# Can I eat cat food?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-cat-food/559884>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-cat-food/559884 "2010-11-08T07:54:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![reddog\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@reddog\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reddog_1)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-cat-food/559884/61 "2012-01-06T21:12:13Z")

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> [@bardos](#):
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> I would not feed “catfood” even to my cats. Seriously… it is not health promoting. Too many cereal ingredients. I feed my cats fresh meat.
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> It happens that I live in a large pig-producing-processing area… kidney and liver are sold at 1,50 euros per kilogram. Translated into americanese, that would be roughly 87 US cents per pound.
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> My cats also hunt birds, rats, mice, and various other creatures…

Yes, processed pet food is for the most part pretty bad except for a few brands. [Raw](http://www.rawlearning.com/rawfaq.html) diets are a lot better.

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**Author:** ![quietnessseeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/258eb7/32.png) [@quietnessseeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quietnessseeker)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-cat-food/559884/62 "2012-01-06T21:24:28Z")

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Bear in mind that cats have no receptors for sweetness on their tongues, so I would rather not try to substitute my favorite dessert by cat food 😉

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