Ate a can of dog food?

Question:

I know a male who is a model and I think he bulimic or something. he tell me he doesn't have no food in his house now. one time he ate an entire birthday sheet cake, another time a bottle of ketchup and then he eat a CAN of dog food b/c the house was without food. what is going on? how can someone eat dog food? and what can happen from eating stuff like this? why they eating until getting sick?

Answers:
He clearly has an eating disorder.
They don't eat until they get sick, they eat lots and lots, to make them full, then force themselves to be sick.
I don't think anything can happen from eating dog food, but he needs to get it sorted out.
Bulimia can be 'treated', because he is a model I prosume he needs/wants to keep his weight slim, which could of caused the eating disorder.

people can eat dog food. some people actually have jobs as dog food taters. he opens a bunch of em and just eats all of em

Dog food is ok, a lot of it is USDA and FDA approved because a significant portion of it is consumed by humans.

dog food isnt bad for people, there was a law in like 2000. it said that all cat/dog food must be fit for human consumption. anyway he sounds like he needs help and if you are his friend maybe try talkin to him.

if he starts barking or hiking his leg only then would be worried

It's not very healthy, but, it can be done without any serious side effects. If he has a problem paying for food he may be eligible for food stamps, no one needs to go hungry (that's if you are in the United States, I'm not sure what other countries do about human health and welfare).

Remember, they have humans as the dog food taste testers. So there is NO harm of dying from eating dog food. Mentally though...is he barking yet? No, really, if that is all he's got to eat you should be calling his parents in to the child protection services. Tell them that this kid says he has no food to eat in their home so he is reduced to eating such things as dog food, ketchup, cake...etc. They should investigate the home and ask him questions. NO one goes to jail for this. The state will give that family HELP with groceries and therapy.

If he is so broke he can't afford food, then he needs to get a new job. If he is bulimic, he needs professional help. Eating dog food does not make him bad. If he doesn't have food, he is hungry.

sounds bulemic and should get some counceling or psych help with that , the dog food really doesent matter ,but if you read the ingrdiants it may well make you think twice? or not. its no worse than some of the things canned for human eating .

Ate a can of dog food?

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