The effects of cats eating dog food can cause malnutrition, blindness and increase the probability of heart disease, diabetes and urinary system diseases.

1. Malnutrition: The content of protein and some vitamins in cat food is higher than that in dog food. The nutrients in dog food cannot meet the needs of the cat itself. If the cat eats dog food for a long time, it will Causing malnutrition in cats.

2. Blindness and increased risk of heart disease: Cats need to absorb a large amount of vitamin A and taurine to grow, which are not found in dog food. Moreover, cats cannot synthesize taurine by themselves and can only obtain it from food. Long-term lack of taurine can lead to retinal degeneration and even blindness in cats, and can also increase the probability of cats suffering from heart disease.

3. Increase the risk of diabetes and urinary system diseases: Dogs are omnivores that mainly eat meat and can absorb carbohydrates, so the proportion of carbohydrates in dog food will be higher. Cats are pure carnivores and lack carbohydrate digestive enzymes, making it difficult to absorb and digest high-carb water.

Tips:

You can usually give cats egg yolks, chicken breasts, beef, carrots, fruits, freeze-dried, canned, jelly, etc. But it is best to use cat food as the main food and other things as supplementary food and snack rewards.