My puppy eats cat food. Is it safe for their health and nutrition?

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Can you give your dog cat food if they prefer it from their own? For instance my cat for 5 years has eaten blue wilderness hairball comtrol and I recently have gotten a daschund puppy for my birthday she is recently 11 weeks old, eats purina smartone blend puppy Formulabut she cannot contain herself from trying to gobble the cats food should I just breakdown and by her the Dog brand of wilderness or can I just save and buy the same Food for both

Jenny, DVM · Accepted Answer

It is best to let the dog eat only dog food and the nutritional contents and vitamins are greatly different based on their needs. You can try to feed your cat up high, a counter or laundry room, to keep the dog from reaching it or getting to it. If the puppy gets cat food every now and then, it will not cause any harm, but it should not be its sole source of nutrition

My puppy eats cat food. Is it safe for their health and nutrition?

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