hi my kitten is 6 weeks old and jumps on the table coz it wants a fruit and my friend said you can feed them fruits is this ture?
2007-01-11 15:58:48 · 10 answers · asked by elsa s 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
It's natural for cats and kittens to eat fruits and vegetables. We've had cats that love corn on the cob, spinach and other vegies, and I had a cat that would literally climb up my leg (hurray for denim!) to get to muskmelon and watermelon!
You would never find a vegetarian cat, but supplementing their diets with fruits and vegetables doesn't hurt. If they don't like it, they won't eat it.
2007-01-11 16:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by dragonwing 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can try and feed the cat a piece of fruit but they wont actualy eat it. Nothing bad will happen if you give ur cat a piece of fruit if it eats it. The worst that can happen is your kitten getting the runs and throwing up. (Very rare if your cat actualy goes to eat fruit)
My cat, when im making food for myself, is always pawing for some of it. When i actually go to give it to him, he just sniffs it and walks away.
2007-01-11 16:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess it's ok if they like it. My cat used to jump on the table & put her fangs into tomatoes & suck the juice. She never actually ate the tomato though, it was like a weird vampire cat thing. Took us ages to figure out what was going on as for months we just kept finding two holes evenly spaced apart in all our tomatoes! Then finally we caught her in the act so it solved the mystery.
2007-01-11 17:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats need a healthy diet of meat products...but a small amount of fruit won't hurt them. Just remember that large amounts could lead to looser stool, so limit the amount they have.
My cat loved apples and would actually sit up and beg for them. I eat an apple every morning with breakfast, so she knew that she would get a small piece each day. One small piece (about 1/4 of a slice of a medium apple) would keep her busy until I finished my breakfast.
2007-01-11 16:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by motomouth_1965 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sure - won't hurt the cat at all... most kittens will try to eat fruit or vegies or anything else that you yourself eat... they are at the experimenting stage. But its important that you don't feed a cat chocolate or coffee or very salty foods like bacon - not good for them at all. my cat used to nibble at mangoes, melon, carrots and cabbage. After he turned 3, he lost interest in these "human food."
2007-01-11 16:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We had a tabby who used to eat cantaloupe, she was so sweet, she would eat peanut butter sandwich with my kids as well. She was a great little cat she lived to be 18yrs old, we were all pretty sad when she died.Of course she ate mice and rats as well , we lived in rural area and she thought she was a cougar.
2007-01-11 16:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by ret w 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fruits and veggies are great for cats and dogs. Believe it or not, when you add more fruits and veggies to your pets diet, it will extend their life. (that is if you can get them to eat it.) You can always callthe vet.
http://www.healthypetjournal.com/default.aspx?tabid=25103
Give 'em fruit!
2007-01-11 16:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cats love exotic fruit called Rambutan and also water melon because of the juice. And you can check the cat eats strawberry in this video, it's really cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ2TzMwHcEo&search=cats%20eating
2007-01-11 16:04:48 · answer #8 · answered by Speck Schnuck 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can and also veggies , very commen in Russia because of the open markets .
2007-01-12 05:18:49 · answer #9 · answered by joel s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, as long as it's not a huge part of their diet. Cats are obligate carnivores-they must eat meat and lots of it to be healthy.
2007-01-11 16:02:42 · answer #10 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋