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A cat who eats brocolli!!

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grandtanteJE65 Wed 02-Oct-19 13:03:12

We once had a cat that ate melon in preference to the Parma ham the rest of us were having with the melon!

When I was a child I had a cat that ate Danish Blue cheese, raspberry jam on bread and butter and Christmas cake.

IMO adult cats know what they need and like, and what is good for them. I would only worry if a kitten stole something odd, as it may not have the sense to know what is bad for it.

shysal Tue 01-Oct-19 15:59:28

One of my cats eats raw runner beans. She always steals one when I am slicing them, throws it around a bit then tucks in.

Nortsat46 Tue 01-Oct-19 15:04:46

We had an ex-stray cat who liked doughnuts.
We learned this one day when she was sitting behind me on the back of my chair. I was talking and holding a doughnut and gesturing with my hands.
She calmly leaned over and took a bite out of my doughnut !
After that we periodically gave her a little taster of cake or a doughnut, which were always gratefully received. ?

granny'sbuttons Tue 01-Oct-19 13:28:31

We had a cat who loved broccoli and cauliflower stalks. He also quite enjoyed plum crumble!

midgey Tue 01-Oct-19 13:12:31

I fed our cat some pilchard in tomato sauce, ate the sauce left the pilchard.....good job I’ve got a dog!

sodapop Tue 01-Oct-19 13:09:24

One of my daughter's cats loves broccoli as well Craftycat he hovers around whilst it is cooking until he gets some.

Ellianne Tue 01-Oct-19 13:05:23

Broccoli! Funny cat! Ours like Heinz tomato soup.

Septimia Tue 01-Oct-19 12:58:02

We had a cat that went mad for melon and frozen peas!

EllanVannin Tue 01-Oct-19 12:12:15

The old stray cat which is fed outside likes nothing better than any left-over Sunday dinner scraps. I mixed the chopped up pork fat from the chops a couple of roast pots and some mushy peas and gravy, along with a sachet of Felix and it didn't touch the sides.

My cats enjoy the Felix Sensations and those mixed with veg but won't eat scraps or any Sunday dinners. They like their dried food in between too. ( fed better than some humans )

Davida1968 Tue 01-Oct-19 12:00:51

According to this website, eating some broccoli won't hurt a cat.

www.worldsbestcatlitter.com/2016/08/human-food-for-cats-a-basic-guide/

I know that my cats would only eat what they really, really liked! And this included grass - not that different from broccoli in terms of fibre?

Craftycat Tue 01-Oct-19 11:54:08

Last night we had a lovely chicken & cider casserole (September Waitrose recipe card- highly recommended!!).
I served it with tender steam broccoli for me- although DH thinks this is an invention of the devil as he does any green vegetable with the except peas. I left my plate on the side table next to me to go & get a drink & when I got back one of our totally mad cats had got the stalks off the plate onto the floor ( DH never noticed this of course!) stolen the broccoli stalks that I had left & was tucking into them with a vengeance. She ate both stems & looked for more!
It is just so wrong! We had a neighbour who's cat ate cucumber once but Broccoli stalks!! They are quite tough.
Now I admit this cat is a total one off & quite mad but the broccoli did not even have any sauce near it or anything.
Maybe she is just looking for a healthier diet.