Or any pet food I guess.

46 points

Not dog food, but cat food.

We had 2 kinds of dry cat food, one the cats would eat, one the cats would not eat. We didn’t know what the difference was so I went “Fine!”

Neither tasted particularly good to me, but the one they liked had a crunchy texture and the one they didn’t was squishy, like it was stale Corn Pops cereal.

Between the two? I suggest the crunchy kind.

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There is another reason to use cat food beyond the superior flavor (on which I am just going to trust you): Dog food will often contain bone meal, which is fine for dogs, but indigestible for humans (and cats). Can clog up your guts.

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Remember when dog poop stopped being white?

That’s when they phased out bonemeal in dog food

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1990 maybe? Now that you mention it I didn’t even notice until years later when Sarah Silverman did a song about it

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I thought cat food also contained bone meal? They call it “ash content” or something like that.

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OK, turns out they use it much less in dog food, but also to some extent in cat food. So it does just come down to the flavor.

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I have heard (and it might be wrong) that cats can eat dog food with no ill effects. They just cannot survive on dog food alone because it does not contain the nutrients necessary for cats.

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Yeah it amazes me that cats can get their entire vit D supplements from food. Meanwhile humans should not go without sun. Supplements alone do not cut it

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C’mon Jordan! Name names! What’s the good stuff? I need to stockpile for…reasons.

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Both were Iams! The crunchy kind is in the orange bag.

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That shit they keep in a refrigerator. It’s literally just a shepherd’s pie/stew marketed as dog food. It smelled better than what I had made for myself one night so I took a bite. If I had no shame, I would have ate that and gave the dogs what I made cuz it was actually better.

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Relevant instance ^

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Oh my

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I don’t know that fancy refrigerated cat food would be a good option for the apocalypse, myself.

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That freeze dried liver and fish and shit? You bet. I’m sure it doesn’t taste good but it’s actual meat with very little if any added stuff. If I’m ever in trouble, I’ll be nibbling on those freaky looking anchovy snacks my cats get.

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Starting to think your profile pic isn’t your fursona but just an actual picture of yourself

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Pet food is unseasoned and more expensive than bottom shelf canned meals made for human consumption.

I’d stock up on those instead…

I did sample some of the stuff out of curiosity, and it was overwhelmingly bland and chewy. Not terrible, just really dull.

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The canned cat food I’ve tried was extremely salty.

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I once tasted a Pupperoni stick because it truly smelled fantastic, do NOT do this

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I tasted one too and can confirm they are vile.

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Dog food is safe to eat in America at least. They have to keep it that way because kids are stupid and might eat it.

As an example, my son ate cat food one time when he was two.

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