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My dog keeps eating cat food. Is it bad? How much is too much?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 2 years and 5 months old | 50 lbs

My dog keeps getting to and eating cat food. I'm wondering how much is too much?

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Answered By Vanessa Yeager DVM MPH

Veterinarian

Published on September 18th, 2017

Hi and thanks for your post! Eating cat food on occasion if not a big concern, but everyday occurrence is too much. Not only could it cause GI upset, but it may be causing Chloe to eat too many calories a day which can contribute to weight gain. Limiting access to the cat food as much as possible and having the cats eat separetely will help. Best of luck to you and Chloe!

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