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My cat and dog eat each other's food.  They're still alive half an hour ago.

IT IS SAID CAT FOOD HAS TOO MUCH PROTIEN FOR A DOG. HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE WITH TINY DOGS DO FEED THEM CAT FOOD. i THINK IT SPELLS GOOD TO A DOG.

If that was all he was eating, he wouldn't be getting the proper nutrition, but if he eats it in addition to his doggie food, it prob won't hurt him. It's better than him eating leather shoes and furniture and smelly socks.

Depends on protein in food, age of dog. Dont worry about it , better worry what dog is eating outside. The cat food is least of your worries.

Cat food is too high in protein and salt for a dog.  The extra salt in cat food is to promote cats to drink water as they are prone to kidney disease.

Cats are naturally carniverous and dogs are not.

cats food is not good for dogs it has far too much protein in the food and make thier digestive system go heywire

My cat LOUIE only ate dry dog food. Would not eat any cat food at all. Louie died at 24 people years. Their systems can't be that much different.

country bumpkin

Wow 25 years. My cat is 12 but she already has arthitis and can only walk on three legs. I don't think she'll make it 25 years.

My dog loves eating cats...oops just a wee joke

country bumpkin

So does my dog. We had a cat come onto the property a few nights ago and my dog mangled it. The only cat he will not bother is the family cat.

Sorry, I didn't mean to repost this question...

If your dog is healthy and without any health issues... I would not worry about it, as long as he is eating his food. Left overs sounds like it is minimal... Yes if he was only eating Cat food with high protien and fat I would be concerned. You are a good furrbaby mama!

My husband likes it...

country bumpkin

I know a man who loves to eat dry dog food. He grabs him a handful as he passes by the sack and eats it like it is trail mix or popcorn.

i think whats being said is cat food is mostly fish, the wet kind is any way. fish will mess up a dog because they  get caught in his throat and in the soft tissue around his mouth. he swells up and needs a vet. dry cat food probably wont hurt him. no bones about it

To bulletman and mycatsmom: I never so much even hinted, that my dog mangling the cat that wondered onto our property was funny. I love animals, I have two dogs and a cat myself. *~*CB.

Yvonne57

He did say the dog mangled the cat, but he did not say it was funny. I believe that was country bumpk point.

country bumpkin

Dollybird: Yes I did say the dog mangled the cat because this is exactly what he did and this is the best word to describe what I witnessed. My dog was slinging it around by the neck, punctured some holes in it and nearly ripped of it's whole leg. Now, I would definitley say that MANGLED was a good word of choice for what happened. Again, I NEVER said it was funny or did I put LOL anywhere in my answer. Some of you people need to stop trying to read things into peoples statements that are NOT there.

country bumpkin

Yvonne57: This was my point exactly. Thank you for realizing this. I love dogs and cats. I was volunteer for the humane society once and I have rescued many dogs just on my own time, including a small dog I just placed in a loving home with a nurse in San Antonio just 3 weeks ago. PS. the bumpkin is female.*~*

My son's American Bulldog has been eating my cat's food and it has just created B.M.s that are even more difficult to clean up than from the expensive dog food he eats. 

......anybody want an American Bulldog (beautiful, lovable, well-trained) with a propensity for diar...well, you know where that's going.