Hi, I'm new to the site and I'm glad to see there'a a place I can ask questions - I just got a kitten this weekend - a 3-month old, grey and black striped tabby cat named Cleopatra, and I love her.
My question is this: Is it alright for a kitten to have "human food" if it's in tiny, tiny doses every once in awhile? I've only had her for a couple of days, but yesterday, she ate a tiny piece of tofu (less than a centimeter long, diameter of a few millimeters), and didn't seem to have any problems. This morning, I made spaghetti for lunch at work, and she was hovering around me, and I let her lick a tiny bit of spaghetti sauce off of my finger. I was careful to make sure she didn't have much, and otherwise, her diet since I've gotten her has been dry Iams kitten food. For some reason, it didn't occur to me until after I left for work that maybe it was a bad idea for her to have spaghetti sauce, even if it was only a little bit. She did seem to like it, but I know that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for her.
I don't plan to make a habit of giving her table scraps - just wondering f a little bit every once in awhile was ok. (I had an adult cat several years ago, and my family used to reward him most of the time with cat treats, but every once in awhile with a tiny piece of cheese. My kitten won't touch the cat treats we got her, though. I'l have to find something else.)
Thanks in advance for any answers!
My question is this: Is it alright for a kitten to have "human food" if it's in tiny, tiny doses every once in awhile? I've only had her for a couple of days, but yesterday, she ate a tiny piece of tofu (less than a centimeter long, diameter of a few millimeters), and didn't seem to have any problems. This morning, I made spaghetti for lunch at work, and she was hovering around me, and I let her lick a tiny bit of spaghetti sauce off of my finger. I was careful to make sure she didn't have much, and otherwise, her diet since I've gotten her has been dry Iams kitten food. For some reason, it didn't occur to me until after I left for work that maybe it was a bad idea for her to have spaghetti sauce, even if it was only a little bit. She did seem to like it, but I know that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for her.
I don't plan to make a habit of giving her table scraps - just wondering f a little bit every once in awhile was ok. (I had an adult cat several years ago, and my family used to reward him most of the time with cat treats, but every once in awhile with a tiny piece of cheese. My kitten won't touch the cat treats we got her, though. I'l have to find something else.)
Thanks in advance for any answers!