Looking past the recent vegan drama, have you ever wondered why your pet might not like particular foods? Have you ever actually tasted the food yourself?

I have, and some taste more like a chemistry lab than actual nutrition.

  • @over_cloxOP
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    True. Still, have you ever tasted a chemistry set?

    I did when I was 10 years old. It’s a wonder I’m still alive. Raw chemicals are not nutrition.

      • @over_cloxOP
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        Go eat a dog biscuit. Some of them taste worse than cardboard soaked in ammonia.

          • @over_cloxOP
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            18 days ago

            I didn’t outright eat that, but I had a chemistry set when I was a kid…

            • whenyellowstonehasitsday
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              718 days ago

              i don’t think dog vomit is particularly yummy and probably tastes pretty chemically but dogs tuck into that shit like it’s le cordon bleu

    • @[email protected]
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      818 days ago

      Maybe these “chemicals” are the flavour the dog wants tho, I imagine it’s kinda like a really concentrated gravy?

      I don’t imagine flavour has that much to do with nutrition, in fact it’s probably lacking in nutrition if it has no flavour.

      • @over_cloxOP
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        -218 days ago

        Have you ever mixed hard kibble with soft food, only to watch your dog literally pick out all the hard kibble and only eat the soft food? And yes, before anyone asks, his teeth are fine.

        The hard food (at least that particular brand) tastes fucking awful.

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      What constitues chemicals for you? I agree with your point- if your dog doesn’t like the treat and you find it tastes unnatural, I agree it’s maybe a bad treat/crappy quality treat.

      But “chemical” is not really a descriptor for taste- everything is chemicals. Sugar is a chemical. There are chemicals in natural foods such as meats, veggies, fruits, it’s all chemicals. I think you’re trying to say that the treats taste unnatural or overly processed?

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        17 days ago

        Maybe you’re right, maybe ‘chemical’ wasn’t the best way to describe it. I can definitely agree that those treats tasted completely unnatural.

        I mean like they taste like they were soaked in diesel fuel and dried out unnatural. That’s why I described it as a chemical taste.