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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
I remember reading the onions are all that good for cats, and one of my
friends was thinking about making something with canned chicken broth. Are the leftovers okay for the cat? She was worried about hurting them. We both know that onions and carrots and celery are used in the making of a real chicken stock/broth, but is it enough to hurt the cats? It never occurred to me, since none of my cats (so far) ate people food. Her cats do. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
Onions and onion powder are not and I REPEAT NOT OK for cats it can cause
serious problems Food items that potentially could be dangerous to pets include onions, onion powder, chocolate (bakers, semi sweet, milk, dark), alcoholic beverages, yeast dough, coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans, tea (caffeine), salt, macadamia nuts, hops (used in home beer brewing), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), rhubarb leaves, avocados (toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats), cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, moldy or spoiled foods. Onions Veterinary & Aquatic Services Department, Drs. Foster & Smith, Inc. http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=1108 Onions contain a compound which is toxic to the red blood cells of cats. The red blood cells are destroyed and this results in anemia. The specific type of anemia is called 'Heinz body anemia' because the red cells develop an abnormality called a 'Heinz body' which can be seen under the microscope. In the past, when a cat would not eat, baby foods were sometimes used to coax the cat to eat. Unfortunately, the baby foods contained onion powder, and some cats developed Heinz body anemia from eating the onion-containing baby food. Caution should be used in feeding 'human' food to cats because it may contain ingredients that cats cannot tolerate, such as onion. Garlic contains a compound similar to the one in onions that causes Heinz body anemia, however, the garlic compound is much less toxic. http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/...dInterest=1101 http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer...cc_toxic_onion http://www.aspca.org/site/Search?query=onion&inc=10 http://www.aspca.org/site/DocServer/...pdf?docID=2082 http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/pr...s_to_pets.html "Jane" wrote in message ups.com... I remember reading the onions are all that good for cats, and one of my friends was thinking about making something with canned chicken broth. Are the leftovers okay for the cat? She was worried about hurting them. We both know that onions and carrots and celery are used in the making of a real chicken stock/broth, but is it enough to hurt the cats? It never occurred to me, since none of my cats (so far) ate people food. Her cats do. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
Jane wrote: I remember reading the onions are all that good for cats, and one of my friends was thinking about making something with canned chicken broth. Are the leftovers okay for the cat? She was worried about hurting them. We both know that onions and carrots and celery are used in the making of a real chicken stock/broth, but is it enough to hurt the cats? It never occurred to me, since none of my cats (so far) ate people food. Her cats do. Jane I would imagine the amount of onion powder they would actually ingest if she's just using the broth as an ingredient would be negligible. They'd have to have a steady diet of the broth itself before they suffered any effects from it. IMO. The sodium content might be an issue though. Sherry |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
Matthew wrote:
Onions and onion powder are not and I REPEAT NOT OK for cats it can cause serious problems Food items that potentially could be dangerous to pets include onions, onion powder, chocolate (bakers, semi sweet, milk, dark), alcoholic beverages, yeast dough, coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans, tea (caffeine), salt, macadamia nuts, hops (used in home beer brewing), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), rhubarb leaves, avocados (toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats), cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, moldy or spoiled foods. I read an article on chocolate and dogs and the study reported that dogs require large doses of chocolate for an adverse reaction (other than gaining weight). In regards to avocados and mice, it's the skin that's toxic, the flesh is fine. I regularly feed avocados to my mice and rats, minus the skin. Dewi |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
wrote in message ps.com... Jane wrote: I remember reading the onions are all that good for cats, and one of my friends was thinking about making something with canned chicken broth. Are the leftovers okay for the cat? She was worried about hurting them. We both know that onions and carrots and celery are used in the making of a real chicken stock/broth, but is it enough to hurt the cats? It never occurred to me, since none of my cats (so far) ate people food. Her cats do. Jane I would imagine the amount of onion powder they would actually ingest if she's just using the broth as an ingredient would be negligible. They'd have to have a steady diet of the broth itself before they suffered any effects from it. IMO. The sodium content might be an issue though. Sherry I agree. I don't see why chicken broth would be an issue for a one-time-only treat. I'd call and check the vet though. The vet would be the best one to determine what would be appropriate for his or her patient. I know since ours doesn't have any digestive problems or health related issues, our vet would probably ok it. But it may be different if the cat has already had complications of any type. Grace |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
"Dewi" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Onions and onion powder are not and I REPEAT NOT OK for cats it can cause serious problems Food items that potentially could be dangerous to pets include onions, onion powder, chocolate (bakers, semi sweet, milk, dark), alcoholic beverages, yeast dough, coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans, tea (caffeine), salt, macadamia nuts, hops (used in home beer brewing), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), rhubarb leaves, avocados (toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats), cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, moldy or spoiled foods. I read an article on chocolate and dogs and the study reported that dogs require large doses of chocolate for an adverse reaction (other than gaining weight). In regards to avocados and mice, it's the skin that's toxic, the flesh is fine. I regularly feed avocados to my mice and rats, minus the skin. Dewi Depends on the chocolate Dewi White chocolate is perfectly fine, minus the sugar, milk solids and etc. But the cacoa toxin isn't present. Milk chocolate, less so than dark, but moreso than white. Dark chocolate or 60% Cacoa Bean is dangerous in any amount. I wish I remembered where the scale is, but it detailed how much of what kind per weight is fatal to cats and dogs. here it is. http://www.transportcafe.co.uk/dogchocolate.html |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
"Dewi" wrote in message ... Matthew wrote: Onions and onion powder are not and I REPEAT NOT OK for cats it can cause serious problems Food items that potentially could be dangerous to pets include onions, onion powder, chocolate (bakers, semi sweet, milk, dark), alcoholic beverages, yeast dough, coffee (grounds, beans, chocolate covered espresso beans, tea (caffeine), salt, macadamia nuts, hops (used in home beer brewing), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), tomato leaves and stems (green parts), rhubarb leaves, avocados (toxic to birds, mice, rabbits, horses, cattle, and dairy goats), cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, moldy or spoiled foods. I read an article on chocolate and dogs and the study reported that dogs require large doses of chocolate for an adverse reaction (other than gaining weight). In regards to avocados and mice, it's the skin that's toxic, the flesh is fine. I regularly feed avocados to my mice and rats, minus the skin. Dewi Or this one rather http://www.dogownersdigest.com/news/...oisoning.shtml |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
gracecat wrote:
Depends on the chocolate Dewi White chocolate is perfectly fine, minus the sugar, milk solids and etc. But the cacoa toxin isn't present. That's because white chocolate isn't chocolate at all. I don't know what it is, but I'm sure someone who does know will say what it is. All I know is that it really has nothing to do with chocolate, so I'm not surprised that it's safe(r) for pets. Joyce |
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Is canned chicken broth okay for cats?
wrote in message ... gracecat wrote: Depends on the chocolate Dewi White chocolate is perfectly fine, minus the sugar, milk solids and etc. But the cacoa toxin isn't present. That's because white chocolate isn't chocolate at all. I don't know what it is, but I'm sure someone who does know will say what it is. All I know is that it really has nothing to do with chocolate, so I'm not surprised that it's safe(r) for pets. Joyce LOL, I just called it the cacoa toxin. Whatever it is in the bean that makes our furred ones ill Grace |
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