Gizmo and I spent thanksgiving dinner with our neighbours and with two actual Turks (as in "From Turkey".) Everyone had a great time, though we couldn't seem to find the cat for a while. She was discovered in a deep sleep on top of the Turkish woman's sweater, on the sofa, about twelve inches from a heaping platter of turkey on a nearby table.
Now, Gizmo doesn't like turkey so I wasn't at all worried about her being so near the platter. But she was out like a light. Really in a deep sleep. I asked the Turkish woman if she wore perfume this morning, and she said yes. Then my neighbour suggested that the L-tryptophan in the turkey might be knocking Gizmo out. But Gizmo did not eat any turkey, I protested. She got her Solid Gold Tuna in the morning and ate it all up, but that was all.
Is a cat affected by L-tryptophan in turkey? Even if it doesn't eat any?
Now, Gizmo doesn't like turkey so I wasn't at all worried about her being so near the platter. But she was out like a light. Really in a deep sleep. I asked the Turkish woman if she wore perfume this morning, and she said yes. Then my neighbour suggested that the L-tryptophan in the turkey might be knocking Gizmo out. But Gizmo did not eat any turkey, I protested. She got her Solid Gold Tuna in the morning and ate it all up, but that was all.
Is a cat affected by L-tryptophan in turkey? Even if it doesn't eat any?