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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