RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6 Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? We've discovered that one of ours loves eating cooked courgette (cooled off, of course). He loves eating and we now use this to bulk up his food, as it has next to no calories, thus helping us keep his weight under control. The other one, however, can't stand the stuff... 2 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted April 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6 19 hours ago, Hroth said: Check your slippers for "contributions" in the morning... One of my favourite Fat Freddy's Cat cartoons has the cat thinking "just wait til he puts on his stereo headphones" 🤣 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted April 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6 14 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? Kato eats anything that isn't securely padlocked, even sprouts. His all-time favourite, however, is an unattended packet of bourbon biscuits🙄 1 1 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted April 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6 21 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? We've discovered that one of ours loves eating cooked courgette (cooled off, of course). He loves eating and we now use this to bulk up his food, as it has next to no calories, thus helping us keep his weight under control. The other one, however, can't stand the stuff... We had one that loved Cantaloupe melon, to the extent that if we were eating one, Smudge would sit back on his hind legs sit right up and wave his front paws while meowing to catch our attention that he had not had his portion. 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted April 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6 20 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? We've discovered that one of ours loves eating cooked courgette (cooled off, of course). He loves eating and we now use this to bulk up his food, as it has next to no calories, thus helping us keep his weight under control. The other one, however, can't stand the stuff... No, but I'll give it a try! You may have solved two problems at once: What to do with the annual courgette glut and how to satisfy the cats endless appetite cheaply and healthily. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 A lot of commercial cat food now seems to have vegetables included as if it's a trendy healthy thing although cats are obligate carnivores and need to eat meat to stay healthy and alive. They can't synthasise taurine (an necessary amino acid from animal protein) from veggies although there is generally no harm for them to eat some veggies (but not anything from the allium family) My cat, Marley, doesn't like the veggies in his food and picks them out, leaving them to one side, particularly peas and green beans, although he will eat a little carrot if it is very small pieces and smothered in gravy. I have to be careful when cat food shopping and check what is in it otherwise some of it is wasted. 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted April 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6 1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said: do any of your cats eat vegetables? Peggy would go mad for mushy peas, no other vegetables that I knew if. If you had peas, she had peas and would then use her paw to clean out the tin. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Long time since I've had a cat, but my last one used to spit the green "vegetable" things in the dry mix under the washing machine when he thought you weren't looking! 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? We've discovered that one of ours loves eating cooked courgette (cooled off, of course). He loves eating and we now use this to bulk up his food, as it has next to no calories, thus helping us keep his weight under control. The other one, however, can't stand the stuff... Tilly hates vegetables. She won't even eat them if mixed with fish. I am careful not to waste my money on cat food adulterated with veg. 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Gizmo will eat the occasional pea that drops onto the floor, and now and again he has a nibble at the lawn without obvious ill-effect. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 If we make the mistake of overfilling the bowl, Zebedee guzzles biscuits until he pukes. One of the dogs then destroys the evidence. The other cats and the other dog have better table manners. 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted April 7 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7 (edited) "What are you looking at?" "You didn't want to use this warm damp compost you just put here, did you?" Edited April 7 by Harlequin 15 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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admiles Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 On 06/04/2024 at 10:48, Captain Kernow said: Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? We've discovered that one of ours loves eating cooked courgette (cooled off, of course). He loves eating and we now use this to bulk up his food, as it has next to no calories, thus helping us keep his weight under control. The other one, however, can't stand the stuff... Had a female brown tabby (Ki-ke) that would turn down tuna for peas. In fact pretty much anything would be left if peas were available. Stunning looking girl but I've always thought since brown tabbies aren't wired up quite right! (My current brown tabby boy Merlin is just as nuts but slightly more conventional in his food likes) 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10 On 06/04/2024 at 10:48, Captain Kernow said: Here's a question for all of you who have cats - do any of your cats eat vegetables? We've discovered that one of ours loves eating cooked courgette (cooled off, of course). He loves eating and we now use this to bulk up his food, as it has next to no calories, thus helping us keep his weight under control. The other one, however, can't stand the stuff... Years ago, when I was still a kid, we dumped some leftover stew in the cat's bowl, and later found the meat still there but all the greens gone. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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