Dog food diet?

UsedToBeHusky

I heard only the raspberry ketone flavored dog food works.

auroranflash

You know what dog food and lean pockets have in common?

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Rat hair.

UsedToBeHusky

You know what dog food and lean pockets have in common?

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Rat hair.

Did you draw that yourself? :laugh:

Trechechus

From Answers.com

There are some issues that arise from consumption of dog food, however:

Pet foods may be made from animals in which the presence of prions, which cause encephalopathies such as BSE in cattle and variant CJD in humans, (Mad Cow Disease in human form) may be likely. According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), animal by-products in pet food may include parts obtained from any animals who have died from sickness or disease provided they are rendered in accordance to law. As well, cow brains and spinal cords, not allowed for human consumption due to the possibility of transmission of BSE, are allowed to be included in pet food intended for non-ruminant animals. As prions are not exactly living microorganisms, even cooking cannot prevent the transmission of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Nutrition in pet food is often substituted for a cheaper alternative. You may have noticed that pet foods are measured for "crude protein" or "crude fibre". Both have nothing to do with protein content and fibre content we have become so accustomed to in human foods. Crude protein is calculated by taking Total nitrogen multiplied by the nitrogen conversion factor = 6.25. Crude protein can therefore be artifically raised by adding non-protein nitrogen. Non-protein nitrogen (or NPN) refers collectively to components such as urea, biuret, and ammonia, which are not proteins but can be converted into proteins by microbia in the ruminant stomach. Due to their lower cost compared to plant and animal proteins their inclusion in a diet can result in economic gain, but at too high levels cause a depression in growth and possible ammonia toxicity (microbes convert NPN to ammonia first before using that to make protein.) Crude fibre is the term given to the indigestible part of foods, defined as the residue left after successive extraction under closely specified conditions, and has nothing to do with dietary fibre. Therefore long-term consumption of dog food may not be enough to meet a human's dietary needs and could possibly cause problems due to inability to use NPN to efficiently create proteins.

Please don't feed prions to your pets either.

firstsip

From Answers.com

There are some issues that arise from consumption of dog food, however:

Pet foods may be made from animals in which the presence of prions, which cause encephalopathies such as BSE in cattle and variant CJD in humans, (Mad Cow Disease in human form) may be likely. According to the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), animal by-products in pet food may include parts obtained from any animals who have died from sickness or disease provided they are rendered in accordance to law. As well, cow brains and spinal cords, not allowed for human consumption due to the possibility of transmission of BSE, are allowed to be included in pet food intended for non-ruminant animals. As prions are not exactly living microorganisms, even cooking cannot prevent the transmission of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Nutrition in pet food is often substituted for a cheaper alternative. You may have noticed that pet foods are measured for "crude protein" or "crude fibre". Both have nothing to do with protein content and fibre content we have become so accustomed to in human foods. Crude protein is calculated by taking Total nitrogen multiplied by the nitrogen conversion factor = 6.25. Crude protein can therefore be artifically raised by adding non-protein nitrogen. Non-protein nitrogen (or NPN) refers collectively to components such as urea, biuret, and ammonia, which are not proteins but can be converted into proteins by microbia in the ruminant stomach. Due to their lower cost compared to plant and animal proteins their inclusion in a diet can result in economic gain, but at too high levels cause a depression in growth and possible ammonia toxicity (microbes convert NPN to ammonia first before using that to make protein.) Crude fibre is the term given to the indigestible part of foods, defined as the residue left after successive extraction under closely specified conditions, and has nothing to do with dietary fibre. Therefore long-term consumption of dog food may not be enough to meet a human's dietary needs and could possibly cause problems due to inability to use NPN to efficiently create proteins.

Please don't feed prions to your pets either.

Thank you!!! Finally a serious answer... why are people so RUDE! So should I try cat food instead?

acogg

Cats are thinner.

magerum

I eat what I call the dog food diet....






I eat the same thing(s) day in and day out, like a dog.

firstsip

Can't tell if serious or joking...

She is being sarcastic trying to make fun of other mfpers who mistakenly use the forums to ask advice.....

Oh, hi me! I didn't realize you had another account!

Rocbola

Has anyone had any success losing weight and eating their dog's food? The macros are broken down pretty good.

Uh, they put the euthanized dogs and cats as well as slaughterhouse scraps, such as feces, in dog food. I'd stay away from that stuff.

eatathome

http://www.petfoodindustry.com/News/Evermore_Pet_Food_owners_to_eat_dog_food_during_month-long_campaign.html

StinkyWinkies

Cats are thinner.

Heh, you haven't seen my cats...one is so overweight, were he a person he'd be fatter than I am (he's twice the weight he should be)

tbrp

No, my dogs won't share so I guess I will just stick with people food. I do eat some of the carrots and apples I bought for my donkeys though!

(and I do hope this is a joke and no one would seriously try dog food!)

Dlacenere

I haven't tried cat food, but the best buzz I have ever gotten was on kitty litter freebased with catnip.

TrishB69

Not a good idea. Our bodies can't break down those foods..l and what they use in them... Bone meal, decomposed items, animal parts, all those things. Saw a show where a woman was eating cat food and treats. The doctor confronted her with the damage the ingredients can do to human internal organs... Not recommended!

SinomenJen

HAve you seen my dogs butt? It's HUGE!! Of course she is losing since I started to count calories I no longer share with her, i tell her when she can log it she can eat it! If I have to log it, its going in my belly!

reneebarrett64

no ...but i have to Consider when they process animal food with the knowledget it is to be for animals....
Food processors can't keep PEOPLE food safe ... I definitely dont' want to take a chance on the dog food processing...

Goldie2u2

My dog has been successful on this diet

LMBO! Almost fell out of my chair..seriously how else can one reply to this post!!! :laugh:

divemunkey

Not a good idea. Our bodies can't break down those foods..l and what they use in them... Bone meal, decomposed items, animal parts, all those things. Saw a show where a woman was eating cat food and treats. The doctor confronted her with the damage the ingredients can do to human internal organs... Not recommended!


Neither do your pets' bodies break them down. Feed real food.

OddChoices

If I were to eat the foods my dogs eat I would never lose an ounce; chips, cookies, just to name a few "treats" my kids feed them.