Can cats eat human meat/food?

Question

I'm really paranoid about the recent pet food scare and I thought to feed my cat potted meat until the whole thing is long over. Can cats eat human potted meat or meat products? Is there any ingredient in them that might be harmful to him? I also feed him dry food, but he whines and misses his moist food.

Ok, I'm NOT feeding my cat ANY wet food for a long time. If something were to happen to him, I think I'd die. So my only option for him to stop screaming is human food. When cooking the beef/chicken/white fish, what should I cook it in? Butter? Oil?

Answer 1

i don't know if its bad for them or not but try buying a brand of cat food that wasn't a part of the recall then you can be sure your cat is safe

Answer 2

Can Cats Eat Potted Meat

Answer 3

I had posted a recent question regarding cat food recipes because I was also worried.
YES, they can eat human food but you have to know what they need in their diet and how to prepare it for them. I recently cooked my cat's this recipe and they like it:
2 cans tuna in oil, 1 can sardines, 2 scrambled eggs, melted cheese (I just melted a small piece of cheddar cheese), cooked vegetable (you can use either green beans, carrots, spinach, or broccoli).
They you mix everything up in a blender and store in a air sealed container and refrigerate for no longer than a week.
There are also some recipes that include chicken or liver. Make sure you add in any of those vegetables. NEVER give your cat onions or peas. So just use vegetables from the list I gave you. Here is a website with some other information about cat food recipes:
http://kittychef.com/

Answer 4

I don't know what you mean by "potted" meat exactly.

I would not buy any canned meat (is that what you mean?) to give them as these prepared meats are likely to be too salty or contain other things that wouldn't be good.

You can certainly feed your cat raw meat, but the source of the meat should be either from an organic source, or supermarket meat would be ok so long as it's antibiotic free. Or you could look into the many varieties of commercially prepared raw meats designed for cats or dogs. Many of the better pet stores will carry these - brands such as Nature's Variety, Bravo, Companion.....

Now, you can't just start plunking down raw meat for your cat to eat as a steady diet. That's a very very good diet for cats, but you must do your homework to ensure that the cat is receiving all the nutrients it needs. Raw meat alone isn't enough - they also need calcium from bones and whatever the heck is in organ meats.

Answer 5

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Can cats eat human meat/food?
I'm really paranoid about the recent pet food scare and I thought to feed my cat potted meat until the whole thing is long over. Can cats eat human potted meat or meat products? Is there any ingredient in them that might be harmful to him? I also feed him dry food, but he whines and misses...

Answer 6

The answer is yes! And it is good for them, as long as you do a little bit of reading ahead of time.

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If you are not willing to go raw, I would recommend a very high quality pet food. Here are some reputable brands that are not involved in the recall and are unlikely every to be involved because of their quality control, the first two being my favorites.

Nature's Variety

Wysong

Felidae

Innova Evo

Natural Balance

It really helps if you find a local, independently owned pet store that only sells the high end brands. I know the food will look expensive at first, but you must keep a few things in mind, #1 the food is far more digestible and as such you will not need to serve nearly as much of it, you'll also end up with less in the litter box. #2 Better health almost always results in fewer trips to the vet, fewer chronic illnesses ... saving you lots of money in the long run.

Answer 7

You can feed them human grade meats. Some people even go so far as to feed the meat raw. If you're considering this because of the recent recall on pet foods, I would advise you to consider other types of manufactured foods. I used to manage a health/organic based pet store. I feed my cats a food called Nature's Variety Raw Instinct which has no heavy grains (wheat, corn, etc) in it at all--this is a kibble by the way. They also make canned foods that have no grains at all. You could also try Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance. They make canned food as well. It seems to be only what us organic/natural people consider "low end foods" involved in the recall. I am well aware that Science Diet has recalled food as well, but I have never considered this a GREAT food.
They use corn and wheat fillers in ALL their food mixes--you're mainly paying for the name brand. Vets recommend this mainly because Hills pays for all the seminars on nutrition--I was told this by many vets. I am also aware that they make prescription diets that no one else does and in those cases you don't have much of a choice.

Most dogs have allergies to corn and can't process it well anyway. Symptoms of this include chewing, licking paws, flaky skin, dry fur, and itchy ears. Try not to overreact to this recall. There ARE manufactured foods by respectable independent companies that are not in any way at risk for this problem. Let me know if you have any questions.

Answer 8

Problem is cats' bodies can't handle the high sodium content in human food. There are also foods/additives/etc. that are fine for human consumption but toxic to cats. For example, onions and garlic are fine for people, but toxic to cats. Tinned tuna has a high mercury level, which humans can tolerate, but cats can't. There are also nutrients that cats need that they can't get from human food.

I'd say keep your cat on the dry and eventually this pet food scare will pass and you can put him back on the wet. As long as he's still eating, it's not a problem.

Edit: Also, cats need a varied diet. You can't just feed them one thing and expect them to thrive. So you can't just keep feeding your cat chicken or tuna or even dog food without them getting vitamin deficiencies.

Answer 9

Feeding cats homemade food is find so long as you do not use salt. I cook for my old cat because he will not eat well. I boil meat (chicken, burger, game) with carrots and put it in a blender so it has the consitency of canned food. But you need to supplement you cats with a vitamin designed for cats because they need taurine in their diet. I was told this by a vet.

Answer 10

At my house, we feed my cat a lot of human food, and it has never bothered him. Of course, it's never been a whole meal of human food, but we've given him bits of meat and such, and he loves it. We just cook it as we usually do, and he loves it, and it doesn't harm him. This is just a personal experience, so you might want to check for a more expert opinion, but in my experience, human food has never harmed my cat.

Answer 11

The salt content is a problem for cats. Don't give them canned ham and such, it's WAY too salty and stresses their kidneys terribly.

Cook up some chicken and fish, without salt or seasoning. kitty will gobble it up. Go easy on the tuna and salmon, no more than once a week, due to the ash content. Get some inexpensive ordinary white fish and bake it, or saute it in a little marg/butter until it's just cooked.

You can put these in containers in the fridge or snack baggies in the freezer for quick serving sizes.

Good on ya for loving your kitty so.