My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food http://jjb.yuku.com/topic/525784/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:06:38 GMT Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:52:16 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://jjb.yuku.com/topic/525784/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307590/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307590 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Froggy86) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307590 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:52:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307489/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307489 feeds@yuku.com (babydtc23) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307489 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:23:02 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307487/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307487 hibiscus5 wrote:
SweatyTOEhair wrote:
The protein content in dog food isn't as high as in cat food. Cats need more protein. It is probably fine as long as it isn't the cats regular diet. Is he just all out of cat food or something?


Yeah, I know they have different protein requirements, which is why I was trying to persuade... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jeepchic20) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307487 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:22:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307484/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307484
I'm going to let him know he needs to hide my dog's food so the cat doesn't get into it and what can happen eventually if he does. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jeepchic20) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307484 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:22:11 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307476/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307476 Cat food contains the amino acid Taurine. Dogs can make taurine themselves and so is not found in dog food.

From wiki -

The absence of taurine causes a cat's retina to slowly degenerate, causing eye problems and (eventually) irreversible blindness - a condition known as feeds@yuku.com (iluvmrjt) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307476 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:19:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307436/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307436 OhManImScrewed wrote:
Cats don't make a lot of vitamins and such that dogs naturally do, so it's not included in the food. The cat is going to get sick if it keeps eating only dog food. Tell him then he will have to pay all the medical bills when he could have just bought the cat its own damn food.


Again, also mentioned! Maybe not so bluntly , but I told him they have different nutrient requirements... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hibiscus5) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307436 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:10:01 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307422/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307422 feeds@yuku.com (OhManImScrewed) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307422 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:06:22 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307398/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307398 NancyOttawa wrote:
Then why would companies specify cat or dog food! image They would just call it "pet food" if it was the same. image

Yes! This is what I was saying! ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hibiscus5) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307398 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307371/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307371 They would just call it "pet food" if it was the same. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (NancyOttawa) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307371 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:54:36 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307272/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307272 SweatyTOEhair wrote:
The protein content in dog food isn't as high as in cat food. Cats need more protein. It is probably fine as long as it isn't the cats regular diet. Is he just all out of cat food or something?

Yeah, I know they have different protein requirements, which is why I was trying to persuade him that it's not the same. And he isn't out of cat food...he never bought cat food.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hibiscus5) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307272 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:27:51 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307233/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307233 feeds@yuku.com (LuvBug) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307233 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:17:47 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307231/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307231 feeds@yuku.com (bethanyboo) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307231 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:17:07 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307208/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307208 feeds@yuku.com (SweatyTOEhair) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307208 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:09:07 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307206/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307206 feeds@yuku.com (Bethy12) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307206 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:08:55 GMT <![CDATA[ Re: My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/reply/8307201/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html#reply-8307201 feeds@yuku.com (NotLiza) http://jjb.yuku.com/sreply/8307201 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:07:47 GMT <![CDATA[ My roommate swears dog food is the same as cat food ]]> http://jjb.yuku.com/topic/525784/t/My-roommate-swears-dog-food-is-the-same-as-cat-food.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (hibiscus5) http://jjb.yuku.com/topic/525784 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:06:38 GMT