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Cat Eating Brocolli Rabe...?

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sheellah@aol.com - 30 Jun 2005 00:56 GMT
with garlic and hot pepper yet!!! I never thought a cat would eat this
but he loves it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggies.
mlbriggs - 30 Jun 2005 01:09 GMT
> with garlic and hot pepper yet!!! I never thought a cat would eat this but
> he loves it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggie

I hope it doesn't give him "gas".
Gary - 30 Jun 2005 01:42 GMT
> with garlic and hot pepper yet!!! I never thought a cat would eat this
> but he loves it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggies.

Well, I guess he's getting his fiber!  Maybe he has a flair for
international cuisine??  And, the results can't be any worse than
mouse-breath/farts.
Cats often eat grass and other greenery to aid in digestion.  I think
most cats instinctively know what's good and what's bad for them, so I
wouldn't worry too much. Moderation is probably best practice, so I
wouldn't load the old boy up on the stuff.
Also, I know that my cat sometimes eats wacky stuff just for a change
(or maybe just to show off???), but it's usually just a short love
affair with said food.  Fickle girl, she is!
Karen - 30 Jun 2005 01:51 GMT
> with garlic and hot pepper yet!!! I never thought a cat would eat this
> but he loves it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggies.

Garlic is not that good for cats. Related to onion. The rabe is probably
fine though.
sheellah@aol.com - 30 Jun 2005 16:29 GMT
Thanks guys! The garlic was sauteed in the oil so he didn't eat any of
the actual pieces. If I give him more I will rinse it first. I'm
surprised about the red pepper flakes the olive oil was also sauteed
with. Didn't give him any flakes but it was still a bit spicy. Guess he
likes spicy...lol! He's an American Shorthair I think.
clfr@adelphia.net - 30 Jun 2005 02:15 GMT
> with garlic and hot pepper yet!!! I never thought a cat would eat this
> but he loves it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggies.

Some cats will surprise you, with what they like. ;-) A friend's cat
liked peas & corn.  Go figure.  One of my cats liked cantaloupe.

Besides chocolate, onion & garlic aren't good for cats, although the
amount of garlic he's eaten as an addition to the broccoli probably
isn't enough to worry about. .  Don't know about hot peppers... ;-)

Cathy
biggerbadderbarry - 30 Jun 2005 03:18 GMT
>it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggies.

That's wild!
PawsForThought - 30 Jun 2005 16:10 GMT
> with garlic and hot pepper yet!!! I never thought a cat would eat this
> but he loves it. Is it OK for them? I didn't think they liked veggies.

Nothing wrong with veggies.  However, I wouldn't give veggies that
contain hot pepper in case he gets a stomach upset.  There are
differing opinions about feeding garlic to cats.  If they are fed
garlic on a regular basis, they could become suseptible to anemia.
Onions are more of a danger for cats so I'd definitely steer clear of
them.   I feed my cats a homemade diet and they get a small amount of
veggies that are put through a food processor.  They also get some
cooked squash which is a good source of fiber.

Lauren

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