Hedgehog food and cats/dogs?

I have just discovered a new adult hog is visiting my garden. Need to know that if I put out special hedgehog food for him/her it wont harm my cats or the dog if they sample it - cats have a cat flap which is also used by the dog (small JR terrier) at night if needed. Many thanks.
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If you're worried, put your hedgehog feeding station underneath a box with an entrance hole that a cat can't fit through (once your hedgehog knows where it is and visits daily). It'll also keep the rain off it too. And possibly slugs.
You don't need to put out specialist hedgehog food, any meat based cat or dog food is fine, but
if you are at all concerned, l would definitely do as Bob suggests, and put up a Hedgehog feeding station. Apart from anything else, it will stop the hedgehog missing out on the food.
There are lots of hints and tips about constructing one, l have added a link below
https://thehedgehog.co.uk/feeding-hedgehogs/how-to-stop-cats-dogs-and-foxes-stealing-the-hedgehogs-food/
We rescue hedgehogs and have several visiting as well as some residential, who come and go as they please. It's wonderful when a hedgehog arrives in your garden and you must feel very privileged, as you know they are under threat and numbers are falling rapidly.
We feed all our hogs on Sainsbury's own Chicken in jelly dog food, but we remove the jelly as this can cause diarrhea. Never feed them anything with fish, this can also cause tummy problems as can the gravy in some dog foods. We also give them Spikes dry and moist food, which they eat, but much prefer the dog food. We have converted a couple of old rabbit hutches into feeding stations and you can get details online how to build a small one, which can be tucked under a small or large hedge, the hog will soon find it, they have very keen noses.
Hope you continue to enjoy your new visitors. But do remember, dogs can harm hogs when they think they are being playful and sadly we have had to rescue a few from distraught dog owners. So please keep an eye on things.