I've been with a sick cat at the vet over the last couple of days. I noticed a handout in the exam room that put human snacking/bingeing into perspective…in other words, what it means to share your human foods with Fido and Fluffy. The information was incredibly enlightening. Imagine how much less special diet pet food you would have to spend money on, not to mention money for medications for yourself, if you simply didn't bring these foods into the house! Sometimes it's easier to make a change for a pet than it is for yourself. Maybe these changes can be something you do together so both of you can have better quality of life.
Did you know…
…that for a 10 pound cat, 1 cup of milk is the caloric equivalent of 4 1/2 hamburgers or 5 chocolate bars for a person?
…that for a 20 pound dog, 1 small oatmeal cookie is the caloric equivalent of 1 hamburger or 1 entire chocolate bar for a person?
-----if a 10 pound cat ate just 1 ounce of cheddar cheese, it would be the same as if a human ate 3 1/2 hamburgers or 4 whole chocolate bars?
…for a 20 pound dog, eating just one hot dog is the same as a human consuming 3 entire hamburgers or 2 whole chocolate bars?
…just 1 potato chip for a 10 pound cat is the equivalent of 1/2 of a hamburger or 1/2 of a chocolate bar for a person?
…only 1 ounce of cheddar cheese for a 20 pound dog, is the equivalent of 2 1/2 hamburgers or 1 1/2 chocolate bars for a human?
Makes you think, doesn't it!
Source: Hill's Pet Nutrition