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A cat who eats brocolli!!

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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.

cornergran Sun 27-Oct-19 22:20:24

Our dog loved spaghetti bolognese, he would reverse across the kitchen dragging it behind him looking at me as if to say ‘mess, what mess?’

TwiceAsNice Sun 27-Oct-19 22:59:04

My cat loves cold sliced turkey I buy for sandwiches and likes licking the butter off the plate that has had toast on it , if I’m daft enough to leave it within reach

Nannytopsy Mon 28-Oct-19 05:42:15

Our cat is very fond of fruit cake too.

Alectia Thu 14-Nov-19 05:41:34

My cat eats everything that is lying on the table. I have to keep an eye on her.

TwiceAsNice Thu 14-Nov-19 08:12:04

Amie likes chopped up cold turkey and cheese and melted butter. Caught her licking a plate clean of butter before I had chance to put it in the dishwasher. Will eat white fish but not the skins. Daughters cats love fish skins and a little bit of cream

Bathsheba Thu 14-Nov-19 08:26:48

We had a dog who loved to eat orange peel. She didn't like the orange itself, just the peel. My daughter's dog eats just about anything (well he is a golden labrador...), but one thing he goes really crazy for is banana, his absolute favourite food.

NfkDumpling Thu 14-Nov-19 08:34:59

One of my DGdogs loves lettuce. Lots of dogs like vegetables especially raw carrots but he’s the first I’ve known to beg for lettuce leaves.

Yehbutnobut Thu 14-Nov-19 08:35:17

Are you sure it’s not really a rabbit?

watermeadow Thu 14-Nov-19 18:10:57

My cat was rescued from a feral colony at only 4 weeks old. He loves baked beans and I wonder if licking an empty tin was his first taste of solid food. Poor boy, he’s never got over his bad beginning.

Tedber Sat 16-Nov-19 22:50:37

Aren’t they funny ?. One of our cats loved mint humbugs. Now I know cats like mint but this one would try to prise the sweets out of your mouth bahaha ?

Sallywally1 Wed 18-Dec-19 17:28:46

Well, cats chew grass so maybe broccoli is the same to a cat?