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Do raccoons eat cat food

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Raccoons are drawn to cat food, so don't leave animal food or water bowls outside. Always have your animals come inside to eat their meals. If you have raccoons in your area, then your cats should be inside all the time because racoons do attack cats and small dogs. Some raccoons carry rabies virus, and some raccoons have parasites in their feces that is fatal to humans, especially kids.
racoons will eat pretty much anything. trust me, cat food would be a great treat for them. i live by them, and they will eat my trash if I dont put it into my garage.

True! At twilight, I put out fresh water and a cup of very high quality dog food we feed our working dogs (much better than regular cat food). They far prefer this to killing and eating our barn cats.
racoons will eat pretty much anything. trust me, cat food would be a great treat for them. i live by them, and they will eat my trash if I dont put it into my garage.

True! At twilight, I put out fresh water and a cup of very high quality dog food we feed our working dogs (much better than regular cat food). They far prefer this to killing and eating our barn cats.

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Raccoons are opportunistic feeders and will eat cat food if it is left out at night. Best to not do that. If you have a raccoon in captivity do not feed cat food as a regular diet as it is too high in protein and may cause gout.

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