ButterflyWrists Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 OK, IDK if this even happens, but I just chucked out some bread crusts (with marmite and butter on them) and my cat went and ate it... What on earth?!! My cat is 11 years old, and has never to my knowledge eaten bread crusts, she will lick butter/margarine, and eat my chocolate and yogurts.. but.... !!! idk... Is it ok? Link to comment
MeLoveMe Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Look, cats are mammals, too. It's perfectly safe for her to eat those things. I feed my cat plain yogurt, raw/cooked chicken and fish, milk was he was a baby. He is very, very heathy and has tons of fur. Stop thinking that cats are only entitled to that cardboard crap called 'cat food.' Link to comment
alli Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I had a cat when I was younger that ate absolutely everything I ever gave it. Well, except for an orange; she wouldn't eat that but I thought she almost was going to. I remember whenever I would open up anything in a wrapper (like fun-sized candy bars) she would come running. I offered her a frozen waffle thinking she wouldn't really eat it, & she did! And if I left my cereal on the table getting ready for school, I would come back & she would be eating out of it. grrr, wasn't too happy about that one! So yeah, chocolate, waffles, cereal, everything else... she was fine. And forgive me for feeding chocolate to a cat; I was like 10! Link to comment
ButterflyWrists Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Lol, its just odd seeing her eating bread crusts! oh shes eaten beatroot too.. that was funny. i didnt think cats liked that stuff, idk why. Link to comment
shes2smart Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 She's probably after the butter on them. A few bites of bread won't hurt her. I have 2 cats. One wants to eat anything we're eating (unless it's citrus-y or heavy on garlic/onions....she dislikes those smells)...the other doesn't have any interest in people food (except for ice cream). The one who is interested in people food was a stray we adopted, so I'm sure her interest in anything food-wise has to do with the time she was living on the street. I'm sure at points it was "eat thrown out people food or go hungry" for her. Link to comment
Cognitive_Canine Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Is there anything poisonous to cats like cocoa, grapes, onions and raisins are to dogs? Link to comment
ButterflyWrists Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 chocolate is poisinous to cats. idk about much else... Link to comment
metrogirl Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I had a kitty that used to eat potato chips and she occasionally would beg for a hot cheeto.......Wth? LOL Link to comment
arwen Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 One of our cats loves crumbs of crackers. The other will go crazy over what we call 'vla' (close to English custard but not the same). I think it's really no problem, just eating too much (especially the calorie-rich vla lol) of it is potentially harmful for their weight. Link to comment
bronte Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Yeah, one of our cats loves barbecue-flavored potato chips and cheese. The family has to communicate pretty well about what we've fed her because neither of these things is good for her in large quantities! Link to comment
metrogirl Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Oh and same kitty used to love to sit in the kitchen when I was bringing my groceries in. Once or twice she found the bag that had the cold cuts in it and starting chewing on it, bag and all! And she used to love to lick cellophane.......anything with cellophane. (sp). She was a nut. Link to comment
bronte Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I also have a cat who loves to eat paper clips! Obviously we do NOT let her do that, but you definitely have to watch your paper clips carefully, she'll scarf them down in no time at all if you don't. I don't understand it, they can't taste good! Or feel good, yikes! Link to comment
CatsMeeoow Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 To answer an earlier post... Onions are extremely dangerous to cats. A small quantity can cause a life threatening/fatal anemia. Link to comment
Cognitive_Canine Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 To answer an earlier post... Onions are extremely dangerous to cats. A small quantity can cause a life threatening/fatal anemia. So, are grapes the same way? It's a chemical that causes kidney failure, right? Link to comment
jennamajig Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 My cat loves Goldfish. She eats 'em like they are cat treats. I once left a bag of 'em on the kitchen table when I went to work and came home to mutilated packaging and Goldfish crumbs. I'm fostering my friend's cat for a year and yesterday I let her have a Goldfish while I was munching on 'em. She loved it. Now I definitely need to make sure they are in a closed cabinet before I go to work! Link to comment
Lights Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hmm, there's an interesting list here: link removed Link to comment
SnowFox Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 My cat loves popcorn, cheetos, yogurt, and ice cream. I've inadvertently trained him to know that when I am done with a bowl of something, he will get to lick the bowl. So as soon as he hears my spoon in a bowl, he comes and sits right underneath me staring up at me until I give him the bowl. Link to comment
Mia_of_Doom Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 There are several plants toxic to cats as well as grapes/raisins and chocolate. My vet gave me a list but I'm not sure where it is. Never put tea tree oil on a cat if they have a cut or something. Too much dairy is also not good for them, they're pretty lactose intolerant. A bit of cheese, butter, or milk here and there is not bad if it's just a treat. Supposedly you cat get cat milk treats but I've never been able to find them. Link to comment
stressrelief Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hmm, there's an interesting list here: link removed] Thank for sharing info Link to comment
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