Can guinea pigs eat cat food?

Question

Is it okay for a guinea pig to have some cat food if there is no guinea pig food avaliable for a day or so?

Answer 1

No!!

Guinea pigs are vegetarians and don't eat meat or meat products and their food is full of vitamin C because they need alot of it every day.

You're better off giving your guinea more hay and more food enriched with vitamin C, or even dissolved vitamin C tablets to drink.

Find out more on http://www.guineapigonline.co.nr

Good Luck

Amy x

Answer 2

NO. That could get your guinea pig REALLY sick.

Answer 3

Why would you want to feed cat food to guinea pigs? Cats are meat eaters and guinea pigs are vegetarian.  Your guinea pig wouldn't eat it anyway.  

Answer 4

Of course not. It'll make them sick. They are herbivores.

Get him extra hay and veggies for a day or so,  

Answer 5

Uh.

No, not at all.

Cat food is TOTALLY different than guinea pig food.

It doesn't have the vitamin C they require, contains meat that guinea pig food doesn't, contains a lot of taurine that guinea pigs don't need...

Giving them cat food could easily make them very sick.

Answer 6

aren't Guinea pigs herbivores ?????? and cats are definitely meat eaters   so no i would think that you would make your Guinea pig ill   try  veges stuff most of us have some in ???

Answer 7

NO!  Don't feed guinea meat based food!  You have no food for a day or so?  Do you have any fruit in your fridge?  Any non-chemically treated grass or non-toxic flowers in your yard?  A handful of hay,  ?? A tablespoon of dry oatmeal? (NO MILK)  Piggies love roses, nasturtiums, dandelions, your lawn, even a piece of bread, though not the best, is less harmful than cat food .  No seeds though,

Good luck with piggie and hopefully you and he/she won't get caught short again. :-D  This link may give you some ideas.

http://www.guinealynx.info/fave.html