Is canned tuna safe for dogs if I run out of their wet food?

It is generally fine to give Thanos a variety of canned food as long as it does not upset his stomach. Many owners will mix a small amount of canned food in with the dry food to get their pets to eat the whole meal. I hope this helps and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.

There's a good chance Thanos will continue to only eat the chicken, which will result in a nutritional imbalance. You could try mixing canned food in with the dry food instead of chicken so make it harder for him to pick out. Or you could try soaking the dry food in water and then mixing in the chicken to make it harder for him to pick out. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach and good luck!

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It is OK to feed Bandit tuna and salmon along with his dry food. It is not necessarily "healthier" than wet food. Most commercial cat diets, whether dry or canned/wet, are formulated to be balanced in the appropriate macro- and micronutrients that cats require as part of their daily nutrition. As long as Bandit is eating an appropriate amount of the dry commercial cat food (there should be feeding amounts based on weight on the bag), giving him extra food in the form of tuna and salmon is OK. Just be careful about giving him too many calories, as this can cause him to be overweight. Obesity in cats is linked to many disease processes such as arthritis, diabetes and liver disease. I recommend asking your veterinarian to help you determine the correct amounts of each food that you should be offering Bandit to keep him at a healthy weight. I hope this is helpful!

Hi there and thanks for posting on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Feeding a fish based commercial diet that is nutritionally complete is just fine as long as Cinderella is not allergic to the fish in the food you are giving. Cats that are fed raw fish frequently is more of the concern as they can develop serious nutritional deficits and vitamin deficiencies such as Thiamine deficiency which can be deadly. It is for this reason feeding raw fish primarily to cats is not recommended. However, feeding a small amount of tuna from a can occasionally as a treat is okay and will not cause a vitamin deficiency as long as they are also eating a commercially prepared food. No need to change the food Cinderella is enjoying now. From what you described, it sounds like she has tried a few foods that may have been giving her runny stools so if she is doing well on this particular food from Taste of the Wild, then I would keep her on that. I hope this helps!

Thank you for contacting PetCoach with your question about Sophie. Unfortunately tuna and sweet potato are not a balanced diet for her, and I do not recommend it long term. If you want to make her food for her, check out these two websites below that have recipes for balanced and nutritious diets for dogs. I hope this helps! https://secure.balanceit.com https://www.petdiets.com

The tuna itself isn't harmful, so I suspect he vomited mostly because it was an unfamiliar food for him that may have been too rich or salty. Keep an eye on him for any signs of increasing illness, diarrhea, more vomiting, lethargy, refusal to eat his evening meal, anything like that means he needs to be seen by your vet right away.

If it is temporary (a week or less), its ok for your dog to eat primarily chicken breast or tuna. Try to feed her a little bit of rice mixed with it as well. If she needs to be on medication long term, it would be better to try to formulate a well balanced long term diet that she will eat. Should that be the case, check out this site: www.balanceit.com Thanks for asking PetCoach!