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9 Signs You Take Care of Your Pet Wrong 


Pets are sensitive animals and are more prone to health issues such as being overweight. According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 60% of cats and 56% of dogs in the US are obese. Of course, no pet owner would deliberately make such grave mistakes when feeding their furry friend. Nonetheless, there are several things you should avoid so that your pet will be happy and healthy! You should never give your human pet food. Many of the products we humans eat contain too much salt, sugar, artificial colorants and sweeteners, and fat. All these additives are highly harmful to pets.  






Feeding your pet from a plastic bowl


While plastic bowls are cheap and practical, they're not the best for your pet's health. Both cats and dogs can develop different allergic reactions to plastic. On top of that, some dogs like to chew on their bowl, which means they risk ingesting pieces of plastic.


Giving your human pet food


Dogs can catch serious health issues if you let them have avocados, garlic, raisins, chocolate, peaches, mushrooms, or grapes. Most of these products are just as toxic for cats too.


Giving your pet too many treats


If your cat or dog gets treats too often, they'll lose their hunger for their everyday nutritious meals. This can result in pet obesity. 


You are not considering your pet's lifestyle and age when feeding it.


Just like people, dogs and cats should be fed according to their age and lifestyle. Younger animals need to eat more often than older ones since they require more nutrients for proper growth. 


Free-feeding your pet


Dogs especially can't measure how much they eat when they see food. Their instincts will squeal at them to eat up everything they find on their plate. This problem is less prominent in felines. 


Interchanging your pets' food


Surprisingly, some feed dog food to their cats and vice versa. Interchanging pet foods will lead to serious health complications. 


Giving bones to your pet


Pets, especially dogs, love bones. At the same time, this doesn't mean that you should feed bones to them. It doesn't matter if these bones are from pork, poultry, fish, or beef. 


Giving your cat too much tuna or raw fish


Tuna can be used as a treat now and then. But if you turn it into your cat's everyday diet, this will cause malnutrition. What's worse, a tuna diet may lead to mercury poisoning. 


Giving milk to your pet


Believe it or not, neither cats nor dogs should be given milk. If you have to bottle-feed a newborn pet for whatever reason, you should buy a unique formula for puppies and kitties. Cow milk isn't a good substitute for their mom's milk.

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