Chihuahua question

"culprit" <culprit_removethis_ DeleteThis @flashmail.com> wrote in
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> i don't think cat food is bad for dogs, just a little fattening. dog
> food, however, is missing essential amino acids that cats need, so
> cats shouldn't be fed a diet of dog food alone. or at least that's
> how i remember it.

Yup. Cats are complete Carnivores. They must get all they need from meat,
as, IIRC, they can't properly digest plant matter. Dogs, OTOH, while they
are also classified as carnivores, are closer to omnivores. They can digest
plant matter.

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In article <IQBPa.5515$jL2.536087@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>,
luvscrochet DeleteThis @ns.sympatico.ca says...
> I've been considering for quite a while getting a small dog. I have always
> like chihuahuas. My question is......I have 5 housecats. Do they tend to
> get along with cats? Also, how would you handle the feeding situation.
> I've never had a dog, but understand it's not a good idea for them to eat
> each other's food.

I have a 9 pound Chihuahua mix, and a 15 pound cat. Duncan the cat
thinks Dolly is a toy, and bats at her (with claws sheathed) whenever
she walks by. Dolly thinks it's her duty in life to tell me whenever
Duncan is doing anything she doesn't approve of, so follows him around
just to bark at him if he jumps on a counter, gets to the water bowl
before her, etc. It's hilarious. She pretty much ignores my other 2
cats.

I feed my cats in a seperate room from the dogs, so that they can't eat
each others' food.

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I have a chihuaha/terrier X, as well as another dog and cat.
I adopted the chi Danny 2 months ago. He was very interested in the cat,
would run up and just want to play, but Rudi often ran away - which became
sport then. And then my other dog joined in. So Danny has had to learn that
chasing puss is not sport,(and my other dog again) though I do wish Rudi
would give him a swipe or two, but he won't.

You'll probably need to feed the dog and the cats in separate rooms, or
partitioned off. It doesn't harm the dog to eat a small amount of cat food,
but not regularly as it is fattening for them. Also, from my experience
<grin> it's better to have peaceful feed times.


"Just another Haligonian" <luvscrochet.DeleteThis@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> I've been considering for quite a while getting a small dog. I have
always
> like chihuahuas. My question is......I have 5 housecats. Do they tend to
> get along with cats? Also, how would you handle the feeding situation.
> I've never had a dog, but understand it's not a good idea for them to eat
> each other's food.
>
> Also, I'm in Eastern Canada and can't seem to see any breeders located in
> listings I've found.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
>
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