strange cat

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

is it just me or does anyone else have a cat (or other pet) that is so strange it eats veggies? i've caught my cat before eating the guts and seeds i've cleaned from a cantaloupe. the past 2 days i've had a nibbled on Amish paste tomato sitting on my counter that i was going to save the seeds for next year's garden. i realized earlier today that the area that my chicken decided to peck at was getting strangely larger and larger without my chicken being in the house. get home from work about 1 1/2 hours ago to find my cat on the counter sampling it. i can never get a break with trying to get to my fresh tomatoes before an animal gets to test them first!

 

[897tgigvib]

Years ago when I was a kid we had a mama cat who loved cantaloupe and corn on the cob.

I've recently found out that's generally alright. Just be careful the cantaloupe is not one of the ultra sweet store bought hybrids. Too much sugar is bad for a cat and can help cause it to get diabetes. I suppose the same can be said for super sweet corn.

The folks I got my Abyssinian told me about a webpage, forgot the url now, but it emphasized strongly not to let a cat or dog eat onion or garlic. Even small amounts thin their blood dangerously. No more Taco flavored doritos for my children!

Heirloom cantaloupe and regular sweet corn should be just fine. Might make them get the trots to the box if they get too much melon all at once, just like any of us.

 

[Carol Dee]

I had a friend that had a cat that loved tomatoes. He would give the cat the plate with juice and seeds after slicing one. Then the cat started batting tomatoes off the counter so they split on the floor and she would get her treat when no one was home! Our Dog has to be watched around the garden. He will help himself to asparagus, green peppers and tomatoes. Naughty dog.

 

[Smart Red]

Cee Cee, my chocolate lab, will daintily bite blueberries off the bush, strawberries off the plant, and raspberries off the vine. I've seen her select a choice grape tomato off the plant without bothering the surrounding tomatoes. This dog will pick up and eat apples, cherries, and pears if she sees 'her people' eating them. This is all on her own. If given the chance, she will eat just about any food that she is offered as long as 'her people' are eating it too. Today it was half my peanut butter toast, a large chunk of melon, and hot-ish nacho cheese on taco chips. Of course there are days when chicken poo will do her just as well -- and NO she doesn't wait for "her people" to eat it first!

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

eeeewww. almost TMI there but my dog does that chickie poo think too. now he's not allowed much in the coop since he's diagnosed with arthritis in his hips and a bum knee. he still takes his opportunity to stick his nose in the butt of an unsuspecting chicken while they are picking for food. at least he doesn't taste test my veggies, he just gets lots of carrots as treats to keep him busy while i escape from the house.

my year old Bou is a weird one. i took the seeds from the tomatoes i was saving and gave her the fleshy parts and this morning i noticed it was all gone. she will also come at light speed if she knows there is yogurt about to be opened. she will stick her head in before you get a spoon ready. i guess she is just spoiled since she is so pushy. my other cat won't touch anything for treats other than a small piece of shrimp and now my dog's sea cucumber treats. i'm just waiting for the day when she learns to help herself to whatever is in the fridge. when she was younger and very curious she did try to get into the drawer in our bottom freezer.

i'll have to remember to limit how much cantaloupe she gets from now on. i don't let my animals get into onions if i can help it. my dh doesn't seem to believe me when i tell him not to give anything that may have onions in it to the animals. i know the reason you shouldn't give grapes to dogs is because of the tartaric crystals that they contain in the juices has the same affect as antifreeze if they ingested it-messes up the kidneys almost instantly, and i think some other organs too.

 

[mrcman]

Our beagle (deceased) ate corn on the cob. She not only ate it but she also picked it from the stalk and pealed the husks off.
I never thought it might hurt her though. She was a fattie.

 

[canesisters]

i know the reason you shouldn't give grapes to dogs is because of the tartaric crystals that they contain in the juices has the same affect as antifreeze if they ingested it-messes up the kidneys almost instantly, and i think some other organs too.

How odd. One of the dogs I have now (lab) used to live in a run that had grape vines growing on it. She and her companion (dobie-X) would pick grapes all day long. I wonder if some are more tolerant of it??

As far as odd eaters goes, I used to have a rottie/huskey mix who had the oddest habit of eating butter. When I was running rescue I would be gone for 36hrs or more at a time so he would stay at 'grandmaws' house (My Mom). She kept butter in a dish on the counter ( ) and anytime she left the house he would take the dish, eat the butter and then HIDE the dish!! I mean really hide it. He'd put it in a big potted plant or he'd get on the sofa and drop it behind, or he'd put it under a bed at the far end of the house.
My little schnoodle used to eat her library books - never any others.. just the ones I had to pay for!

 

[bobm]

i know the reason you shouldn't give grapes to dogs is because of the tartaric crystals that they contain in the juices has the same affect as antifreeze if they ingested it-messes up the kidneys almost instantly, and i think some other organs too.

How odd. One of the dogs I have now (lab) used to live in a run that had grape vines growing on it. She and her companion (dobie-X) would pick grapes all day long. I wonder if some are more tolerant of it??

As far as odd eaters goes, I used to have a rottie/huskey mix who had the oddest habit of eating butter. When I was running rescue I would be gone for 36hrs or more at a time so he would stay at 'grandmaws' house (My Mom). She kept butter in a dish on the counter ( ) and anytime she left the house he would take the dish, eat the butter and then HIDE the dish!! I mean really hide it. He'd put it in a big potted plant or he'd get on the sofa and drop it behind, or he'd put it under a bed at the far end of the house.
My little schnoodle used to eat her library books - never any others.. just the ones I had to pay for!

In Cal., where they grow many types of wine, raisin, as well as fresh eating grapes as far as the eye can see, in the fall months, one can find coyote as well as domestic dog dung with nothing but half digested grapes... and there is NO shortage of coyotes nor farm dogs.

 

[Carol Dee]

i know the reason you shouldn't give grapes to dogs is because of the tartaric crystals that they contain in the juices has the same affect as antifreeze if they ingested it-messes up the kidneys almost instantly, and i think some other organs too.

How odd. One of the dogs I have now (lab) used to live in a run that had grape vines growing on it. She and her companion (dobie-X) would pick grapes all day long. I wonder if some are more tolerant of it??

As far as odd eaters goes, I used to have a rottie/huskey mix who had the oddest habit of eating butter. When I was running rescue I would be gone for 36hrs or more at a time so he would stay at 'grandmaws' house (My Mom). She kept butter in a dish on the counter ( ) and anytime she left the house he would take the dish, eat the butter and then HIDE the dish!! I mean really hide it. He'd put it in a big potted plant or he'd get on the sofa and drop it behind, or he'd put it under a bed at the far end of the house.
My little schnoodle used to eat her library books - never any others.. just the ones I had to pay for!

Now that reminds me BUTTER is too much of a temptation for the dog. He will get the dish off the counter if it is left out. Lick it clean but not smart enough to hide the evidence! It can be a WHOLE stick, too.

Only ate ONE library book. Probably because I had to pay for it I am more careful to not leave it where he is likely to chew on it.

 

[Smart Red]

A couple of my favorites: my aunt's dog, used to spend a lot of time in the bar. Every day someone would give Toby a bag of chips which he would neatly, carefully open to eat one at a time.

My Timbra, a wolf/shepard mix, came home - on the day I was hosting a teachers' picnic - and placed a huge carp in the center of the yard. Never did figure where that fish came from as there is no suitable water around, but I suspected where the pig's head came from that also graced the yard another time. A nearby farm must have been butchering pigs earlier that day. Seems she also knew when the neighbor fed her cats, because she would come back holding an ice cream bucket by the handle and enjoy the treats at home.

Then there is my son's cat, Thumbs (he's polydactal), who loves to go for truck rides and will jump on Rob's back as he's leaving in hopes of hitching a ride. Quite a surprise for the folks in fast food drive-throughs to see a cat curled up on the dash watching them and the traffic.