Question Of The Day, Sunday, September 10, 2017

[micknsnicks2mom]

good morning!

yesterday evening i was making some tuna salad, for sandwiches. our Punky was playing happily nearby, with a cat toy. well, she started sniffing the air, and then wanted to jump up on the kitchen counter to further investigate the yummy smell. of course, i told her not to do that. but the tantalizing smell of canned tuna fish was more than poor Punky could handle. then came repeated jumping up on the counter and trying to get into the tuna. i ended up picking our girl up and moving her into the living room, with the screen door closed.

i finished preparing the tuna salad, then brought Punky back in and gave all three cats some jar baby food -- ham and gravy, their favorite!

with these thoughts on my mind......



What (people) food(s) do/did your cats really want, that you never gave them?



i'll start!

these days, i don't give my cats any people food. it's not that i wouldn't like to, but after my Mickey and Snick developed IBD, and my current three little sweeties having experienced some gastro upsets......i'm very careful about the foods they eat. i'm very careful that i eat healthy foods too.

let's see......our DeeDee loves the smell of mac'n'cheese being reheated in the microwave. our Dude ......he really doesn't have interest in people food. and our Punky ......this is the first time that she's had a serious interest in people food, canned tuna fish.


okay, now it's your turn!

 

[Norachan]

Hmmmm, as a soy milk drinking vegetarian there isn't a lot in my fridge to tempt cats.



They all congregate around Mr Husband if he ever brings home anything meaty or fishy. He lets them have a tiny bit of sushi or sashimi, as that's just raw meat or fish and not likely to do them any harm. He won't let the have anything cooked though, as it's usually got loads of salt and spices in it.

So I guess cooked meat and fish is the thing they all want but never get.

 

[Winchester]

If our chicken is highly spiced/seasoned, Tabby can't have it. She prances around the kitchen table on the floor while we're eating. If that doesn't work, she'll hop up on the blankie on the table and hope that since she's closer, she might get a morsel. Doesn't work.

Other than that, they get pretty much whatever they want, but in moderation. A tiny smidgen of chicken for Tabby when we're having chicken for dinner. A 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla (and only vanilla) ice cream for Tabby. Tabby also shares Rick's weekend cold breakfast cereal. A Cheez-it for Mollipop. That's pretty much all they want....and all they get.

The rest of the cats don't care about anything.

 

[muffy]

Hmmmm, as a soy milk drinking vegetarian there isn't a lot in my fridge to tempt cats."{Quote]

Yep, I'm vegetarian and my cats did not want anything I was eating. I even baked them a turkey roast one Thanksgiving but they would not touch it. I had to give it to my sister's Boston Terriers. Now they loved it.

Muffy

 

[di and bob]

Casper doesn't care at all for ANYTHING people food related, Mollie and Dutch get small amounts once in a while of roast, or chicken, etc. Tommy and Burt however almost insist on having what ever we are eating, or at least sniff it anyway to see if they like it. About the only thing I don't give them is anything milk or chocolate related. Once in a while they will eat small amounts of cottage cheese or vanilla ice cream. So far it hasn't upset them. Poor Burt has been throwing up about everything lately, but since he is literally dieing, we let him try what ever he wants.

 

[cassiopea]

Morgana - Vodka. She had a taste sometime ago while my back was turned. Doesn't look great for an owner if they have to take their kitty to an AA meeting so I'm careful.

Tippy Toes - Bacon and Eggs. Goes crazy for it! Not surprising, the combo smell must be divinely strong.

Camelot - Everything! He will even go after something like beans, despite never having anyway and telling him that I doubt he'd like it

Liffey - So far so good, she might briefly get a little curious about some foods but she doesn't beg nor behave 'desperately' like the other ones.

 

[denice]

They will beg for anything I am eating but the only things they will actually eat is tuna or turkey. I don't have either on a regular basis so when I am having one of those I will give each of them a tiny bite. Like I said though, they will beg for anything I am eating except for an orange. They both gather around me when I have an orange because they have to beg for what I am having. As soon as I start peeling it they get a good whiff and they are gone.

 

[betsygee]

We never got in the habit of giving our cats people food and three out of our four really don't show interest in it. Rico, on the other hand... He's our 'garbage gut' and will eat anything we leave out so we have to be careful to put food away. Hubby gives him a bit of cooked plain chicken now and then but that's it.

 

[dustydiamond1]

Gypsy HAS to smell everything we are preparing or eating but rarely will taste anything. She does take a few licks from the bottom of a bowl of cereal or vanilla ice cream but won't take more than a taste. She likes a little piece of peanut or peanut butter. Now a tuna sandwich is a totally different story!

 

[neely]

We never got in the habit of giving our cats people food and three out of our four really don't show interest in it.

Same here, Carleton shows no interest in people food. However, I think that is due in part to him coming from a hoarder and being malnourished. He never got to experience the sweet smells or cooking delights.

The only cat whoever really showed a sign of interest in people food was our tuxedo cat, Sylvester. He loved vanilla yogurt and I would give him a teeny tiny bit on my spoon.

 

[Kat0121]

They have no real interest in anything I eat other than meat. I'm not a big gravy/sauce person so most meat I eat is grilled/baked broiled and if that is what I am eating, they can have some as I will usually just season it with a bit of sea salt. Anything else they do not get. Sometimes I will cook a plain chicken breast for them as a treat. It gets shredded and used as a topper to their food or fed alone as a treat.

 

[artiemom]

Artie is a bear to deal with when I am having fish of any kind, especially Tuna Fish.
He also loves cheese: sliced deli cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and Cracker Barrel cheddar...

He is terrible to deal with. Artie is all over me when I try to have some. He is jumping up next to me, paw in my plate, nose in my food. I really cannot enjoy having either fish or cheese..

The worst is tuna or fish in general. When he was able to jump that high, he would actually jump on the kitchen counter, demanding tuna.

It is horrible, but I have refrained from Tuna fish....and I am absolutely craving a tuna salad sandwich.. or just tuna in a salad.. sigh...

Regular fish, I can turn him away a bit better, because of the lemon...

 

[DreamerRose]

Both my cats want anything on my plate, and while I'm eating, they sit hungrily watching me. Mingo will try to snatch something off my plate, so I am continually batting them away. When I'm done, I put the plate down to let them lick it. Mingo invariably doesn't like it at that point and scratches around the plate like it was litter. Lily, however, will lick the plate clean. She will eat anything. Crackers are one of her favorites.

There's a cute Cole and Marmalade video about what's it like to eat around a cat who is determined to have your food. That's what it's like for me.

 

[dustydiamond1]

Gypsy HAS to smell everything we are preparing or eating but rarely will taste anything. She does take a few licks from the bottom of a bowl of cereal or vanilla ice cream but won't take more than a taste. She likes a little piece of peanut or peanut butter. Now a tuna sandwich is a totally different story!

She is very polite and will leave us alone while we're eating since we offer her the plate when we are finished. She usually turns her nose up and shows us her tail.She likes some types of cheese, but is very picky about it.

 

[margd]

Paul doesn't have any interest in people food but Chula has a serious weakness for ham. She also likes ice cream and milk. She never drinks much of these last two, just sits there and puts a danty paw in the bowl and then licks it. At least she does this until I swoop in warning her of tummy upset and take the bowl away.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

Hmmmm, as a soy milk drinking vegetarian there isn't a lot in my fridge to tempt cats.



They all congregate around Mr Husband if he ever brings home anything meaty or fishy. He lets them have a tiny bit of sushi or sashimi, as that's just raw meat or fish and not likely to do them any harm. He won't let the have anything cooked though, as it's usually got loads of salt and spices in it.

So I guess cooked meat and fish is the thing they all want but never get.

cooked meat or fish -- too much salt and spices!!! and that's very nice of him to share bits of the raw meat or fish with your cats!!

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

If our chicken is highly spiced/seasoned, Tabby can't have it. She prances around the kitchen table on the floor while we're eating. If that doesn't work, she'll hop up on the blankie on the table and hope that since she's closer, she might get a morsel. Doesn't work.

Other than that, they get pretty much whatever they want, but in moderation. A tiny smidgen of chicken for Tabby when we're having chicken for dinner. A 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla (and only vanilla) ice cream for Tabby. Tabby also shares Rick's weekend cold breakfast cereal. A Cheez-it for Mollipop. That's pretty much all they want....and all they get.

The rest of the cats don't care about anything.

ahhh, highly spiced/seasoned chicken!!! poor Tabby doesn't understand......

but your Tabby also has her special treats too!! just a tiny bit of chicken, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla ice cream, and she shares your Rick's cold breakfast cereal on the weekends! very nice! and your Mollipop enjoys a cheez-it sometimes!

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

Yep, I'm vegetarian and my cats did not want anything I was eating. I even baked them a turkey roast one Thanksgiving but they would not touch it. I had to give it to my sister's Boston Terriers. Now they loved it.

Muffy

awww, that was so sweet of you to roast a turkey for your cats that Thanksgiving, even though they did not want any!!! ahhh, your sister's Boston Terriers must have been so very happy to have the turkey!

 

[Norachan]

Morgana - Vodka. She had a taste sometime ago while my back was turned.

That's one hard core cat you have there!

 

[kashmir64]

Peanut butter cookies and pizza. Although I do understand the need for these two items, she's not getting them.
She also likes chicken, but I have no problem giving her some of that. Especially since it's baked with no breading or seasoning. That way I can make chicken salad out of it.