Physiologically, dogs and cats have different nutritional needs. If the cat eats dog feed for a long time, it will cause nutritional deficiency, resulting in the slow growth of the cat, weight loss, mental deterioration, rough fur and loss of luster, loss of appetite, fatty liver and other phenomena. Serious person can bring about anaemia even, produce ascites, endanger cat's body health seriously.

In the same way, because of the omnivorous nature of dogs and the delicious taste of cat food, dogs will be very fond of cat food and eat it without restraint. Excessive nutrient accumulation will make the dog rapidly obese, obesity will increase the burden of the dog's heart, affect the dog's metabolism, will also damage the dog's physical health.

At the same time, in terms of protein, the cat diet is higher than the dog diet, this is because the cat itself does need a little more than the dog. Therefore, the general dog feed nutrition is far from meeting the needs of the cat's growth and development and daily life. In theory, cats, by nature, are absolutely contemptuous of dog feed, but for a chronically hungry and undernourished cat, certainly hungry. The owner should never assume that the cat's willingness to eat dog feed means that it likes to eat dog feed!

As a proud cat, his food also contains a special amino acid called taurine, which promotes vision and heart function in cats, while dogs do not need taurine. Therefore, long-term consumption of cat food can lead to excessive taurine, which is harmful to dogs' health.

The family cat and dog have started to eat together, what to do?

1, the owner can choose to stagger the feeding time, also can let them eat in different places.

2, the owner should stop the dog in time, but also consider the reason why the dog steals to eat, because of curiosity or think their dog food is not delicious, the dog may think their food is too dry. The dog can be offered drinking water or a more palatable food.

3, the dog may be the lack of some nutrients or trace elements in the body, the owner can give it appropriate trace elements, so as not to form quirks.

In general, if the owner does not correct this behavior of dog and cat food mixing, the bad habit will lead to a variety of health problems in the long run, which is believed to be every owner does not want to see.