Is cat food safe for human consumption?
Completely genuine question
Background
I was just feeding my cat, I was giving her some cat food that had 'duck' on the front and I remembered that I had some of that duck meat when I went to a restaurant and thought it was nice. The cat food looked really tasty so I decided to get out a tablespoon.
My cat was obviously quite disappointed that I had put a spoonful of her cat food into my mouth. I only took one spoonful. I didn't think it was that bad.
Question
Am I going to get really ill? Can I eat cat food again?
Please don't judge me...
Best Answer
It's perfectly safe.
Pet food has to go through the same sort of preservation methods as human food in order to give it a good shelf life so it's not going to have nasty foodborne illnesses. Cat and human metabolisms aren't too far off, and cats don't require nutrients which are harmful to humans so it won't hurt you one bit.
As for whether it would be healthy to eat long term that's a different story and not for this site.
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