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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006Liverwurst, too
I don't remember the last time I've had liverwurst in the house, although I eat it all the time at my parents' and especially in Germany, where it's heavenly. Anyway, it finally occured to me that I could buy some for myself, so that's what I did. Oscar's crazy for the stuff. I'm surprised, because it's seasoned pretty heavily, and normally she won't touch seasoned meat. It seems like Oscar has been broadening her palate recently, at least as far as hoomin food is concerned. I hope that means that if she ever gets sick, I'll have plenty of options with which to tempt her.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I don't remember the last time I've had liverwurst in the house, > although I eat it all the time at my parents' and especially in [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -- > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully I have tried umpteen times to feed my kids chicken, steak, fish, pork, ham, bacon, cheese, uh uh. They don't go for it. They don't like any kind of veggie either. Are my cats just weird? The only thing they cry for is crab. They know when I steam it and they know the sound of the shell cracking. They come a-running. And they yell at me. I end up giving them more than I end up eating! kili >> I have tried umpteen times to feed my kids chicken, steak, fish, pork, >> ham, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > kili Cats normally eat meats. The vet told me to be careful about giving Rusty any plant food as it will raise his urine pH which is not good for urinary crystals. Rusty has a history of urinary problems. I do give hime a spoonful of canned pumpkin for hairball. He loves it. In fact, Rusty always eat whatever I give him, except, of course pills. We went through countless presciption food and he has never refused any. The only time he won't eat were when he was on antibiotics. Winnie > >> I have tried umpteen times to feed my kids chicken, steak, fish, pork, > >> ham, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Rusty has a history of urinary problems. > I do give hime a spoonful of canned pumpkin for hairball. He loves it. Canned pumpkin? Really? I'm going to have to try that! Pua gets hairballs occasionally, but my other two are really sleek tuxedos and don't have too much hair. Interesting! Thanks for the idea. kili > Canned pumpkin? Really? I'm going to have to try that! Pua gets > hairballs > occasionally, but my other two are really sleek tuxedos and don't have too > much hair. Interesting! Thanks for the idea. > > kili Yes I read it in a vet column recommending a spoonful of canned pumpkin every day. Supposedly more nutritional than the hairball remedys which are mainly petroleum jelly. Pumpkin has lots of fibre. I put it in my pancake mix too as I also need the fibre. But start with every once in a while. Sometimes when Rusty has an upset stomach, the pumpkin came out from the tail end on the floor. Make sure you get the can with pumpkin only, not the pumpkin mix for pie which has other stuff in it. Winnie > I have tried umpteen times to feed my kids chicken, steak, fish, > pork, ham, bacon, cheese, uh uh. They don't go for it. They don't > like any kind of veggie either. Are my cats just weird? The only > thing they cry for is crab. They know when I steam it and they know > the sound of the shell cracking. They come a-running. And they > yell at me. I end up giving them more than I end up eating! They're cats, so by definition they're weird =P I don't know. The only thing Oscar ever ate up until a year or two ago, well, the only hoomin food, was canned tuna. Something's changed; don't know what. She still has no interest in veggies, although I've seen her eat cereal! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > They're cats, so by definition they're weird =P I don't think a more true statement has ever been spoken! ROFL. :~) kili >> It seems like Oscar has been broadening her palate recently, at least >> as far as hoomin food is concerned. I hope that means that if she >> ever gets sick, I'll have plenty of options with which to tempt her. I have a friend who feeds her d*g her daily meds in a big chunk of liverwurst. The d*g loves it and takes her meds eagerly, every day. >I have tried umpteen times to feed my kids chicken, steak, fish, pork, ham, >bacon, cheese, uh uh. They don't go for it. They don't like any kind of >veggie either. Are my cats just weird? The only thing they cry for is >crab. They know when I steam it and they know the sound of the shell >cracking. They come a-running. And they yell at me. I end up giving them >more than I end up eating! Don't feel bad. Fin wouldn't, and now Rita won't eat anything that even vaguely ressembles People Food. She will sniff at it, then it's lost its appeal for her. Even good stuff, like meat.... I guess it has to come out of a can that says Cat Food on the side before she'll eat it. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >>>It seems like Oscar has been broadening her palate recently, at least >>>as far as hoomin food is concerned. I hope that means that if she >>>ever gets sick, I'll have plenty of options with which to tempt her. > > I have a friend who feeds her d*g her daily meds in a big chunk of > liverwurst. The d*g loves it and takes her meds eagerly, every day. The only problem with feeding cats "treats" highly seasoned stuff like sausage, ham, etc. (I presume you don't let them make a meal of it) is that it CAN cause intestinal irritation and inflamation. (Like humans, they don't always know to avoid something that tastes good, just because it can cause gastric distress later.) SignatureNewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth > The only problem with feeding cats "treats" highly seasoned stuff > like sausage, ham, etc. (I presume you don't let them make a meal of > it) is that it CAN cause intestinal irritation and inflamation. > (Like humans, they don't always know to avoid something that tastes > good, just because it can cause gastric distress later.) She has had a very tiny amount; I found out she liked it when I left a plate (I thought it was empty; after all, it only had a few crumbs!) on a little TV tray style table. I couldn't believe it when I saw Oscar *on* the tiny table, investigating the plate! Okay, I did give her a very tiny bit, smaller than a kibble, on her plate. But you do have a good point. This stuff is well-flavored. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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