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What do you feed your cat? Does she sometimes (or all the time) beg for whatever you\u2019re eating? Does she get excited when you\u2019re grating cheese and wait for shreds to land on the floor? Does he look over your shoulder while you’re eating your scrambled egg in the morning?<\/p>\n
Lily is a beggar. And she\u2019ll eat just about anything I eat, including apples, cantaloupe, and peas. Since she\u2019s on a special kidney diet, I\u2019m careful what I feed her from my plate. And I think we\u2019ve all heard that people food isn\u2019t good for cats\u2014don\u2019t feed your cats from the table.<\/p>\n
You might be pleased to know that some of our food is actually good for healthy cats and okay to feed them. You want to omit any seasoning, however. Here\u2019s a link that lists 15 foods that are good for your cat: http:\/\/www.pawculture.com\/pet-wellness\/nutrition\/15-human-foods-that-are-safe-for-cats\/<\/a><\/p>\n Included here are peas, apples, and cantaloupe. In fact, I\u2019ve discovered that most cats<\/p>\n OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA<\/p><\/div>\n seem to like cantaloupe. Our white odd-eye cat, Winfield, was a cantaloupe connoisseur. When I\u2019d come home from the grocery store with a cantaloupe, if he greeted me in the kitchen almost immediately, sniffing in the direction of the grocery bag, I knew I\u2019d picked a good one.<\/p>\n Other foods that are supposed to be safe for cats are chicken and turkey. But please remove the seasoning. I remember my grandmother cooking whole chickens for her cats every week. That\u2019s what she fed them\u2014fresh chicken.<\/p>\n Pumpkin is on the list of safe foods. Pumpkin is used to help increase an ill cat\u2019s appetite. We fed Lily plain, unseasoned pumpkin for a period when she was struggling health-wise\u2014before her kidney disease was discovered. This, along with some other natural remedies and a total change in diet, helped get her over the hump. She still loves pumpkin to this day.<\/p>\n Some of the surprising items on this list are bread (Lily draws the line at eating bread), bananas, and blueberries.<\/p>\n Check out the list and maybe you’ll discover a new healthy treat for your cats.<\/p>\n Your Maine Coon Cat<\/strong><\/p>\n But this is a breed rather different than most cats. If you have a Maine coon cat, you know what this means. Even if you don\u2019t have one, you might be interested in this article explaining the 20 things a Maine coon cat owner understands. http:\/\/kittentoob.com\/cat-breeds\/20-things-maine-coon-cat-owners-understand\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What do you feed your cat? Does she sometimes (or all the time) beg for whatever you\u2019re eating? Does she get excited when you\u2019re grating cheese and wait for shreds to land on the floor? Does he look over your … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LilyAlyzayFeb2010-003-225x300.jpg\")
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Are you blessed with a Maine coon cat or a part Maine coon? Aren\u2019t they wonderful creatures? I\u2019ve known a few and I suspect that Lily might have this breed in her background. My folks took in a large, hairy grey cat some years ago. The poor thing came out of the baranca behind their house and ended up staying. A trip to the veterinarian confirmed that the cat was probably of the Maine coon variety\u2014a gentle giant. What a sweet boy he was.<\/p>\n