Whats wrong with dog food with too much protein?

Answer 1

There's nothing wrong with it - depending on what you're feeding it too. You can't feed high protein dog food to puppies, especially not large or giant breed puppies because you'll damage their joints if they grow too fast. Adult dogs, those who are active, working dogs, benefit from a high protein dog food.

Answer 2

Feeding a dog to much protein, like cat food (31+%), has the risk of "burning" the kidneys as well as damaging the dogs coat.

Performance foods (28-30%) work great for dogs that are working extremely hard, like Field Trial training or hunting season, also they are a good alternative food for b*tches recovering from whelp.

With puppy foods (24-28%) there is far more to consider than just protein & fat. It should also be noted that the larger the breed is the lower the protein % should be.

With dog foods there is no magic food/diet that works best with every dog. Regular visits to the vet are a good way for the average person to assure that their pets dietary needs are being met.

Answer 3

Dogs will eat vegetation as well as protein whereas a cat has a higher protein need because that's almost their sole food source.

I read an article by a vet online last year who said he knew the dogs that were hand fed meat scraps as well as regular dog food. They were the dogs with better development, brighter eyes and a better coat. As long as the protein source is lean, it would appear to be quite good for a dog.

Answer 4

Dogs need a wide vareity of foods and too much protein will stress their kidneys, in addition to reducing totla nutrition needed.

This is one reason that dogs shouldn't eat cat food. Cats need lots of protein and can digest it. But dogs are not built for all protein.

Answer 5

Nothing unless you own a giant breed such as a Great Dane .High protein over 24% for a Dane puppy can be disasterous.it can cause some very seriosu growth issues..some that are permanent and some which can either cripple the dog or cause it to have to be euthanised.

Answer 6

Nothing is wrong with it, but you woudn't want to feed it to an underweight dog because it could actually make them lose weight. Unless your dog is overweight or extremely active, you should feed them food with a more balanced ratio of fat and protein.

Answer 7

thats only one point...and not specific enoungh to what dog?

too much protein will cause too fast of growth in large breed pups - so too much proten is bad for large breed pups...

many foods with higher protein are better nutrition so you feed less...

some dogs - like the active/working dogs, need more protein.

Answer 8

depending on the type of dog, it can give them the runs...if you know what I mean, and its not pretty....I had to deal with that very issue with my great dane, and ewww....what a mess, if that happens you can feed them rice milk and the rice for a few days until it clears up then find a food with a lot less protein in it.