Many families who raise cats also raise a dog. When feeding the dog, the dog may snatch the cat food, and the cat will also eat the dog food over time. Some parents do not I don’t care about this, but in the long run, it will do great harm to the health of cats and dogs. ​​​​​​

1. For the sake of convenience, some people even feed two types of animals with the same feed for a long time. In fact, this is a wrong approach. Because from the perspective of physiological conditions, the nutritional needs of dogs and cats are different. The biggest difference is that cats require twice as much protein as dogs. If a cat eats dog feed for a long time, it will cause nutritional deficiencies, leading to slow growth, weight loss, mental deterioration, rough and lustrous fur, loss of appetite, fatty liver, etc. In severe cases, it may even lead to anemia and ascites, seriously endangering the cat's health. In addition, in addition to having a higher protein content than dog feed, cat feed also contains many other nutrients, such as arginine, taurine, arachidonic acid, and nicotinic acid. And vitamin B6 (Vitmin B6), magnesium (Mg), etc. Cats’ needs for these nutrients are several times higher than dogs. Therefore, the general dog feed nutrition is far from meeting the growth, development and daily needs of cats. It stands to reason that based on a cat’s personality, a cat will definitely sneer at dog food, but for a cat that has been hungry and undernourished for a long time, it will definitely be hungry and unselective. The owner must not think that just because a cat is willing to eat dog food, it means it likes to eat dog food!

2. On the other hand, is it okay for dogs to eat cat food? In the same way, cats eating dog food will cause nutritional deficiencies, and long-term overnutrition will make your dog quickly become a fat dog. Compared with cats, because of the omnivorous nature of dogs and the delicious taste of cat feed, dogs will like cat feed very much and eat it without restraint. Excessive nutrient accumulation will cause dogs to become obese quickly. Obesity will increase the burden on the dog's heart, affect the dog's metabolism, and also damage the dog's health. Therefore, no matter what, cats and dogs should eat their own food separately.