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Which human foods can cats eat?
Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a
while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) |
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"Newbie" wrote in message
... Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) If I buy cold cuts to make sandwiches for lunch, I MUST share with the cats. They'll freak out & explode if I don't. I usually buy turkey and ham. They love both, but I think they prefer the ham. I give them each two little pieces, maybe 1" x 1" of whatever I'm having. They also like chicken and tuna. I have tuna maybe 1-3 times a year, so they only get a little flake each when I do have it. I don't think I've ever offered them shrimp, bacon or sausage. I'd rather save it all for myself! They have no interest in eggs. Otto loves those nasty strips of pork (?) that come in wonton soup from Chinese take-out places. He also likes crackers, especially cheesy ones. Mostly they prefer anything meaty. Stinky, one of the cats at work, will often share my sandwich (turkey/ham/chicken) but likes very little other human food. Harriet will not eat any kind of sandwich meat and will only try tuna once in awhile. Harriet does LOVE human junk food, though. Potato chips, pretzels, Goldfish crackers, tortilla chips. If it's crunchy & salty, she wants it. She's also eaten french fries and donuts, and it drives me crazy when the staff gives her that stuff. Harriet loves her dry food and isn't crazy about canned food, and it seems to carry over in her tastes for human food. Many cats will eat vegetables. I don't think it will harm them. My sister's cat went crazy for kale. -- Liz |
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Newbie wrote: Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) It's the eye of newt and tongue of bat if it's smelling bad I'd say its that. |
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As a treat I will pour the tuna water from the can over Lilo's dry
food....she'll eat chicken, hamburger, turkey, loves bologna...will not eat ice cream, but loves whipped cream in the aerosole(sp) cans. Only little bits, occasionally...not good to give them too much. "Newbie" wrote in message ... Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) |
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I have fed my cat cooked chicken, tuna, shrimp, scrambled eggs, ice cream
(vanilla, not chocolate; chocolate is not good for animals), yogurt, all in limited quantities. You would not want to make feeding your cat human food a habit. But a little bit of people food isn't harmful. S. "Newbie" wrote in message ... Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) |
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Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a
while, without harming their health. Its not "human" that matters. Its natural and non-processed. Look at your cat food's ingredients. They make it so it won't spoil in non-refrigerated conditions. Do you know of any food besides perhaps nuts and sees that stays pristine in non-refrigerated conditions for very long? Also - no animals should ever eat cooked foods. Have you ever seen a stove in a forest? Its a natural thing for animals to be fast and lean to catch their foods. So fat animals will naturally lose their excess weight in the wilds. Its absurd for domestic animals to be heavy. Of course its absurd for people to be heavy...but that's another story on modern society's rapidly declining health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. Ham, bacon, sausage - the worst meats one could possible ingest. Filled enough with enough preservatives to kill ya - slowly! All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) Not enough preservatives maybe? Real food for cats? Raw, fresh fish and meat. And whatever small amounts of greens/vegetables they might supplement that with. Liver is very cheap. I'm no cat expert; just trying to use some logic. |
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:12:46 GMT, Newbie wrote:
Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) In moderation (no more than perhaps 1/2% of their diet), you can't go wrong letting kitty eat what s(he) fancies as long as the treat isn't toxic. My kitty will go raving nuts for fresh grilled fish or turn his nose up at it prefering some sliced ham. I used to be in the habbit of giving kitty evaporated milk all the time but have fallen out of that habbit. It would give them the runs and short-circuit their brain's pleasure center; kitty crack. I've known cats who like ice cream (never chocolate!), even one who loved cantalope. Sometimes kitty will only want a treat if it is tossed across the room so kitty can hunt it and kill it. Another cat who would get excited at getting a treat, but with her flat persian face couldn't coordinate where the end of her face was and would just sit there snapping her tongue without ever eating. It's really up to the cat. The key is moderation. Giving kitty treats on a daily basis is too much. Once or twice a week seems to be best. |
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AZ Nomad wrote: On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 17:12:46 GMT, Newbie wrote: Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) In moderation (no more than perhaps 1/2% of their diet), you can't go wrong letting kitty eat what s(he) fancies as long as the treat isn't toxic. My kitty will go raving nuts for fresh grilled fish or turn his nose up at it prefering some sliced ham. I used to be in the habbit of giving kitty evaporated milk all the time but have fallen out of that habbit. It would give them the runs and short-circuit their brain's pleasure center; kitty crack. I've known cats who like ice cream (never chocolate!), even one who loved cantalope. Sometimes kitty will only want a treat if it is tossed across the room so kitty can hunt it and kill it. Another cat who would get excited at getting a treat, but with her flat persian face couldn't coordinate where the end of her face was and would just sit there snapping her tongue without ever eating. It's really up to the cat. The key is moderation. Giving kitty treats on a daily basis is too much. Once or twice a week seems to be best. Bubba, at 22+Lbs isn't shy about munching the kibbles but shows absolutely no interest in any other food. I've offered him cooked chicken that I was eating, raw steak, and a couple of other people food items and he completely ignores it. I left a piece of cooked chicken breast sitting in front of his face. He woke up, sniffed at it, went back to sleep and when he woke up later walked away from it as if he didn't even see it as a food item. Just as well. I'm fine with him not being a people-food beggar. Claude |
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Ricky stated unanimously: Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. Its not "human" that matters. Its natural and non-processed. Look at your cat food's ingredients. They make it so it won't spoil in non-refrigerated conditions. Do you know of any food besides perhaps nuts and sees that stays pristine in non-refrigerated conditions for very long? Also - no animals should ever eat cooked foods. Have you ever seen a stove in a forest? Its a natural thing for animals to be fast and lean to catch their foods. So fat animals will naturally lose their excess weight in the wilds. Its absurd for domestic animals to be heavy. Of course its absurd for people to be heavy...but that's another story on modern society's rapidly declining health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. Ham, bacon, sausage - the worst meats one could possible ingest. Filled enough with enough preservatives to kill ya - slowly! All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) Not enough preservatives maybe? Real food for cats? Raw, fresh fish and meat. And whatever small amounts of greens/vegetables they might supplement that with. Liver is very cheap. I'm no cat expert; just trying to use some logic. Rick, I read a lot of PC drivel in your post. Or perhaps the only place you know to buy meats is processed and/or in a can. Ever had bacon, sausage, or ham fresh from a butcher? Quite different stuff. None of those preservatives and sodiums you're so opposed to. Raw chicken eggs are no better for cats than for people. |
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On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:05:15 -0700, "Ricky"
wrote: Which human foods can cats eat? Not as exclusive diet, but once in a while, without harming their health. Its not "human" that matters. Its natural and non-processed. Look at your cat food's ingredients. They make it so it won't spoil in non-refrigerated conditions. Do you know of any food besides perhaps nuts and sees that stays pristine in non-refrigerated conditions for very long? If it's canned, plenty of foods. Also - no animals should ever eat cooked foods. Have you ever seen a stove in a forest? Its a natural thing for animals to be fast and lean to catch their foods. So fat animals will naturally lose their excess weight in the wilds. Its absurd for domestic animals to be heavy. Of course its absurd for people to be heavy...but that's another story on modern society's rapidly declining health. A casual glance at our fridge shows: cooked shrimp, baked chicken, ham, bacon, sausage, canned tuna, salmon. Oh, and I just scambled some eggs for myself. Ham, bacon, sausage - the worst meats one could possible ingest. Yeah, but they're still good food. Filled enough with enough preservatives to kill ya - slowly! We're all gonna die someday and I should probably worry more about the cigarette I'm smoking than the bacon I had on my sandwich at lunch today and the day before that. One thing I am not though is overweight. All of this is non-vegetable. Can cats eat it safely? BTW, what makes canned cat food stink so badly? :-) Not enough preservatives maybe? "I don't care if there's chemicals in it as long as my lettuce is crisp. Preservatives might be preserving you all I think that's something you might have missed." - Grace Slick (Eat Starch, Mom!) Real food for cats? Raw, fresh fish and meat. And whatever small amounts of greens/vegetables they might supplement that with. Liver is very cheap. Unless you're talking about a transplant I'm no cat expert; just trying to use some logic. |
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