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I realize that raisins are not safe for cats and did not feed them to my cat deliberately. That said, I had a cat that was absolutely obsessed with eating rais

I realize that raisins are not safe for cats and did not feed them to my cat deliberately. That said, I had a cat that was absolutely obsessed with eating raisins to the point where we simply couldn’t have them around. To this day I cannot understand what was going on if sweetness was not a factor. Same cat ate the tops off an entire box of glazed donuts once as well while we were out.

arethuza 7y ago
My cat will lick the inside of mugs that contained black coffee - I know caffeine isn't good for cats so I don't encourage this behaviour but he definitely seems to enjoy the taste (I don't take sugar so its not sweetness he is after).
- leftyted 7y ago
  To me, dried coffee residue from black coffee smells absolutely delicious, sweet, almost pastry-like.
  - arethuza 7y ago
    Well, I can confirm that it tastes quite nice as well - thought fortunately I am working at home today so nobody saw me conduct that particular experiment!
    - ddingus 7y ago
      Interesting! Now I have to try this.
      - arethuza 7y ago
        Be warned that my patent for dried coffee licking powder is now in the works! Prior art be damned. ;-)
        ddingus 7y ago
        Noted, lol
raattgift 7y ago
Perhaps it was pica, or something like it? The second paragraph here is about pica in cats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_psychopathology#Pica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_psychopathology#Pica and a brief web search for alternative sources finds https://www.cathealth.com/behavior/how-and-why/2231-pica-in-cats-why-cats-eat-strange-things https://www.cathealth.com/behavior/how-and-why/2231-pica-in-...
- foobiekr 7y ago
  Interesting.
danaris 7y ago
Mine gained the nickname "Cupcake" (alongside his variety of other nicknames) when he licked the frosting off a cinnamon-spice cupcake that was out on the counter for a party we were hosting once. He also licked the powdered sugar off half a box of linzer cookies another time. The frosting, I can definitely see being for the fat...the powdered sugar, I'm baffled by.
- saalweachter 7y ago
  I had a cat who loved bread. Would climb on top of the refrigerator, tear open the bag, go to town. I would occasionally demonstrate by dropping a bit of meat and a bit of bread on the ground, cat would go for the bread. His most glorious moment (in his own head, as I imagine it) involved leaping from a loft bed onto a coffee table, grabbing an empty cupcake wrapper (still covered in cupcake crumbs) and swallowing it whole before anyone recovered enough from their shock to stop him. He just sat there afterwards licking his lips with the most satisfied kitty look on his kitty face.
  - ddingus 7y ago
    That's pretty glorious by cat standards. Total score. Smooth. We had one that loved good, sticky bud. One day, back in the 90's when good pot was hard to get, my brother in law set a big, dank bud on the coffee table. And he was all about having a smoke and good meal too. Kitty perked right up! She could totally smell it, and from there? Game on! So, she jumped up on the table, snatched it and ran! For the next 20 minutes we all watched this hilarious "get that cat" game happen. Brother in law went after the cat. Room to room. It escalated into closed doors and the cat still escaped him! At one point, we heard crashing, yelling, and when the door opened, he started to apologize only to have the cat squeak through the cracked door and run out the little outside cat door with that bud. He found it later, drool and hair covered after the cat had thoroughly mauled it, much like catnip. Yeah, he smoked on it anyway. We all said, "pass." The cat had an awesome time. Like, "this is what I DO!" He was total mess. Loved that cat, but never brought bud anywhere near her again. Yeah, that look. She had it, mixed with tail up, fur slightly puffed, eyes alight excitement. Total, "YES!" moment for the cat.

arethuza 7y ago

My cat will lick the inside of mugs that contained black coffee - I know caffeine isn't good for cats so I don't encourage this behaviour but he definitely seems to enjoy the taste (I don't take sugar so its not sweetness he is after).

leftyted 7y ago
To me, dried coffee residue from black coffee smells absolutely delicious, sweet, almost pastry-like.
- arethuza 7y ago
  Well, I can confirm that it tastes quite nice as well - thought fortunately I am working at home today so nobody saw me conduct that particular experiment!
  - ddingus 7y ago
    Interesting! Now I have to try this.
    - arethuza 7y ago
      Be warned that my patent for dried coffee licking powder is now in the works! Prior art be damned. ;-)
      - ddingus 7y ago
        Noted, lol

raattgift 7y ago

Perhaps it was pica, or something like it? The second paragraph here is about pica in cats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_psychopathology#Pica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_psychopathology#Pica and a brief web search for alternative sources finds https://www.cathealth.com/behavior/how-and-why/2231-pica-in-cats-why-cats-eat-strange-things https://www.cathealth.com/behavior/how-and-why/2231-pica-in-...

foobiekr 7y ago
Interesting.

danaris 7y ago

Mine gained the nickname "Cupcake" (alongside his variety of other nicknames) when he licked the frosting off a cinnamon-spice cupcake that was out on the counter for a party we were hosting once. He also licked the powdered sugar off half a box of linzer cookies another time. The frosting, I can definitely see being for the fat...the powdered sugar, I'm baffled by.

saalweachter 7y ago
I had a cat who loved bread. Would climb on top of the refrigerator, tear open the bag, go to town. I would occasionally demonstrate by dropping a bit of meat and a bit of bread on the ground, cat would go for the bread. His most glorious moment (in his own head, as I imagine it) involved leaping from a loft bed onto a coffee table, grabbing an empty cupcake wrapper (still covered in cupcake crumbs) and swallowing it whole before anyone recovered enough from their shock to stop him. He just sat there afterwards licking his lips with the most satisfied kitty look on his kitty face.
- ddingus 7y ago
  That's pretty glorious by cat standards. Total score. Smooth. We had one that loved good, sticky bud. One day, back in the 90's when good pot was hard to get, my brother in law set a big, dank bud on the coffee table. And he was all about having a smoke and good meal too. Kitty perked right up! She could totally smell it, and from there? Game on! So, she jumped up on the table, snatched it and ran! For the next 20 minutes we all watched this hilarious "get that cat" game happen. Brother in law went after the cat. Room to room. It escalated into closed doors and the cat still escaped him! At one point, we heard crashing, yelling, and when the door opened, he started to apologize only to have the cat squeak through the cracked door and run out the little outside cat door with that bud. He found it later, drool and hair covered after the cat had thoroughly mauled it, much like catnip. Yeah, he smoked on it anyway. We all said, "pass." The cat had an awesome time. Like, "this is what I DO!" He was total mess. Loved that cat, but never brought bud anywhere near her again. Yeah, that look. She had it, mixed with tail up, fur slightly puffed, eyes alight excitement. Total, "YES!" moment for the cat.