{"id":92261,"date":"2022-04-22T12:13:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:13:56","slug":"how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I get my cat to stop eating my dogs food?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#How_do_I_get_my_cat_to_stop_eating_my_dogs_food\" title=\"How do I get my cat to stop eating my dogs food?\">How do I get my cat to stop eating my dogs food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#Why_does_my_cat_want_dog_food\" title=\"Why does my cat want dog food?\">Why does my cat want dog food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#How_do_I_stop_my_cat_from_eating_my_dogs_food\" title=\"How do I stop my cat from eating my dogs food?\">How do I stop my cat from eating my dogs food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#Why_does_my_cat_keep_trying_to_eat_my_dogs_food\" title=\"Why does my cat keep trying to eat my dogs food?\">Why does my cat keep trying to eat my dogs food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#What_happens_if_my_cat_keeps_eating_dog_food\" title=\"What happens if my cat keeps eating dog food?\">What happens if my cat keeps eating dog food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#Is_it_harmful_for_a_cat_to_eat_dog_food\" title=\"Is it harmful for a cat to eat dog food?\">Is it harmful for a cat to eat dog food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#Is_it_harmful_for_cats_to_eat_dog_food\" title=\"Is it harmful for cats to eat dog food?\">Is it harmful for cats to eat dog food?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-i-get-my-cat-to-stop-eating-my-dogs-food\/#How_do_I_stop_my_cat_eating_dog_food\" title=\"How do I stop my cat eating dog food?\">How do I stop my cat eating dog food?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_cat_to_stop_eating_my_dogs_food\"><\/span>How do I get my cat to stop eating my dogs food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The most effective method to stop cats from eating dog food is to <b>limit their access. Feed your pets at the same time in different rooms, try automatic pet feeders so they could anticipate the routine and forget each others bowls, or consider feeding the dog from an elevated platform so the feline cant reach it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_cat_want_dog_food\"><\/span>Why does my cat want dog food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why? <b>Because dog food lacks certain nutrients that are an essential part of maintaining a cats health. Vitamin A is an ingredient added to cat food because, unlike dogs, whose bodies can turn beta-carotene into the vitamin, cats need that extra boost to remain healthy.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_stop_my_cat_from_eating_my_dogs_food\"><\/span>How do I stop my cat from eating my dogs food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Tips to Discourage Pet Food Sharing<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Separate your pets during meal times.  <\/li>\n<li>Try using automatic feeders.  <\/li>\n<li>Stagger your feeding times.  <\/li>\n<li>Make a cat meal box.  <\/li>\n<li>Training: The best method for keeping your cat and dog away from each others food is to train them both.<\/li>\n<p>30-Apr-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_cat_keep_trying_to_eat_my_dogs_food\"><\/span>Why does my cat keep trying to eat my dogs food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Why? <b>Because dog food lacks certain nutrients that are an essential part of maintaining a cats health. Vitamin A is an ingredient added to cat food because, unlike dogs, whose bodies can turn beta-carotene into the vitamin, cats need that extra boost to remain healthy.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happens_if_my_cat_keeps_eating_dog_food\"><\/span>What happens if my cat keeps eating dog food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The truth is, there is no real concern when your pets swap food for a short period of time. That said, while an occasional nibble of your dogs food wont hurt your cat, <b>long-term feeding of dog food can lead your cat to become malnourished<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_harmful_for_a_cat_to_eat_dog_food\"><\/span>Is it harmful for a cat to eat dog food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Cats can safely pinch the odd dry dog food kibble or eat the odd emergency ration, but dogs and cats have very different nutritional needs. If a cat is fed on dog food regularly, they do not receive all the nutrients they need to stay healthy and will soon become unwell.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_harmful_for_cats_to_eat_dog_food\"><\/span>Is it harmful for cats to eat dog food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Cats can safely pinch the odd dry dog food kibble or eat the odd emergency ration, but dogs and cats have very different nutritional needs. If a cat is fed on dog food regularly, they do not receive all the nutrients they need to stay healthy and will soon become unwell.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_stop_my_cat_eating_dog_food\"><\/span>How do I stop my cat eating dog food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Tips to Discourage Pet Food Sharing<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Separate your pets during meal times.  <\/li>\n<li>Try using automatic feeders.  <\/li>\n<li>Stagger your feeding times.  <\/li>\n<li>Make a cat meal box.  <\/li>\n<li>Training: The best method for keeping your cat and dog away from each others food is to train them both.<\/li>\n<p>30-Apr-2021<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How do I get my cat to stop eating my dogs food?Why does my cat want dog food?How do I stop my cat from eating my dogs food?Why does my cat keep trying to eat my dogs food?What happens if my cat keeps eating dog food?Is it harmful for a cat to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92261"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92261\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}