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Cat Forum / General Topics / July 2005Weird
Hi Can anyone help explain my healthy cat's sudden fad? I have some old charcoal in my garden, untidily left from a bbq from weeks back, but he's suddenly developed this obsession with licking it. Any idea why this could be, and could it cause him any harm? Obviously, I will now clean it up, but I'm very mystified. Thanks in advance I can't shed any light on his licking charcoal, but I'll add one. My Rexie has a habit of licking photographs. You know, like when they're still in the envelope from the store. He'll be pawing at something and I'll look down and he's pulled them out of the folder and is licking them. I take them away cause I'm assuming the chemicals aren't good for him.  SignatureShirley B. Rexie's Mom To Reply by email: remove 'nick' Pictures of His Majesty, Rex are at: http://community.webshots.com/album/255873683SwWQZJ AND OUR HOMEPAGE: http://jumi-shirley-butler.com > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks in advance Shirley B. at twonickbutlers@excite.com wrote on6/21/05 1:46 PM: > I can't shed any light on his licking charcoal, but I'll add one. My Rexie > has a habit of licking photographs. You know, like when they're still in the > envelope from the store. He'll be pawing at something and I'll look down and > he's pulled them out of the folder and is licking them. I take them away > cause I'm assuming the chemicals aren't good for him. Oh, good! This means my Celeste is less weird -- she's a photo licker as well, or would be if allowed. SignatureDiana Portal To My Pages http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/r/drdrive/ - Visit http://www.magicteapot.com/ an Adult Search Engine > Shirley B. at twonickbutlers@excite.com wrote on6/21/05 1:46 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Oh, good! This means my Celeste is less weird -- she's a photo licker as > well, or would be if allowed. Patches doesn't lick photos, she licks skin..........and then bites! lol I guess she doesn't want to bite anything dirty, so she cleans her humans first. lol Ma'iingan Kwe >Shirley B. at twonickbutlers@excite.com wrote on6/21/05 1:46 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Oh, good! This means my Celeste is less weird -- she's a photo licker as >well, or would be if allowed. My Tiki has always loved licking plastic bags---actually, I think every cat I've ever had did. I think they like the feel on their faces and the noise the bag makes when it rustles under their weight. Tiki will come running and go straight into the bag when I shake it at her, then I twirl her around in the air a little while she plays inside the bag. I'll poke her and she will bite at my finger from inside the bag. My other cat, Freddie, was much slower to learn how to properly play with a bag---I really think she has only gotten interested because she is jealous of the good time she sees Tiki having! My Texas does that too. But he likes to chew on them too. If we catch him in the act we usually have to run over and stop him. He gets awfully distracted with those plastic bags. Holly > >Shirley B. at twonickbutlers@excite.com wrote on6/21/05 1:46 PM: > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > to learn how to properly play with a bag---I really think she has only gotten > interested because she is jealous of the good time she sees Tiki having! > I can't shed any light on his licking charcoal, but I'll add one. My Rexie > has a habit of licking photographs. You know, like when they're still in the > envelope from the store. He'll be pawing at something and I'll look down and > he's pulled them out of the folder and is licking them. I take them away > cause I'm assuming the chemicals aren't good for him. The chemicals on photographs is sweet tasting. That's why they lick pictures/photos, etc. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "There is no remedy for love but to love more"... ~~Henry David Thoreau > To Reply by email: remove 'nick' > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Thanks in advance ~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ at Nobody@myjunkaddy.com wrote on6/21/05 10:30 PM: >> I can't shed any light on his licking charcoal, but I'll add one. My Rexie >> has a habit of licking photographs. You know, like when they're still in [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The chemicals on photographs is sweet tasting. That's why they lick > pictures/photos, etc. You've tried them, eh? ;) SignatureDiana Portal To My Pages http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/r/drdrive/ > ~*LiveLoveLaugh*~ at Nobody@myjunkaddy.com wrote on6/21/05 10:30 PM: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > You've tried them, eh? ;) No, I haven't. It's sweet tasting because photos contain propylene glycol (the same chemical in antifreeze). Seriously, it's not meant to be funny, as a cat licking a photo can be a fatal mistake. Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "There is no remedy for love but to love more"... ~~Henry David Thoreau Charcoal is not good for cats, being it could have chemicals in it that they don't list simply because you are not supposed to ingest it but we all know that you do because it floats up to your food as you cook with it. Hears the things, They tell pregnant woman that if they ever get the desire to eat charcoal, clay, dirt anything of that sort they should come in immediately because it is a symptom of certain types of anemia. I was told by my vet that if any of my cats took to eating thear litter that I should bring them in for bloodwork for the very same reason. That's just my two cents. Shadow Walker > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks in advance > Charcoal is not good for cats, being it could have chemicals in it that they > don't list simply because you are not supposed to ingest it but we all know [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Shadow Walker Charcoal is good for dogs and it is listed as being among the ingredients of many popular brands and types of dog foods. My cats will eat dog food and my dogs will eat cat food. I do not feed my cats dog food nor do I feed my dogs cat food unless I am temporarily out of one or the other type of food. The situation of my feeding the dogs cat food or feeding the cats dog food never persists for more than a day or two. Normally I will feed both species of pets the types of pet foods designed especially for them. My cats and my dogs are all very healthy critters. Sam Heywood -- Message handled by Pine, Version 4.61 |
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