the dry puppy chow just because it was usually cheaper then the dry cat food....