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Have you ever tasted your pet's food? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Looking past the recent vegan drama, have you ever wondered why your pet might not like particular foods? Have you ever actually tasted the food yourself?

I have, and some taste more like a chemistry lab than actual nutrition.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I haven't eaten their kibble, but I certainly know it can't taste as good as the food I cook for them myself (which is basically a shepherd's pie and I have eaten a bowl of it when I had nothing else to eat for myself). I might have tried cat kibble as a kid but I don't remember what it tasted like.

I've also tried jerky made for dogs and it wasn't half bad. Not quite a slim Jim but it wasn't disgusting.

I've tried FreshPet or whatever the hell it's called; that refrigerated chub of "fresh" dog food some places sell. It's like an inferior version of the stew I make for them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My mom used to own a grooming shop, and sold jerky for dogs. Two of the groomers there preferred it over jerky for humans, and would routinely be found snacking on it. I've tried it, it's basically just jerky without the pepper. I like the pepper, so I prefer regular jerky. Lol.

We also make our own dog food, though, and it's basically rice veggies and turkey (sometimes chicken livers). Which is, honestly, something I would totally go to town on, if it were just seasoned a little better

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We also make our own dog food, though, and it's basically rice veggies and turkey (sometimes chicken livers). Which is, honestly, something I would totally go to town on, if it were just seasoned a little better

Exactly what I make for mine, though instead of livers I'll give them some salmon like once a month.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Ooh, I might pick up some salmon for them, they'll like that. We do mackerel sometimes, too. And once or twice we've done just ground beef because I forgot to shop until 930 at night and dollar general sells it lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I always taste test my pet's food to make sure it's not poisoned.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not really. I don't Have a wish to try eating live insects.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Regarding pets that eat insects, at least you know they're not some chemical processed garbage. No need to be curious what that tastes like, nor would I expect you to, you know it's natural.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (8 children)

"natural" doesn't mean "good". Arsenic is natural. Oleander is natural. Hemlock is natural.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, but I watched Penguinz0 taste pet food before for a tier list and some of it sounds to be pretty decent.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Interesting. I've watched quite a few of his videos, but never caught that one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Nah, I'm not vegan so I probably wouldn't like my cat's food

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yep, tasted pretty much every type of kibble and some snacks my dog gets. But it's all plant based so I am not worried about meat getting bad or the like.

Some of the snacks are ok but I noticed that they always smell way more intensive than they taste. Kind of the opposite of human food.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is funny, I asked my wife this morning "have you ever thought of tasting the cat's canned wet food?"

We've never done a taste test, sad to say.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Understandable. I'm not suggesting everyone just go out and eat their pet's food, but if my pet refuses to eat a particular food, I find myself curious why?

If my dog or cat refuses to eat it, and I can't even swallow a small bite myself, there's gotta be something seriously wrong with it.

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