Is it Okay to feed a cat dog food?

Question

Theres a stray cat that always comes up for food in my house. I dont want to call animal control because Im afraid they might uthanize it. I have a dog in my house. Thats the only food I can feed to the helpless cat. Is it k for me to do that?

Answer 1

Yup. My friend has been feeding her cat dog food for over 10 years and its prefectly healthy!

Answer 2

You can but dont make it often.

Answer 3

Answer: I can answer this question with an unequivocal "no." Cats have very explicit nutritional needs, including taurine, and dog food simply does not contain the sorts of ingredients needed by cats to meet those needs.

Cats need taurine in there diet, where as dogs don't-also cats need higher protein then what is neccessary for dogs. Dog food doesn't have the nutrients that are essential for cats! Cats needs are different to the dogs, and therefore the reason for special cat food

Cats are strict carnivores,they need most of their nutrients from animal sources, but being a carnivores doesn't mean that a carnivorous animal can survive on muscle meat only.

A wild carnivore such as a Lion will kill and eat the antelope. It will l**k the hair off and chew on the skin, the organ are consumed including the stomach contents with all the partially digested grass, leaves and other grazed plant material, bones are also eatten.

Dogs are actually Omnivorous.they need alot less meat protein then cats, ferrets or snakes & feeding a high animal protein diet to a dog will take a toll on the dog's health.a dog is designed to to digest a wide range of plant and animal products.Dog's must eat more then muscle meat.they need plenty of carboyhdrates &fibre from vegetable matter and only a very small amount of fat.there protein can come from both plant and animal products.the other things to consider are sources of mineral such as calcium, phosphorous and of cause vitamins.

Dogs are they Carnivores? Are they really like wolves, hyenas, jackals? or Are they more like us? Is it foolish to feed them only meat? Should they be fed what there human family eats? The Truth encompasses a little of each.

In the wild, other hunting animal that seem similar to dogs, such as Wolves, hyenas eat fruit,leaves,grasses,dig for roots and even obtain vegetable matter from the stomach of their prey."

Book; NIBBLE MUNCH CHOMP, The Art and Science of feeding your pet, by Dr. Sarah Herbert. Senior Vet at the Lort Smith Animal Shelter

Answer 4

Well my cat sometimes eats my dogs food and nothing happens so i guess its ok. But i think you should also feed it some cheese or chicken! those are completely healthy! but if u keep feeding it itll come by you... so  im not sure if you want to own it or not

Answer 5

i wouldnt feed it dog food all the time

Answer 6

Should be just fine... I used to have a dog and a cat, they would eat eachothers food all the time, the only real difference i think is the flavor they use.

Answer 7

my dog used to get stomach aches and puke when he ate cat food from my cats bowl so it might not be a good idea

Answer 8

Its not a good idea to regularly feed a cat dog food as the nutritional needs of a canine are different than a feline. It will not hurt your cat and it is better than letting it go hungry. When there are both dogs and cats in a home the dogs often eat the leftovers and a cat maybe small food like fish or chicken but do not give it CHEESE if you give your cat dairy food it will not fill your cat up and plus you will spend a week or 2 smelling cats p**p because dairy food such as milk or cheese give the cat diarrhea

Answer 9

My cat eats dog food sometimes. It won't hurt them to eat it, and if there was an absolute emergency, it probably wouldn't hurt to feed it to them for a short-term period. However, the cat food contains more protein, and meet a cat's more specific nutritional needs. (There is a reason that they make a seperate food for cats.)

Answer 10

i have a dog and a cat and they actually eat each others food and everything seems normal so it should be ok.