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Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2006Cats, green beans, and plants
Someone recently sent me a newspaper clipping from a Dr. Michael Fox. The gist of it was that cats like to eat plants because they don't get enough chlorophyll, so after checking with several vets, the letter-writer started feeding their cat green beans and their houseplants went unharmed. The replysaid they should be "cooked lightly, chopped finely and mixed with the cat's regular food." It also said NOT to give them onions or garlic. So has anyone had experience with this? I moved all the plants my cat liked out of reach, but if she lacks chlorophyll, then I want to give it to her. Incidentally, I let her feed on "Pet Grass" from PetSmart, which consisted of barley, oats, and several other seeds - it grew very well and she seemed to like it a lot - but I took it away from her when she vomited after eating it and there was a lot of grass in her vomit. What are your experiences with plants and grass? (Yeah, I know many houseplants are poisonous to cats - she liked my African Snake Plant (AKA Mother-in-law's tongue, and never exhibited signs of sickness before I discovered it was supposed to be poisonous and removed it from her reach). ... Incidentally, I let her feed on "Pet Grass" from PetSmart, which > consisted of barley, oats, and several other seeds - it grew very well > and she seemed to like it a lot - but I took it away from her when she [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > before I discovered it was supposed to be poisonous and removed it from > her reach). I have not heard of the chlorophyl thing before but I understand that cat's esat grass to make them vomit. This is to get rid of hair and other undigestable matter from their stomachs so unless she was vomiting a lot after the grass it is probably ok to give it to her. Kate >Incidentally, I let her feed on "Pet Grass" from PetSmart, which >consisted of barley, oats, and several other seeds - it grew very well >and she seemed to like it a lot - but I took it away from her when she >vomited after eating it and there was a lot of grass in her vomit. The real reason cats eat plants, and especially certain coarse grasses is to help them vomit up hairballs and other stuff they really shouldn't have ingested. A certain amount of roughage probably aids digestion and elemination (in the wild, they get it already partially processed from their prey's innards).  SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Remove "gearbox.maem." from address - that one is dead >>Incidentally, I let her feed on "Pet Grass" from PetSmart, which >>consisted of barley, oats, and several other seeds - it grew very well [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > is to help them vomit up hairballs and other stuff they really > shouldn't have ingested. So, since I control my cats diet fairly well, are you suggesting that the fact that she doesn't usually vomit is a sign that she isn't ridding herself of things she should? I doubt it. > A certain amount of roughage probably aids > digestion and elemination (in the wild, they get it already partially > processed from their prey's innards). I can't vouch for the content of the food I give her, but perhaps I should shoot an e-mail off to the makers of Science Diet. I'll also see what her vet thinks. >>>Incidentally, I let her feed on "Pet Grass" from PetSmart, which >>>consisted of barley, oats, and several other seeds - it grew very well [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >I doubt it. Or, she isn't collecting hair during her self grooming. >> A certain amount of roughage probably aids >> digestion and elemination (in the wild, they get it already partially [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >I'll also see what her vet thinks. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Remove "gearbox.maem." from address - that one is dead >>So, since I control my cats diet fairly well, are you suggesting that >>the fact that she doesn't usually vomit is a sign that she isn't ridding [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Or, she isn't collecting hair during her self grooming. Well, tht's an interesting notion. I don't know how she could be avoiding doing so. She certainly likes to groom and she has long hair. Whenever I brush her, the brush collects a lot of it. Could it be that her hair is too fine (as opposed to coarse) that she doesn't swallow any of it or that it's fine enough that it passes through with no problem? >>>So, since I control my cats diet fairly well, are you suggesting that >>>the fact that she doesn't usually vomit is a sign that she isn't ridding [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >doesn't swallow any of it or that it's fine enough that it passes >through with no problem? Unless you are getting almost all of it on the brush, or she is rubbing it of on something, she is certainly building up a huge hairball to deposit in your shoe or somewhere even less to your liking. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) Remove "gearbox.maem." from address - that one is dead I started my crew of six on a raw diet. Chicken thighs, livers, hearts, and supplements (recipe came from a vet) My cats soon had major cases of PICA, meaning they would chew on things that weren't appropriate. I started adding some canned green beans and it immediately stopped. In the wild, cats eat mice, who eat grasses and grains, so a SMALL amount seems to be part of the standard cat type diet.. For the most part, cats have absolutely no use for carbohydrates.. so the fewer the better. > Someone recently sent me a newspaper clipping from a Dr. Michael Fox. > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Mother-in-law's tongue, and never exhibited signs of sickness before I > discovered it was supposed to be poisonous and removed it from her reach). hmm...maybe that would help our little chewer..... Signatureie ride fast, take chances. >I started my crew of six on a raw diet. Chicken thighs, livers, hearts, >and supplements (recipe came from a vet) My cats soon had major cases of [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> discovered it was supposed to be poisonous and removed it from her >> reach). I have five cats and two dogs and they all hoe in with the rabbit every morning. Green sweet grass is everyones favourite. > Someone recently sent me a newspaper clipping from a Dr. Michael Fox. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > before I discovered it was supposed to be poisonous and removed it from > her reach).
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