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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: zenagarfield on July 20, 2010, 18:18:53 PM
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Hi All, my cat Garfield was caught red pawed nipping in to our fridge today, from what we can gather he had stole some cheese, ham, licked the butter block and munched away at a hard boiled egg........ i'm just wondering if the egg will make him poorly??
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Zena
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The egg will be fine as it was cooked. But it is best not to let them get at dairy products, as we all know, cow's milk is not designed for cats.
Hope the litter tray results are okay!
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Aww he sounds cheeky :)
He should be fine :)
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he's very naughty.... he's like a toddler messing with everything
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What a cheeky little monkey! You gotta love them!!
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The egg will be fine as it was cooked. But it is best not to let them get at dairy products, as we all know, cow's milk is not designed for cats.
Hope the litter tray results are okay!
Cats can have raw egg just like they can safely have raw meat, providing that basic hygiene is adhered to of course. Noah has a raw free-range egg mixed with cat milk maybe once a week, and no problems with his digestion.
How did Garfield get into the fridge Zenagarfield? Hope he has not learned how to open the door!! :Crazy:
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Raw egg in a raw food diet is fine, but it is best as I am sure you know, not to mix the two, and any sudden change in an animal's diet is not to be recommended.
Raw feeding is great and I wish I was better organised to do it all the time, lovely teeth coats etcetera.
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Oh Zena :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Just feed him :rofl: :evillaugh:
Yer, how did he get in the fridge??? Bet silly mummy didn't close it right ;)
Maybe he's practicing for opening safes - cat burglar :rofl: :Luv2:
Mary
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sounds like my sort of cat lol we,d get on well im a bit of a fridge fan
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Raw egg in a raw food diet is fine, but it is best as I am sure you know, not to mix the two, and any sudden change in an animal's diet is not to be recommended.
Raw feeding is great and I wish I was better organised to do it all the time, lovely teeth coats etcetera.
I don't raw feed full time and am not suggesting anyone else 'should' just that they can if they wish. :-[ I don't understand the advice to not mix raw and cooked, loads of slaves supplement a commercial diet with raw chicken wings with no ill effects: I wonder if that comes from the BARF evangelists? I am very lucky that Noah takes well to a change of diet, his poops improved within a couple of days of changing to high meat. Since we live in a flat that was a great relief! :sick:
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I know the BARF diet folk do recommend a raw egg every now and again, although years ago I was always told that it knocked out an essential nutrient, cannot remember which one now as it is so long ago.
The reason why dry should not be used at the same time is that raw food digests much more quickly than commercial foods. I suppose a high meet kibble like Orijen may be more quickly than a more economical food which would contain grain type products, but have no research to support this theory. I too feed the odd chicken wing or thigh to maintain dental health as well as a premium kibble, and always recommend this to our kind folk who adopt cats and kittens from the Group.
It is refreshing to find people that care enough about their animals to research what they feed to them, well done. :1st place:
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One of my little ones (Charlie) sits looking in at the food whenever i open the door :sneaky: I have a right carry on trying to shift him.....little terror :)
Just a quick question about feeding raw :sneaky: Both my boys are loving Felix and Whiskers at the moment, i would like to try them on raw food, just one day a week. Do you think that would be ok? I dnt really want any dodgy tummys :(
cj
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:innocent: hmmm nauuuuuughty Garfield!....you may have to get a fridge lock!...seriously we had to for our cat Annie.....she would just put her paw under teh door and hook it open and help herself!!! the trouble was she hadn't learned how to close the door!! so a child lock it was! :rofl:
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What a cheeky boy! I had to get childproof locks on my kitchen cupboards to prevent Mosi from rampaging through everything. He never got in the fridge though. :rofl:
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I know the BARF diet folk do recommend a raw egg every now and again, although years ago I was always told that it knocked out an essential nutrient, cannot remember which one now as it is so long ago.
The reason why dry should not be used at the same time is that raw food digests much more quickly than commercial foods. I suppose a high meet kibble like Orijen may be more quickly than a more economical food which would contain grain type products, but have no research to support this theory. I too feed the odd chicken wing or thigh to maintain dental health as well as a premium kibble, and always recommend this to our kind folk who adopt cats and kittens from the Group.
It is refreshing to find people that care enough about their animals to research what they feed to them, well done. :1st place:
No :hug: to those of you who dedicate your time to rescue, IMO the shelter, regular food, affection, playtime and vet care that you provide is far more important than raw or cooked. Raw is not convenient for everyone to leave down, again I am lucky that I only work part-time and Noah polishes off every scrap so no worries about fly eggs. :sick:
Cheekycj: Maybe you could start with half a chicken wing, progressing to a whole wing or drumstick if there are no tummy troubles? If that works you could progress to adding offal. If you are feeding complete commercial foods six days a week you won't need to ensure the raw day is nutritionally balanced, so you might want to leave out kidneys and liver just adding in a little heart for taurine?