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Also, a note at the top along the lines: "cats are obligate carnivores. They can't eat plants." would be a good notice. Basically, if your cat is eating a plant
by withinboredom 3y ago
Also, a note at the top along the lines: "cats are obligate carnivores. They can't eat plants." would be a good notice. Basically, if your cat is eating a plant, it's going to be sick (or is eating them because they are sick).
- tomjakubowski 3y agocats eat grass to stay healthy https://www.science.org/content/article/mystery-solved-why-cats-eat-grass https://www.science.org/content/article/mystery-solved-why-c...
- withinboredom 3y agoI have never seen a cat not throw up after eating a plant.
- shepherdjerred 3y agoMy cat doesn't, although it usually eats very small amounts
- vjk800 3y agoI thought throwing up was sort of normal for cats. That's how they get excess fur out of their stomach if they ingest too much while licking themselves.
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- schleck8 3y agoCats eat things in the garden all the time, especially grass as the other person mentioned. I see my cats do that frequently
- ajb 3y agoThe normal reasons for a cat to be ingest plant matter are: - because you mixed it with something they do eat. For example, onions in gravy. Onions are very toxic to cats but they are unlikely to eat a raw one. A nice beef or chicken gravy however, is much more palatable. - because extracts are dissolved in a liquid, and the cat gets that on their fur, which they then lick. Example: Aloe Vera scent spray.
- joecool1029 3y agoI guess you've never seen a cat that eats grass or catnip? > Onions are very toxic to cats but they are unlikely to eat a raw one. Just so anyone reading this knows: Cooking onions does not reduce toxicity for cats. (As dangerous if not more depending on concentration, think onion sauce reductions)
- ajb 3y agoThanks for the informative part of this comment
- skypanther 3y agoWe've had various cats that ate corn, melon, berries and our current crop of cats love our spider plants.
- vjk800 3y agoMy cat has eaten at least the following plants without getting sick: -grass -various house plants -potato chips -oatmeal porridge