Is chicken bad for cats?
Pete Aspros
Cooked of course. My kitten goes nuts everytime we eat chicken,
(which is a lot)and she has snuck up and grabbed some and run off to eat it.
It is cute to watch, but I feel bad cause I don't know whether it will make
her sick or not. It was just a small quantity, but I have to know. Thanks.
Katie, and Lady Babbet.(the chicken thief)
gl...@ov.com
Chicken meat is not bad for your cat. It is not, however, a complete diet,
and should be used as an occasional treat in a diet that normally contains
complete cat foods. Most commercially produced cat food is nutritionally
balanced to make up for the fact that your pet is not a hunter that naturally
chooses foods that provide essential elements. Chicken
meat is lacking the additional nutrients. An exclusive diet of chicken meat
(or any meat produced for humans) would eventually lead to a malnourished
cat.
HOWEVER! - Never give chicken *bones* to your cat. The bones splinter easily
and the splinters (if swallowed) can do serious internal damage.
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Patrick Derbin
Pete Aspros wrote:
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>
> Cooked of course. My kitten goes nuts everytime we eat chicken,
> (which is a lot)and she has snuck up and grabbed some and run off to eat it.
> It is cute to watch, but I feel bad cause I don't know whether it will make
> her sick or not. It was just a small quantity, but I have to know. Thanks.
>
> Katie, and Lady Babbet.(the chicken thief)
Michelle, former vet tech
Anthony S. Pelliccio
In article <53bkik$b...@news.interlog.com>,
Pete Aspros <te...@interlog.com> wrote:
>
> Cooked of course. My kitten goes nuts everytime we eat chicken,
>(which is a lot)and she has snuck up and grabbed some and run off to eat it.
>It is cute to watch, but I feel bad cause I don't know whether it will make
>her sick or not. It was just a small quantity, but I have to know. Thanks.
So long as it's not the regular meal it shouldn't be bad for the kitten.
My two go crazy for two things and those are chicken and fish. In the
fish department they're particularly crazy about tuna. (Hmm.. wonder
if I should pick up some goldfish so they can have sushi! NOT!)
But I would definitely start discouraging the behaviour of sneaking up
and stealing food. Of my two one is definitely sneakier than the
other but both will cry like babies if you have something they want. On
occasion when I'm running late for work I might just have cereal with
milk and Random Numbers L-O-V-E-S milk. He sits across the counter
from me and just does these little half-meows with his eyes all
squinty. It's the cutest thing and, well, how can I resist? When I'm done
eating the cereal I drain away most of the milk leaving maybe three
ounces or so. He dips his paw into the bowl and licks the milk off his
paw. This is a trick he learned as kitten that was usefull for getting
the milk residue out of the bottom of a tall glass.
Tony
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Jshartwell
Cooked boneless chicken is okay as a treat, but your cat should eat a
balanced food as its main diet. My cats get shreds of wafer thin chicken
most days, but it is only about 5% of their food intake.
Uncooked chicken is another matter though, even poorly cooked chicken may
harbor salmonella and campylobacter which cause food poisoning. If the
chicken is fit for human consumption it is fit for kitty consumption
(unless human consumption means chicken vindaloo in which case you'll have
a very gassy kitty who may look rather uncomfortable!
Sarah
Sloan A Schang
> In article b...@news.interlog.com, te...@interlog.com (Pete Aspros) writes:
> >
> > Cooked of course. My kitten goes nuts everytime we eat chicken,
> >(which is a lot)and she has snuck up and grabbed some and run off to
eat it.
> >It is cute to watch, but I feel bad cause I don't know whether it will make
> >her sick or not. It was just a small quantity, but I have to know. Thanks.
> >
> >Katie, and Lady Babbet.(the chicken thief)
Beleive it or not, cooked chicken is actually worse for your kitties than
raw chicken (IF you've had the meat for less than two days, and IF it has
been continuously refrigerated). When ou cook the chicken, it not only
alters the fat and protein molecules of the meat (making it difficult for
a cat's digestive system to handle - think about it, wild cats aren't
toasting their mice and bugs on an open campfire), but it also drains
many of the vitamins and enzymes. The short of it is, though, that small
pieces of cooked chicken every now and then are not going to make your
cats ill.
David Abramson
I just bought Premira - used to eliminate odor in cat feces and urine.
It is supposed to be harmelss - except the label says "do not swallow,
keep out of reach of children"
Anyone had experience with this stuff. I need to do something. My
kitty stinks.