What is the biggest food can a cat swallow whole without choking?

Dannielle

I ran out of cat food so I gave my cat some cat treats mixed with some pieces of dog food. Each dog food piece was about one inch long, two centimeters thick, and the thickest part of the width was about 5 centimeters, it was shaped like a dog bone. Should I be worried about my cat choking?



Garret

A cats nutritional requirements are much different than those of a dog. For example, cats require higher levels of protein than dogs. Cats must have the amino acid called taurine in their diet; dogs can actually make their own taurine. A cat eating food deficient in taurine can develop severe heart disease and other health problems. Almost all cat foods now contain added taurine. Cats require a different form of Vitamin A than dogs do. Dogs can use beta-carotene as a source of Vitamin A; cats cannot. Cats can not manufacture the fatty acid called arachidonic acid and must have it supplemented in their diet; it is not essential for dogs to have this fatty acid in their food. So, you see, if a cat is allowed to eat a significant amount of dog food, the cat would be eating a diet deficient in many of the cats required nutrients. For your cats health, be sure she is eating quality cat food.



Carleen

The food may be too big for your cat, s/he may try to chomp off bits, but the best is to smash it into littler pieces. Cats can choke if they try to ingest something that is very large and/or gets lodged in their mouth or throat.



Elroy

Crunch it up like others said but your cat may get the runs from doing this would feed as little of this as possible and get food by morning. BTW convenient stores normally sell wet cat food that might be a better solution if nothing is open right now.



Amal

My cats steal dry food from the dog on ocassion. They just crunch it up and eat it. Cats arent stupid; they WILL chew their food if they have to.



Lovella

Raw bone with meat