[alloysteel]

Nor so sure that a dog, even if starving, would eat the dead body, but cats would.

If the rats don’t get there first.

[SFConservative]

I read (listened to on Audible) what turned out to be a fascinating book, "Working Stiff" by Judy Melinek MD, who described her experiences as a young medical examiner in NYC; absolutely amazing stuff. Turns out that cats move on to devour their deceased owners pretty quickly when the food bowl quits getting filled.

The first parts of you to go are the moist and apparently delectable lips and eyelids, and they move on from there. I definitely recommend keeping dry food containers loosely covered on a counter where Fluffy can push them to the floor where they spill their contents and provide a few days of margin before your eyelids and lips become lunch.