Can rabbits eat cat food?

It is a common occurrence for pet rabbits that share a home with a pet cat to eat cat food while they are out of their cage for exercise. While it's not deadly for a pet rabbit to taste cat's food, it should be avoided, as the prolonged consumption of cat food is eventually harmful for the rabbit. read more

If this is dry cat food that came from the grocery store, the first ingredient is probably corn. As others have said, cat food is not good rabbit food. Even without looking at the fact that it contains animal products, the balance of nutrients is way off. read more

Cat food is high in protein and fat as well as carbohydrates in the form of grains. Excessive levels of protein can lead to kidney damage and excessive levels of fat and grain-based carbohydrates can lead to obesity. Sometimes rabbits will snack on cat food if it’s around, but rabbits will munch on nearly anything so don’t think it’s ok if the rabbit likes it. read more