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Not dog food, but cat food.

We had 2 kinds of dry cat food, one the cats would eat, one the cats would not eat. We didn't know what the difference was so I went "Fine!"

Neither tasted particularly good to me, but the one they liked had a crunchy texture and the one they didn't was squishy, like it was stale Corn Pops cereal.

Between the two? I suggest the crunchy kind.

That shit they keep in a refrigerator. It's literally just a shepherd's pie/stew marketed as dog food. It smelled better than what I had made for myself one night so I took a bite. If I had no shame, I would have ate that and gave the dogs what I made cuz it was actually better.

Pet food is unseasoned and more expensive than bottom shelf canned meals made for human consumption.

I'd stock up on those instead...

I did sample some of the stuff out of curiosity, and it was overwhelmingly bland and chewy. Not terrible, just really dull.

I once tasted a Pupperoni stick because it truly smelled fantastic, do NOT do this

Dog food is safe to eat in America at least. They have to keep it that way because kids are stupid and might eat it.

As an example, my son ate cat food one time when he was two.

Dog food is after the regular cans are gone and you're desperate. If I was a survivalist, I'd stack up on beans, peanuts, multivitamins and water purification of some sort. But I'm not so I don't. Good thing I have big bags of kibble and booze.

I used to work at an animal shelter and as a result have dished up the vast majority of commercially available wet cat foods at some point (we’d get lots of stuff donated to us). At least what’s available where I live. Not gonna lie there have been a few fish ones where they’ve honestly smelled just like a decent fish chowder and I’ve thought ‘you know, in an apocalypse…’. Some are just chunks of mackerel or sardines in sauce and I eat sardines in sauce all the time lol. You’d have to eat a lot of them to get enough calories though. Kitten food is probably the most calorically dense but you won’t get a lot of flavor or texture options, mainly mystery meat pâté.

My nephew apparently loves kibbles. Got to ask my brother the brand, gonna let you lnow.

If you're resorting to pet food, you probably won't have a large variety of options. Just eat whatever you can get your hands on and hope your stomach can handle it.

I've been feeding my dogs many different kinds of pellets and canned foods over the years. I always wash my hands after feeding ASAP, because the smell has a tendency to linger. It's not vomit-inducing, but it's still pretty far from pleasant.

I've tasted both cat and dog kibbles, my kids used to love eating them when they were toddlers. I just wanted to know if I was missing out on something.

Neither tasted good, but the cat kibbles weren't nearly as bad as dog kibbles. There most likely are brand differences, but my curiosity was satisfied by the sampling I had available at the time.

Is pet food not perishable or something ? Why not learn traditional long term preservation techniques instead ?

Hey it's the apocalypse, I'm not going to be picky.

Cheap dry cat food is unpleasant stale savory tasting and the flavor lingers in your mouth. It tastes like cat breath and could really use some salt and sauce to take the edge off.

The Science Diet for dogs with food sensitivity or allergies isn’t bad. Kinda bland.

I can't remember the brand, but the packaging looked like human food except for a very small piece of text in the corner that mentions its dog food.

It tasted like it just needed a little bit of salt or maybe ketchup, but was otherwise pretty good.

I've also knowingly had wet and dry dog food since then, just because i already took the plunge accidentally so how bad could it be?

Again, I can't remember the brands, but dry dog food is alright if you've literally nothing else. I'm sure some seasoning would help. I would recommend wet dog food though only because it's easier to season. Tastes mostly how it smells, just blander.

Use hot sauce and it’s all good

I plan to only eat my neighbors leftist asses.

(Consensually.)

Has anyone ever tried those fancy dog cookies they make that come in different shapes and have icing and stuff? Every time I'm at the pet store I'm just so curious.

Dinki Di

Just a thought - why don’t they make People Chow? It would be nice for those quick rush out the door days

Wet or dry OP?

I’ve never tried any, I’m just curious of the parameters of the question.

Since dogs are scavengers and can eat literal shit I'd stay away from dog food, honestly, who knows with what ingredients they pad it, might be indigestible for humans. Cat food, on the other hand, is made to please carnivores, and cats are the pickiest of animals so I believe we should trust the cat. My cat liked Pro Plan kibble and Whiskas meat packets. Friskies kibble is also pretty good, at least street cats that I feed love it. Cat food is more expensive than human food though, so I'd just buy regular canned meats and fish (tuna in particular is dirt cheap and delicious both heated and cold, especially with oil).

Scooby Snacks

I can tell you that dog biscuits (at least whatever brand my mother bought when I was an adolescent) had little flavor and were kind of like dried bread. Very benign.