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The "act" of feeding a pet, including feeding methods and situations.

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Cat loves to eat newly opened can food, but after a day or two hesistates to eat the food

Cats register the presence of food by smell; when food is refrigerated, it has far less scent than when it's fresh from the (room temperature) can, and for many cats, the comparative lack of scent fro …
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Healthy treats to replace actual food for cat?

They're treats, made for feeding in addition to balanced food, not in place of it. … food, I'd happily recommend it here, but ultimately, after feeding a very wide number of treats over a long number of years, these are the only ones where I've seen this additional labelling. …
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Why does my cat chew through bags to get to food?

Be aware that, if your cat is of the first variety I mentioned (convinced they're "starving" all the time), she'll be at a high risk of obesity if you're free-feeding kibble. … At eight months, she's still growing, but you'll want to consider starting to move to feeding times for all the cats in order to prevent her from becoming overweight. …
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Is cheap human food for street dogs good for their health?

The food you are offering these dogs is a sweet snack with little to no nutritional benefit to the humans it's intended for; it has zero nutritional benefit for dogs. My answer here on nutritional va …
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Cats not eating their wet food

When they've found a wet food they like, start increasing the amount you're feeding while slowly decreasing the kibble. … You're doing a phased switch at this time, encouraging them to eat more of the wet and less of the dry by letting the dry run out sooner; only fill the bowl after feeding the wet food, and don't fill the …
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Dog eats the cat food, cat eats the dog food

swapping bowls at mealtime, you may need to re-evaluate the diet you are offering each to find one that appeals more to them in a species-appropriate diet, or to re-evaluate when, how, and where you are feeding … If, as you mentioned in a comment, they are regularly eating only the "leftovers," then you should consider feeding only what they will eat in a single sitting and removing any food left after they have …
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Prevent small dog from eating crippled cat's food

Try set feeding times instead of free-feeding. … By setting your cat up with a feeding schedule, you'll be able to monitor the feeding area during that meal time, ensuring the chihuahua is unable to get to and eat the food while not creating a situation …
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Cats and kittens won't eat their age-appriopiate food

Given that both sets of cats are seeking out each other's food (and that the adults have lost some weight), you might try feeding them all the same kitten food. …
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Should I adopt a stray kitten even if it's too much responsibility?

By feeding a stray, you only remove one of those struggles for them, but the rest remain. …
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How to prevent my cat from deconstructing cat fountain?

Try a different fountain. You might like the look of that specific fountain, but it's made of lightweight plastic pieces that are assembled in a way that allows them to be easily moved by a pet (a lig …
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