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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2007Is this feeding method safe?
My sister feeds her cat partly with food from cans with pull tabs. She pulls the top off, then puts the can down at the feeding place and lets the cat dig the food out with his tongue. I'm concerned about his cutting his tongue on the rim. The rim is clearly not as sharp as that which results from using a can opener, but it doesn't feel completely dull to me, either. (The dog also sometimes eats from the cans after the cat's done. This concerns me more, since dogs seem to be less careful eaters.) Is this a valid concern, or have the manufacturers found a way to make the rims too dull to matter? - John Op Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:19:31 +0200 schreef JohnClutchFrum@gmail.com <JohnClutchFrum@gmail.com>: > My sister feeds her cat partly with food from cans with pull tabs. > She pulls the top off, then puts the can down at the feeding place and > lets the cat dig the food out with his tongue. > > I'm concerned about his cutting his tongue on the rim. > Is this a valid concern, or have the manufacturers found a way to make > the rims too dull to matter? Ask your sister if she would eat out of a can like that, or let her daughter/son/your mother do that. Other than estetics/etiquette, why not? There you have your answer.  Signature<URL:http://www.pretletters.net/> > Op Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:19:31 +0200 schreef JohnClutchFrum@gmail.com > <JohnClutchFrum@gmail.com>: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Ask your sister if she would eat out of a can like that, or let her > daughter/son/your mother do that. Other than estetics/etiquette, why not? If I'm eating alone, I have no problem eating out of a can like that. Tuna is good food! > There you have your answer. On Jul 3, 1:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" <JohnClutchF...@gmail.com> wrote: > My sister feeds her cat partly with food from cans with pull tabs. > She pulls the top off, then puts the can down at the feeding place and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > - John I think it's a valid concern. It's not that hard to dump it in a dish, why doesn't she do that? I'd rather see people use paper plates than let the cat eat out of can. SAfety issues aside, Cats *hate* to eat that way. They don't even like deep dishes. They prefer a wide shallow bowl. Sherry > On Jul 3, 1:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Sherry I can stick my tongue in the hole of a can of coke. While it's not a pleasent feeling, it's not likely to cut me. You can wasn one of the empty pet food cans and test it with your tongue and let us know your opinion. If cats hate to eat that way they wouldn't lick it so clean. > > On Jul 3, 1:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > empty pet food cans and test it with your tongue and let us know your > opinion. If cats hate to eat that way they wouldn't lick it so clean.- Hide quoted text - I already have an opinion. If you're too frigging lazy to rinse out a dish, the cat's probably lucky it gets fed in the first place. That's why it's eating out of a can--not because it *likes* it, because it's hungry. Most cats prefer a wide, shallow dish. Nonplastic is preferable. Sherry On Jul 3, 2:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" <JohnClutchF...@gmail.com> wrote: > My sister feeds her cat partly with food from cans with pull tabs. > She pulls the top off, then puts the can down at the feeding place and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > - John I think it's a valid concern. It's not a huge risk, but it's a completely pointless one. And the fact that the cats WILL eat that way, doesn't mean that it's their favorite thing to do, or that they wouldn't prefer and be safer being fed out of a wide and smooth-rimmed plate--or even a paper plate, as someone else suggested. Lis > On Jul 3, 2:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" > <JohnClutchF...@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > wouldn't prefer and be safer being fed out of a wide and smooth-rimmed > plate--or even a paper plate, as someone else suggested. I can testify that it's not dull! I opened a catfood can once and it came off fast and sliced through my hand. I ended up in the ER getting stitches. I wouldn't feed a cat out of the can. Their tongues might be a bit more buffered than ours because of all of those scrubby points, but I wouldn't tempt fate. Rhonda > > On Jul 3, 2:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" > > <JohnClutchF...@gmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > - Show quoted text - I'm surprised you didn't sue for millions because the can didn't have a warning that you can cut your hand. Guess you don't live in an area with a bunch of sleezy lawyers. > I'm surprised you didn't sue for millions because the can didn't have > a warning that you can cut your hand. Guess you don't live in an area > with a bunch of sleezy lawyers. James, maybe you should think about getting off the computer and going outside to protect your remaining rabbit. Rhonda On Jul 3, 2:19 pm, "JohnClutchF...@gmail.com" <JohnClutchF...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is this a valid concern, or have the manufacturers found a way to make > the rims too dull to matter? Geesh, tell the idiot to put the poor cat's food on a plate or in a dish.
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