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Old July 5th 07, 02:40 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Sherry
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Default Is this feeding method safe?

On Jul 4, 7:53 pm, James wrote:
On Jul 4, 12:50 pm, Sherry wrote:





On Jul 3, 1:19 pm, "


wrote:
My sister feeds her cat partly with food from cans with pull tabs.
She pulls the top off, then puts the can down at the feeding place and
lets the cat dig the food out with his tongue.


I'm concerned about his cutting his tongue on the rim. The rim is
clearly not as sharp as that which results from using a can opener,
but it doesn't feel completely dull to me, either. (The dog also
sometimes eats from the cans after the cat's done. This concerns me
more, since dogs seem to be less careful eaters.)


Is this a valid concern, or have the manufacturers found a way to make
the rims too dull to matter?


- John


I think it's a valid concern. It's not that hard to dump it in a dish,
why doesn't she
do that? I'd rather see people use paper plates than let the cat eat
out of can.
SAfety issues aside, Cats *hate* to eat that way. They don't even like
deep dishes. They prefer a wide
shallow bowl.


Sherry


I can stick my tongue in the hole of a can of coke. While it's not a
pleasent feeling, it's not likely to cut me. You can wasn one of the
empty pet food cans and test it with your tongue and let us know your
opinion. If cats hate to eat that way they wouldn't lick it so clean.- Hide quoted text -

I already have an opinion. If you're too frigging lazy to rinse out a
dish, the cat's
probably lucky it gets fed in the first place. That's why it's eating
out of a can--not
because it *likes* it, because it's hungry.
Most cats prefer a wide, shallow dish. Nonplastic is preferable.

Sherry