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Old July 17th 04, 04:51 PM
Zorin the Lynx
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Default Eating flies - Can they hurt my kitty?

Lynxie has taken on the habit of chasing these little flies that manage
to get inside. They're smaller than houseflies, and are slow and easy to
catch, so he has a ball chasing them.

I recently found out that he's actually eating them. I'm just wondering
if I should discourage this practice. It's nice to have my kitty double
as a pest-control device, but if the flies can hurt him in any way, I'd
rather halt the practice.

Can eating flies make a cat sick? Should I be worried about him catching
some sort of disease? I know feline immune systems are very powerful,
since they evolved to eat raw meat, but I can't help but worry a little...

-Z
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Old July 17th 04, 05:30 PM
William Hamblen
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:51:49 -0400, Zorin the Lynx
wrote:

Can eating flies make a cat sick? Should I be worried about him catching
some sort of disease? I know feline immune systems are very powerful,
since they evolved to eat raw meat, but I can't help but worry a little...


They eat raw insects, too.

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Old July 17th 04, 05:30 PM
William Hamblen
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:51:49 -0400, Zorin the Lynx
wrote:

Can eating flies make a cat sick? Should I be worried about him catching
some sort of disease? I know feline immune systems are very powerful,
since they evolved to eat raw meat, but I can't help but worry a little...


They eat raw insects, too.

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Old July 17th 04, 05:33 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Zorin the Lynx" wrote in message
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Lynxie has taken on the habit of chasing these little flies that manage
to get inside. They're smaller than houseflies, and are slow and easy to
catch, so he has a ball chasing them.

I recently found out that he's actually eating them. I'm just wondering
if I should discourage this practice. It's nice to have my kitty double
as a pest-control device, but if the flies can hurt him in any way, I'd
rather halt the practice.

Can eating flies make a cat sick? Should I be worried about him catching
some sort of disease? I know feline immune systems are very powerful,
since they evolved to eat raw meat, but I can't help but worry a little...

-Z


I wouldn't worry about it. Dogs snap up & eat flies regularly, & my first
cat used to catch & eat whatever insects she happened upon: crunch, crunch.
;-)

Cathy


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Old July 17th 04, 05:33 PM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Zorin the Lynx" wrote in message
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Lynxie has taken on the habit of chasing these little flies that manage
to get inside. They're smaller than houseflies, and are slow and easy to
catch, so he has a ball chasing them.

I recently found out that he's actually eating them. I'm just wondering
if I should discourage this practice. It's nice to have my kitty double
as a pest-control device, but if the flies can hurt him in any way, I'd
rather halt the practice.

Can eating flies make a cat sick? Should I be worried about him catching
some sort of disease? I know feline immune systems are very powerful,
since they evolved to eat raw meat, but I can't help but worry a little...

-Z


I wouldn't worry about it. Dogs snap up & eat flies regularly, & my first
cat used to catch & eat whatever insects she happened upon: crunch, crunch.
;-)

Cathy


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Old July 17th 04, 06:50 PM
Sherry
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I wouldn't worry about it. Dogs snap up & eat flies regularly, & my first
cat used to catch & eat whatever insects she happened upon: crunch, crunch.
;-)

Cathy

Same here. I worm them yearly, although I'm not sure which insects, if any
besides fleas, cause worms. They regularly eat grasshoppers, june bugs, etc.
Gross. Funny thing, though, my DH is a beekeeper, and they won't even look at a
honey bee if it strays up close to the house. They either just know, or know
from experience to leave them alone

Sherry
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Old July 17th 04, 06:50 PM
Sherry
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I wouldn't worry about it. Dogs snap up & eat flies regularly, & my first
cat used to catch & eat whatever insects she happened upon: crunch, crunch.
;-)

Cathy

Same here. I worm them yearly, although I'm not sure which insects, if any
besides fleas, cause worms. They regularly eat grasshoppers, june bugs, etc.
Gross. Funny thing, though, my DH is a beekeeper, and they won't even look at a
honey bee if it strays up close to the house. They either just know, or know
from experience to leave them alone

Sherry
 




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