Avoid tomato sauce for kitty !

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Knack - 14 Jan 2004 23:52 GMT

Many cat owners give occasional people food to cats as either a regular meal
or occasional treat.

Beware of giving a cat canned fish in tomato sauce or chicken cacciatore!

Tomato contains a toxic alkaloid named solanine that humans can tolerate in
much higher portions/concentrations than are found in any ordinary human
food. However, cats have a far lower tolerance for solanine. Traces of
solanine, as found in just a 100g portion of cherry tomatoes, can be fatal
to a cat!

Reference
http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/tomato.php

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CarliEntin - 19 Jan 2004 00:51 GMT

When WEndell was a kitten, the first mess he made was when he stepped in tomato
sauce, so here's another vote for ikeeping them away from it!

Carli
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Priscilla Ballou - 19 Jan 2004 04:49 GMT

> When WEndell was a kitten, the first mess he made was when he stepped in
> tomato
> sauce, so here's another vote for ikeeping them away from it!

Years ago I had a longhaired white cat named Ariel who would
periodically frighten me by appearing with an orange face -- until I
twigged to the fact that once again he'd been helping me clean out the
pot I cooked the spaghetti sauce in.

My current kitties know not the joy of marinara because nowadays I know
about onions and cats.

Priscilla

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PawsForThought - 19 Jan 2004 12:59 GMT

>From: Priscilla Ballou vze23t8n@verizon.net

>Years ago I had a longhaired white cat named Ariel who would
>periodically frighten me by appearing with an orange face -- until I
>twigged to the fact that once again he'd been helping me clean out the
>pot I cooked the spaghetti sauce in.

LOL, but he must have looked very cute. This reminds me of one time my cat
Mickey appeared with a bloody mouth. I totally panicked and immediately made
an appointment with the vet to bring him in. But then I found a chewed up
vitamin capsule containing betacarotene on the floor. Sure enough that is what
Mickey had gotten into. I was a bit embarrassed to call the vet back and tell
them nevermind, MIckey is not bleeding.

Lauren
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Kaylea - 28 Jan 2004 09:51 GMT

> > When WEndell was a kitten, the first mess he made was when he stepped in
> > tomato
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> Priscilla

Moved to Lubbock from El Paso with 3 cats. One all white. When my Dh let
the cats out of their cages into the new almost empty house, Clawdia. the
white one, ran right into the uncovered fireplace. Had a black cat for a
couple of months. Got off the major soot right away. Next move we let the
cats out in the bathroom so they could get used to the house slowly.

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