Dog food
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
United States
July 15, 2010 9:24pm CST
Will I get sick if I eat dog food. I heard some folks eat dog food because they think its healthy. Since dog food is well balanced, if I eat the right amount can that be called a balance diet?
6 responses
@TheCatLady (4691)
• Israel
1 Sep 10
You won't get sick if it's for a short time, but it's not healthy for you. Dog food is balanced for dogs and only dogs. Cat food is balanced for cats. You can switch them in an emergency, but not long term. The same goes for humans. You could eat pet food in an emergency but not long term.
@Gorillafootprints925 (3586)
• United States
1 Sep 10
How do you think the formulators of these balanced meals for dogs came up with the right amount of ingredients in their mix? I'm sorry going off topic here but I'm just curious of what people think about these things.
@inu1711 (5285)
• Romania
16 Jul 10
You know, Gorillafootprints, you don't need to try everything you hear. :)
Dog food may be healthy, but it is healthy for dogs, not for humans.
Dogs are carnivores, and dog food is designed for a carnivore digestive.
We, humans, are omnivorous, and there are other foods more suitable for our digestive.
So my answer is No, if you eat the right amount (by the way, what is the right amount?) of dog food, it can't be called a balance diet.
You won't die if you taste dog food, but don't use it as your main diet.
Bon apetit! (it means "good appetite!" in French)
@for3verfamous (2190)
• Canada
16 Jul 10
Well its designed for dogs, so its healthy for your dog to eat it. It was not made for the human stomach. If you want a balanced diet you should stick to things that are healthy for people to eat (fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, etc) If your having trouble making that into a balanced diet you could always research things online. Eating dog food is not the safest thing to do because it might make you sick.
@hershel123 (20)
• United States
16 Jul 10
i used to eat dog food all the time when iwas little and never got sick it was wet food hope this helps i will comment again if u have any problems
@tetsella (29)
• Philippines
22 Jul 10
You won't get sick when you eat dog food but please don't eat dog food(period)