I have a three (3) year old Tabby cat that loves whipped cream! He expects to
eat it every evening as a 'treat'. Is whipped cream safe for cats?
Noon Cat Nick - 19 May 2007 01:55 GMT
>I have a three (3) year old Tabby cat that loves whipped cream! He expects to
>eat it every evening as a 'treat'. Is whipped cream safe for cats?
>
Oh, sure. I feed my cat some every day. He loves the stuff. It's
actually better than milk or half-and-half because it's very very low on
lactose, which a lot of cats can't handle. (I gave Leo some milk once;
he liked it, but not the diarrhea he got from it.) I don't even bother
to whip it--I just pour it straight from the carton into a saucer.
Joe Canuck - 19 May 2007 04:20 GMT
> I have a three (3) year old Tabby cat that loves whipped cream! He expects to
> eat it every evening as a 'treat'. Is whipped cream safe for cats?
Mine goes nuts over olives and likes to lick sliced tomatoes.
Running Scissors - 19 May 2007 17:24 GMT
>> I have a three (3) year old Tabby cat that loves whipped cream! He
>> expects to
>> eat it every evening as a 'treat'. Is whipped cream safe for cats?
>
> Mine goes nuts over olives and likes to lick sliced tomatoes.
Raw spinach, shrimp and deli turkey for mine.
bearclaw@cruller.invalid - 21 May 2007 03:51 GMT
> >> I have a three (3) year old Tabby cat that loves whipped cream! He
> >> expects to
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>
> Raw spinach, shrimp and deli turkey for mine.
Watermelon. And most recently, cantaloupe.
Yes, I'm sure he's a cat and not a llama.
Gandalf - 19 May 2007 14:04 GMT
>I have a three (3) year old Tabby cat that loves whipped cream! He expects to
>eat it every evening as a 'treat'. Is whipped cream safe for cats?
Adult cats are more prone to lactose intolerance than humans are;
whipped cream has a fair amount of lactose in it (if it's real whipped
cream, and not Cool Whip, etc.)
Watch for gas and diarrhea; those are the signs of lactose intolerance.
Keeping the whipped cream to as little as possible is a good idea in
general.
Treats made for cats (Pounce, etc.) are far better for them than rich
human food which is outside their 'normal' diet.