[Jem Smith]

If you believe the advertisements that have been running for a long time, you will think that only pet food should be fed to your pet, but this is not the case. Pet food is a marketing ploy that began with busy people who did not have time to prepare food for their pets.

Your pet will eat what you eat. You can even give your leftovers to pets. Only this much care has to be taken so that the pet gets food according to its nature. For example, if you are a vegetarian, either don't keep non-vegetarian pets like dogs and cats or buy some non-vegetarian items for them from time to time. But pet food is not mandatory.

It's not really just a marketing ploy, it's for safety and nutrition, since good quality pet foods contain only foods that will be safe for the animal, and the nutrients that they need to thrive. A lot of foods humans eat aren't safe for other animals. For example, avocado and citrus are toxic to birds, and grapes, garlic and onions, among other things, are toxic to dogs.Our food is also often too high in salt for smaller creatures. You can still feed pets food scraps, but you need to know what you're doing if you don't want them to get sick. You should do your research, and ideally consult your vet for advice.

What pets want to eat "according to their nature" is also often not suitable for humans. If you keep reptiles they need to be fed prey animals like crickets and rats. I buy my chickens dried mealworms, which they like and which are very good for them.

-- 16 Nov 2023, 16:38 --

Cats can only get taurine from fish. The guts and head of the fish have taurine so you can save money from that.

That's not quite true- there is also taurine in all meat, eggs, brewer's yeast and seaweed. It's a good idea to use up the leftover bits of fish though if you have them.

[Fidelia]

My adult dogs can have some human food. For the puppies, I would still give them dog food. Once they turned adult, they can have some of what I also eat every day.

Feeding dogs even human food is very expensive nowadays. Leftovers are still the best or you formulate yourself.

[Vehlijanta]

You are right. We don't need to buy expensive pet food and can get it managed from leftovers

Leftovers can really help us to save on pet foods. Go to restaurants and get leftovers for free.

We don't need to get that from restaurant and can cook little extra for our pets

[Fidelia]

To save money on pet foods, check with the vet to know how much food your pet actually needs and don't give beyond the recommended ration for it's age and condition.

[Tinni]

I think I would only keep pets like rabbit which I don't necessarily need to spend money on feeding it.

[Nsikan]

You are right. We don't need to buy expensive pet food and can get it managed from leftovers

Leftovers can really help us to save on pet foods. Go to restaurants and get leftovers for free.

We don't need to get that from restaurant and can cook little extra for our pets

Feeding a pet is not what you cook a little extra. If you have all these exotic dogs, you feed them as if you are feeding a full human. You just have to he creative to save costs like with the tip I commented earlier on this thread.

[Kalayla]

You are right. We don't need to buy expensive pet food and can get it managed from leftovers

Leftovers can really help us to save on pet foods. Go to restaurants and get leftovers for free.

We don't need to get that from restaurant and can cook little extra for our pets

Restaurants use to have leftovers from patrons that they pack to throw away everyday. You do them a favour by coming to collect such. And you save by using that to feed your dogs.

[Vehlijanta]

I never tried this so maybe it's a good way

[Uty Theo]

My friend rides his bike to event centers where they host parties on Saturdays. He asks the caterers to give him the foods that the guests ate and remained in their plates. Doing so, he gathers enough for his dogs.

[OldGuy]

Although a lot of human food is perfectly fine for your pets, you do need to do some research to find foods you can never feed to your pets.

These are serious concerns in deciding what you can share. These are also legitimate reasons to only feed pet food that is designed for your pets to make sure you do not feed the wrong things to your pets.

This is only a sample partial result of some quick research about human foods you can never feed to your dogs. There are similar lists for foods that are unsafe for other pets. Research these lists before you kill your pet.

Foods that are deadly to dogs include:
Grapes and raisins
Onions, garlic and chives
Milk and dairy products
Macadamia nuts
Candy, gum, toothpaste, baked goods, and some diet foods
Cherry pits
Apple seeds
Apricot pits
Avocados
Xylitol: a sugar alcohol often used to sweeten candy, chewing gum, toothpaste, and baked goods.
Coffee, tea, and other caffeine
Alcohol and yeast dough
Chocolate
Salt
Apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, and plums.

[sweerie_banana]

I believe your vet can guide you better on this. We normally feed broken rice and meat to our dogs though sometimes we mix leftover food since I really hate wasting food.

I had a rotuiller that used to eat so much. Feeding pets also depends on their needs as well.

[Presh]

I believe your vet can guide you better on this. We normally feed broken rice and meat to our dogs though sometimes we mix leftover food since I really hate wasting food.

I had a rotuiller that used to eat so much. Feeding pets also depends on their needs as well.

The challenge is where to find stuffs like broken rice. If you live close to a rice mill, you can take advantage of that.

[JASPREET]

Better to give them home cooked food which will be cheap and best for their health

[Pistis]

I can't give home cooked food to a pet that eats heavily at regular intervals. You would end up spending too much. Just find cheaper alternatives like broken noodles, grains chaff and others to feed the pets.

[GnomeXray]

No no no this is very bad animals have diffriend bodies than us plus we add seasoning and it harms your pet never give your pet what you eat because it is unhealthy and also can make your pet obese

[Tinni]

No no no this is very bad animals have diffriend bodies than us plus we add seasoning and it harms your pet never give your pet what you eat because it is unhealthy and also can make your pet obese

This might not be 100% correct. There are pet animals that have very close physiology to humans and they can thrive very well on human food. Dogs are one example n

[Jem Smith]

No no no this is very bad animals have diffriend bodies than us plus we add seasoning and it harms your pet never give your pet what you eat because it is unhealthy and also can make your pet obese

This might not be 100% correct. There are pet animals that have very close physiology to humans and they can thrive very well on human food. Dogs are one example n

As at least two of us have already commented, there are lots of foods that are good for humans that are toxic to dogs.

[Pistis]

In my place here, people cook real human foods qjd give you their dogs. I agree that not all human foods are suitable for animals Viz a viz dogs. That's why you would need to consult with your vet on that.

[Fidelia]

Feeding pets is huge expenses. The best thing is to find agro processing Mills and get the by products of the processing after consulting with your vet which of the food items of humans is good for your own pet.