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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2004Milkbones
Are Milkbones bad for cats?  Signature-- No electrons were harmed in the posting of this message; however, large masses of them were slightly inconvenienced. ---- > Are Milkbones bad for cats? I'm trying to envision the smallest size of Milkbones, & then trying to envision a cat eating one as a snack. ;-) Taking a guess, not knowing the ingredient list for a Milkbone, but... I doubt if they're actually *bad* for a cat - providing a cat actually does like to gnaw on one now & then. But otoh, certainly not nutritionally complete/correct, either. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon My cat likes to play fetch with the medium sized Milkbones but after 10 or 20 minutes she stops and eats it. When I go get another one she does the same thing. Plays fetch with it 10 to 20 minutes then stops and crunches it up and eats it. > > Are Milkbones bad for cats? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > "Staccato signals of constant information..." > ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > My cat likes to play fetch with the medium sized Milkbones but after 10 or > 20 minutes she stops and eats it. When I go get another one she does the > same thing. Plays fetch with it 10 to 20 minutes then stops and crunches it > up and eats it. I was watching my boss' two yellow labs at work one day, and one of them had a pig's ear. After he finished & walked away, Stinky (cat) walked over and ate up all the little pieces he left behind. I've thought about getting her a whole pig's ear to see what she'd do, but I never did get around to buying one for her. I doubt any of my cats would go for a milk bone. None of them will eat crunchy cat treats. Liz (...) > I was watching my boss' two yellow labs at work one day, and one of them had > a pig's ear. After he finished & walked away, Stinky (cat) walked over and > ate up all the little pieces he left behind. I've thought about getting her > a whole pig's ear to see what she'd do, but I never did get around to buying > one for her. Once upon a time (in a galaxy far, far away) I bought my cats a pig's ear each. However, they didn't make a pig's ear of the pig's ears - they ignored 'em completely. I even tried smearing tasty goodness onto the ears, in the hope that once the freaks got their teeth into the auditory goodness, they'd realise what a gourmet treat those pig bits are. No joy. However, I got the last laugh by epoxying the pig's ears over the cats' own ears and forcing them to grunt rather than miaow. That learned 'em. > I doubt any of my cats would go for a milk bone. None of them > will eat crunchy cat treats. Not being a dog person, I have no idea what a milk bone is. A bone ... made of milk ...? Steve. circa 13 Feb 2004 16:27:49 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Steve G (news@stevethepsycho.co.uk) said, > Not being a dog person, I have no idea what a milk bone is. A bone ... > made of milk ...? http://www.milkbone.com/ Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. >> Are Milkbones bad for cats? > >I'm trying to envision the smallest size of Milkbones, & then trying to >envision a cat eating one as a snack. ;-) I have the small ones for my dog. A couple months ago, I found my cat chomping on one. He finished the whole thing. I haven't seen him eat any more though, and he could get to the bag if he wanted to. He's always been strange. Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com Was just curious if Milkbones could do my Sabrina any harm. Sabrina used to do this when she was a year old but stopped when I had adopted a second kitten Buddie. Once Buddie came into our lives, Sabrina had become the matriarch Bedroom Cat.She wasn't interested in game participation much. Buddie and I lost our battle with CRF 31 days ago and since then Sabrina has come out of the bedroom and has been willing to play. Oddly enough, she has begun to play this fetch game once again. I am still in a state of shock over losing my Buddie as he was that one animal bond that seemed run so deep, in ant event this shock and self doubt has me questioning every move I make now and was just wondering if anyone here had seen or heard of ill effects of a few Milkbones on a cat. > >> Are Milkbones bad for cats? > > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Equine and Pet Photography > http://www.zoocrewphoto.com 14 Feb 2004: > Buddie and I lost our battle with CRF 31 days ago and since then > Sabrina has come out of the bedroom and has been willing to play. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > if anyone here had seen or heard of ill effects of a few Milkbones on > a cat. I'm very sorry you lost Buddie. I remember you posting about him and his illness. Please don't doubt yourself because we can only do what we can for our pets and when they can't talk to us it makes it so hard. SignatureCheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II Thank you for your condolences Cheryl. Buddie and I were kindred spirits if you believe that to be possible. > 14 Feb 2004: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > illness. Please don't doubt yourself because we can only do what we can > for our pets and when they can't talk to us it makes it so hard. circa Sat, 14 Feb 2004 11:30:44 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Frank (fbolackNOSPAM@cfl.rr.com) said, > Was just curious if Milkbones could do my Sabrina any harm. Sabrina used to > do this when she was a year old but stopped when I had adopted a second [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > make now and was just wondering if anyone here had seen or heard of ill > effects of a few Milkbones on a cat. Obviously they're not something you'd want the cat to have as its only diet, but I've not heard of them containing anything harmful to cats. Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated. > Are Milkbones bad for cats? Have you checked out the ingredients list on the box? If the ingredients are primarily meat or meat by-products, they are probably OK. But if the list includes a lot of items that you can't even recognize as a food product, I'd be wary. A dog's optimal diet is quite different from a cat's, and some things that are benign for dogs could contribute to problems in cats, including FUS. circa 15 Feb 2004 10:47:51 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Peggy L (peggy.lamberson@delta.com) said, > > Are Milkbones bad for cats? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > quite different from a cat's, and some things that are benign for dogs > could contribute to problems in cats, including FUS. http://www.milkbone-canada.com/en/smiles/large_regular.asp http://www.milkbone-canada.com/en/smiles/small_senior.asp http://www.milkbone-canada.com/en/smiles/original_small.asp http://www.milkbone-canada.com/en/smiles/lamb_rice.asp http://www.milkbone-canada.com/en/smiles/puppy.asp http://www.milkbone-canada.com/en/smiles/flavour_med.asp Laura SignatureI am Dyslexia of Borg, Your a.s will be laminated.
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