Cats and Bacon

>My "Doughball", on the days I have a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, enjoys a tiny
>and I MEAN "TINY" piece of grilled bacon - with any fatty bits.
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>Or is Ham and Bacon considered unhealthy for the Doughball? I suppose her
>once a week fried egg is OK?

As long as pork is cooked it is OK. When I first got my furbabies I
made the mistake of giving raw bacon which they woofed down. Next
thing I know I was having to take them in for worms. Now I go to the
other extreme - NO RAW MEAT. Of course they do not care for cooked
bacon!!

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That's so interesting. I have two cats and my older one, Jack, will only eat
ham as far as human food goes as well as occassional tuna juice. Other than
that, he wants nothing to do with human food even when I offer it to him.
Now, my other cat is like a vacuum and eats everything and anything in site.

>My "Doughball", on the days I have a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, enjoys a tiny
>and I MEAN "TINY" piece of grilled bacon - with any fatty bits.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>Or is Ham and Bacon considered unhealthy for the Doughball? I suppose her
>once a week fried egg is OK?

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MaryL - 15 Jan 2007 18:27 GMT

> That's so interesting. I have two cats and my older one, Jack, will only
> eat
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> Now, my other cat is like a vacuum and eats everything and anything in
> site.

That sounds just like mine. Holly totally ignores "people food" and there
are only a couple of kitty treats that she will deign to eat, but I have
sometimes described Duffy as a vacuum cleaner or garbage disposal on four
legs. Much cuter, of course, but he *loves* his treats! I give him just
the tiniest tidbits of my food because hi cat food is much better for him,
but he sits beside my chair eagerly awaiting his share.

MaryL

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Upscale - 15 Jan 2007 21:39 GMT

"MaryL" <stancole1@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in message

> legs. Much cuter, of course, but he *loves* his treats! I give him just
> the tiniest tidbits of my food because hi cat food is much better for him,
> but he sits beside my chair eagerly awaiting his share.

My Deetoo is really strange in this area. If I go into the kitchen for
*anything*, she's all over me whimpering and crying to get some. But, if I
give her some of what I have, she just doesn't want it. She only wants
something when I have it, if I give it to her, she's just not interested.
Makes for a really easy feeding regiment as the only thing she eats is Iams
hard cat chow, but it's a waste of money for me to try to spoil her with a
treat because she just won't eat it.

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> My "Doughball", on the days I have a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, enjoys a tiny
> and I MEAN "TINY" piece of grilled bacon - with any fatty bits.
> She also like to lap at the yolk of one of my soft eggs,...
> So, is it OK for her to eat these small extras?
> Or is Ham and Bacon considered unhealthy for the Doughball? I suppose her
> once a week fried egg is OK?

Yes, it's ok as long as it's just a few bites.
The yolk of the egg is high in fat and is also ok for them to have once
a week.
It's supposed to be good for their fur.

Like some other posters here, my Big Mama hardly eats any human food...
but that doesn't mean she doesn't want a sniff, a bite or a couple
licks to try it out.
It's all part of being a curious cat, and is good for their natural
instincts.

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kraut - 16 Jan 2007 17:43 GMT

>> My "Doughball", on the days I have a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, enjoys a tiny
>> and I MEAN "TINY" piece of grilled bacon - with any fatty bits.
>> She also like to lap at the yolk of one of my soft eggs,...
>> So, is it OK for her to eat these small extras?
>> Or is Ham and Bacon considered unhealthy for the Doughball? I suppose her
>> once a week fried egg is OK?

>Yes, it's ok as long as it's just a few bites.
>The yolk of the egg is high in fat and is also ok for them to have once
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>It's all part of being a curious cat, and is good for their natural
>instincts.

My furbaies always want to check out anything I am eating or drinking
but 99% of the time that is all they do.

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> My "Doughball", on the days I have a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, enjoys a tiny
> and I MEAN "TINY" piece of grilled bacon - with any fatty bits.
> She also like to lap at the yolk of one of my soft eggs,...
> So, is it OK for her to eat these small extras?
> Or is Ham and Bacon considered unhealthy for the Doughball? I suppose her
> once a week fried egg is OK?

Yes, it's ok as long as it's just a few bites.
The yolk of the egg is high in fat and is also ok for them to have once
a week.
It's supposed to be good for their fur.

Like some other posters here, my Big Mama hardly eats any human food...
but that doesn't mean she doesn't want a sniff, a bite or a couple
licks to try it out.
It's all part of being a curious cat, and is good for their natural
instincts.

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> My "Doughball", on the days I have a Bacon & Egg Breakfast, enjoys a tiny
> and I MEAN "TINY" piece of grilled bacon - with any fatty bits.
> She also like to lap at the yolk of one of my soft eggs,...
> So, is it OK for her to eat these small extras?
> Or is Ham and Bacon considered unhealthy for the Doughball? I suppose her
> once a week fried egg is OK?

Yes, it's ok as long as it's just a few bites.
The yolk of the egg is high in fat and is also ok for them to have once
a week.
It's supposed to be good for their fur.

Like some other posters here, my Big Mama hardly eats any human food...
but that doesn't mean she doesn't want a sniff, a bite or a couple
licks to try it out.
It's all part of being a curious cat, and is good for their natural
instincts.

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