Pet Bereavement Support Group

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what should i do about this?

deleted_user
deleted_user
about say, 5 months ago my mom decided to adopt a dog at a dog shelter and she saw this one dog and she feel in love the firts time she saw the dog.. when we bought the dog home she was nervous and had to get use to it. and so did the cat because the cat was the only pet we had since we had to put our old dog to sleep.

the dogs name is ginger. any way. ginger was getting use to our house and looking around and checking out her new home.

i have a loft for a bed and she was whining and was scared which i can understand. so for teh first 3-4 nights i slept on the ground with her until she got use to her new home.

now here's the problem my mom and i are having.. she has been eatting the cats food and my mom and i are getting annoyed by by it but we really don't mind if she eats the cats food... for her to eat her own dog food we have to mix in cat food for her to eat..

now is this normale for a dog to do or should i talk to a vet or someone about this?
deleted_user
deleted_user
when I got my dogs they oo would eat the cats food and not the dog food. We ended up puting the cat food up high where the dogs can't get it. They will eat the dog food once they have nothing else to eat. Cat food is not good for dogs. If you try this and Ginger still won't eat her own food then you may try a different kind of dog food. ope this was helpful
lizgirl
lizgirl
Cat food smells better than dog food. Try to feed them in separate rooms. Problem is that cat take all day to eat. I would buy can dog food and mix a little in with the dry food. That should catch her attention.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My Mom is going through the VERY SAME thing as you are dear and I got to say this is what works for her... She has the CATS FOOD (She has 2 cats) on the washer and the Dog's food (She has 2 of them too) which the dogs only eat once a day in the kitchen where SHE can see what is going on!
Your best bet is to PUT THE CAT DISH HIGHER UP where the dog CAN'T get to it and as for the dog... DO NOT MIX THE FOOD "CHANGE IT" you know CAT FOOD IS NOT GOOD FOR DOGS as the same the other way around!
Good Luck dear and let me know how it goes for you!
deleted_user
deleted_user
this is totally normal. my dogs eat cat food and my cat eats dog food. lol. what kind of dog is it? if it is a toy breed dog cat food is actually good for them because it has a lot of protein but i wouldnt give it to them on purpose. try putting it up somewhere where the cat can jump up to get it but the dogs cant reach.
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