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Question - Cats and Eggnog
I was just wondering - is non-alcoholic eggnog (specifically Borden's) bad for cats? I just know that Little Feet will want to sample a little when I open it. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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Question - Cats and Eggnog
Mark Edwards wrote: I was just wondering - is non-alcoholic eggnog (specifically Borden's) bad for cats? I just know that Little Feet will want to sample a little when I open it. Why limit it to non-alcohlic? I remember once setting a glass of eggnog (well-laced with cognac) on the coffee table while I went to answer the door. I came back to a HALF glass of eggnog and a somewhat unsteady white kitten! (FWIW, the cat suffered no visible ill-effects, but I had to keep the eggnog well out of his reach from then on.) |
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Question - Cats and Eggnog
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:07:04 -0000, Mark Edwards
wrote: I was just wondering - is non-alcoholic eggnog (specifically Borden's) bad for cats? I just know that Little Feet will want to sample a little when I open it. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Doesn't eggnog have *uncooked* eggs in it??? According to the US Dept. of Agriculture, you're not even supposed to eat partially cooked eggs anymore, due to the Salmonella which is not killed by partially cooked eggs (sunny side up,etc.). I don't know what Salmonella would do to a cat, but it can make a human very, very sick. |
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Question - Cats and Eggnog
Gandalf wrote: On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:07:04 -0000, Mark Edwards wrote: I was just wondering - is non-alcoholic eggnog (specifically Borden's) bad for cats? I just know that Little Feet will want to sample a little when I open it. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Doesn't eggnog have *uncooked* eggs in it??? According to the US Dept. of Agriculture, you're not even supposed to eat partially cooked eggs anymore, due to the Salmonella which is not killed by partially cooked eggs (sunny side up,etc.). He was talking about commercial eggnog, so strictures on "raw" eggs don't apply. (IIRC "Borden's" comes in a can, and doesn't even require refrigeration until after you open it.) Even if you're a purist like me, who wants to make it from scratch, you can now buy "pastuerized" eggs - true, they cost about three times as much as the normal ones, but if you have an irresistible craving for "real" eggnog, that's an option. I don't know what Salmonella would do to a cat, but it can make a human very, very sick. I thought it was one of the human diseases to which our companion animals are immune. |
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
Gandalf wrote: I don't know what Salmonella would do to a cat, but it can make a human very, very sick. I thought it was one of the human diseases to which our companion animals are immune. Some pet-type animals, such as rodents and reptiles, seem to carry high levels of salmonella without becoming diseased, but cats are not one of them. Cats can easily develop salmonellosis. It's one of the known hazards of feeding a raw diet -- a hazard not alone for the pet, but also for the human handling the pet. -- Wayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) |
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Question - Cats and Eggnog
On 2005-12-18, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) penned:
Why limit it to non-alcohlic? I remember once setting a glass of eggnog (well-laced with cognac) on the coffee table while I went to answer the door. I came back to a HALF glass of eggnog and a somewhat unsteady white kitten! (FWIW, the cat suffered no visible ill-effects, but I had to keep the eggnog well out of his reach from then on.) Several years ago, when I was still dating my ex, we came home late from a party. We brought back some bottles of alcohol, including some vile mint-flavored blue stuff. Dropped it on the kitchen counter and went to bed. The next morning, I woke and saw that my ex was up and playing on the computer. I could swear I smelled alcohol on him -- and this at 10am! "Have you been drinking?" "No." "Are you *sure*?" "Of course I am." This went on for a while, with me convinced that my then-boyfriend had a drinking problem (after all, he was drinking right after waking up, denying it, and grumpy about my questions) ... until I finally walked into the kitchen. I saw blue all over the floor and quickly figured out that I'd been smelling the spill, not the boyfriend. Apparently, the bottle had cracked, maybe when we set it not-so-gently on the counter the previous night. My dog Puma (RB) was conspicuously quiet and inactive all day, though, and looked ill whenever anyone spoke above a whisper. Poor guy. He must have tried to clean the mess up. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message My dog Puma (RB) was conspicuously quiet and inactive all day, though, and looked ill whenever anyone spoke above a whisper. Poor guy. He must have tried to clean the mess up. My sister isn't usually much of a pet person, but she unaccountably liked our little poodles. She is quite fond of her wine, and would dip a finger in it and let the dogs lick it off. One of them became extremely fond of her. Jo |
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Question - Cats and Eggnog
Jo Firey wrote: "Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message My dog Puma (RB) was conspicuously quiet and inactive all day, though, and looked ill whenever anyone spoke above a whisper. Poor guy. He must have tried to clean the mess up. My sister isn't usually much of a pet person, but she unaccountably liked our little poodles. She is quite fond of her wine, and would dip a finger in it and let the dogs lick it off. One of them became extremely fond of her. I understand dogs are often fond of beer. My girl-friend's son used to let theirs lick the last few drops from the mouth of the bottle. Jo |
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Question - Cats and Eggnog
Jo Firey wrote:
"Monique Y. Mudama" wrote in message My dog Puma (RB) was conspicuously quiet and inactive all day, though, and looked ill whenever anyone spoke above a whisper. Poor guy. He must have tried to clean the mess up. My sister isn't usually much of a pet person, but she unaccountably liked our little poodles. She is quite fond of her wine, and would dip a finger in it and let the dogs lick it off. One of them became extremely fond of her. Jo Vino used to lick drippings off bottles of wine when we were making our own in Vancouver. I never noticed that it had any effect on him, so he probably didn't get enough. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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