One Of My Felines Has Becoming A Fly Catcher

[Monk'sMom]

Is there any danger in eating flies? I would imagine they are full of pathogens. One of our cats has become so skilled at catching them and swallowed three today. I don't remember having so many fat sluggish flies around before, nor having a cat that got them, though they all try.

 

[Azazel]

There shouldn’t be any harm in eating flies. Cats outside would typically eat a lot of them. Good source of protein.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

There shouldn’t be any harm in eating flies. Cats outside would typically eat a lot of them. Good source of protein.

Monk'sMom and A Azazel - Unfortunately, insects are also the source of tapeworms, hookworms, whipworms and roundworms in cats.
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[Azazel]

Monk'sMom and A Azazel - Unfortunately, insects are also the source of tapeworms, hookworms, whipworms and roundworms in cats.
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Didn’t know that! I wonder if it depends on where you live.

 

[1CatOverTheLine]

Didn’t know that! I wonder if it depends on where you live.

Only if "where you live," happens to be Antarctica.
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[duckpond]

My guys will catch anything that fly's in, or the occasional crawly as well. Our vet recommends a broad spectrum parasite treatment twice a year, even for indoor cats. Insects do carry parasites that can transmit to the cat, and all of us will get a bug occasionally. Mosquito Hawks are a big thing at my house..lol. the cats love it when one of those guys gets in. me not so much.