I Ran Out of Dog Food: What Can I Give My Dog?
- Equipo NUPEC®
You get home after a long day at work, or maybe you're just waking up, and just as you go to fill your dog's bowl, you discover with dismay that the bag is empty. Your dog is very hungry and waiting for its meal, but there's none left. What can you do?
What can I do when I run out of kibble and have nothing to feed my dog?
Suddenly running out of pet food is more common than you might think. Because of everyday oversights, a pet's food often runs out, and people in this situation look for a quick, temporary solution.
It's very tempting to turn to human food when this happens, but many human foods contain ingredients such as salt, onion, garlic, seasonings or dairy that are very harmful to animals. Homemade human meals have another problem: they are not nutritionally balanced. For example, they may have too much protein and too little fat, which can lead to malnutrition. And while you might think that giving this kind of food just once won't affect your dog's overall well-being, a single meal can have an impact on its health, especially if it contains forbidden foods that are harmful to dogs. These meals, with a different palatability, can even make your dog unwilling to go back to its kibble, which in the long run could become a nutritional problem. Feeding a dog this way is also usually much more expensive, not only because of the cost of the food itself, but also because of the corrective veterinary care such diets can lead to.
For these reasons, since your dog could get used to these unbalanced diets or the makeshift meal could upset its stomach, it's best to think carefully before serving your dog human food when you run out of its food.
So what can you do in those moments?
When you run out of kibble, the best thing to do is make time to quickly go to a pet store or a nearby veterinary clinic, where you can buy your pet's food. Ideally, buy the brand of kibble your dog usually eats, but if you can't find it, you can choose a super premium brand such as NUPEC. If you've never fed your dog our brand before, this could be a good time to try it: we have bags starting at 2 kg that offer all the benefits of our products, providing conscious scientific nutrition in every piece of kibble. Our food is also very easy to find, and in our directory of authorized retailers you can find a store, distributor or veterinary clinic near you to buy our kibble, made with our HIGH TECH formula to help boost your dog's health and well-being.
Finally, another good solution when you run out of dog food is to choose wet food. Because it is very palatable, dogs eat it without much trouble, so wet food can be a good option when you're out of kibble. At NUPEC®, we've just launched a very wide line of wet food for dogs and wet food for cats that pets will find irresistible. It will get you out of the emergency and, above all, our products give your pet balanced nutrition through highly palatable and highly digestible food.
So if you've run out of your dog's food, visit one of our authorized retailers and try our food for your canine companion.
At NUPEC®, we are committed to enhancing the health, beauty and life of pets through responsible scientific nutrition, bringing fulfillment to their owners.
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Frequently asked questions
What can I give my dog if I've run out of kibble?
Avoid improvising with human food: many dishes contain salt, onion, garlic, seasonings or dairy that can harm your dog. The best option is to get its food as soon as possible.
Can a homemade meal affect my dog?
Yes. It may contain toxic ingredients and can also make your dog refuse its kibble afterward.
