Since when did cats eat ham?

[Renew Deal]

The cats at my girlfriends found a plastic bag with ham. They dragged it to the floor, chewed through the bag and had a feast. Is ham safe for them? It sure seams unnatural.

[datasuspect]

1. feral cats eat live vermin

and carrion.

nice antiseptic factory ham shouldn't be a problem.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. Too much salt perhaps? (nt)

[jmm]

2. I have a friend whose cat loves ham.

I don't know anything about what's healthy for cats but from what I hear he's pretty healthy.

[trogdor]

38. Meat is meat.

That's what cats eat. Ham's pretty tasty stuff, so I don't see why your cat wouldn't try to shake you down for a piece.

[Reciprocity]

3. My cat loves olives, go figgre.

[TX-RAT]

26. Our oldest cat loves Avocados, and Pistachio's

[musette_sf]

30. our little Bullwinkle loved avocado

for some strange reason.

How do you give pistachios to a cat? Do you break them up, or do the cats chew them up?

[TX-RAT]

34. He eats them as fast as you can shell them.

[grace0418]

32. Mine too! He goes CRAZY for them. I sometimes let him gnaw on

the pit after I've eaten one (with me holding the pit so he doesn't choke).

[GirlinContempt]

37. My cats love them too

I think it's the salt

[Skelington]

4. We've got a healthy if not a little fat Maine Coon,

He is pushing 22 lbs, and naps near the food dish so he doe'nt have far to go when he gets up. There is nothing he won't eat.

[MarsThe Cat]

15. our fat little cat never misses a meal...

a grey tabby, she took up residence in our back yard- she was a little runt, but once we took her in she ballooned up to the point that she has difficulty geting up onto the couch, and anything higher is totally out of bounds...she hasn't learned to eat by the food bowls yet- she sleeps next to the toilet.

and i have no idea why.

[philosophie_en_rose]

5. Ten pound cat preys upon 400 pound hog.

Considering what else a cat will eat, processed meat doesn't seem too bad, as long as it wasn't spoiled.

I agree with you, though. I often think about my puppies and how ten-inch tall terriers unnaturally eat cows hundreds of times their size. It's unnatural that a dog the size of a rat eats a cow the size of ... well, a cow.

[obxhead]

18. Thanks for the comic strip. Its going into a mass e-mail

right now. Can't wait to see the replies.

[giant_robot]

6. Cats want whatever cats want.

And they want what you have, too. Sometimes because it tastes good, but other times they just want to lick it on principle.

[crispini]

7. My cat likes Sourdough Bacon Cheeseburgers.

She doesn't get it very often. But when I bring it home (for me) she goes NUTS!

[ironflange]

8. All three of mine go apeshit over any kind of deli meat

It makes it a little hard to handle when I bring home dinner from Subway.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. My cat will eat an entire Texas broil steak...so I guess ham would be

okay. :hi:

[trackfan]

10. Why not? It's meat. Cats love meat.

[Ikonoklast]

11. My Turkish Angora

loved fresh, crisp lettuce. I don't know if it was the crunchy texture or what, but it sure wasn't for any flavor. Damn cats are funny critters, never cease to amaze me.

[realisticphish]

12. ?

how is eating meat unnatural?

[Renew Deal]

16. Doesn't ham come from a pig?

I don't see any cats killing any pigs as prey, but what do I know.

[realisticphish]

17. not HOUSECATS, no

but wild cats certainly do (as in panthers, etc.)

haven't seen any cats kill a tuna fish either ;)

[Renew Deal]

29. lol

Never thought of that one. :toast:

[GirlinContempt]

39. oops

wrong place

[yellowdogintexas]

13. My half Siamese has a thing for spicy fried chicken,like Popeye's

or Church's new spicy stuff. Bring it in the house and he is all over you.

I once had a cat that would raid the garden for tomwtoes and another one that liked asparagus and green beans.

I have had three cats that loved corn on the cob, too.

[MarsThe Cat]

14. since...always.

my wife's sister was always bring her dog to family functions, so we dedcided to bring our new cat to the easter dinner. when sombody went into the kitchen for seconds, we found out about cat's love of ham.

[lies and propaganda]

19. my cat attacked a glazed doughnut i was eating today

i was quite shocked, he just came to my hand as i was sipping my coffee and starting licking. It was cute, so we laughed for a second or two till he started chewing it like a madman.

[rucky]

20. Kosher Kitties

Don't tell their rabbis about this.

[SeattleGirl]

21. My kitties (and my dog) love croissants!

The dog also goes absolutely bats**t over fortune cookies!

[LostinVA]

22. My cat loooooooves ham

[Patiod]

27. Mine is a royal pain over ham and shrimp

Definitely a gentile cat

[ProfessorGAC]

23. It's Perfectly Fine

There are meat & fish products in every cat food made. They're omnivores and eating meat is completely natural.

The website for PetPlace.com has a list of things dogs and cats should not eat. It's pretty short for both beasties. For instance, chocolate, onions and grapes are about the whole list for dogs!

Check it out. You'll be surprised at how few foods pets shouldn't eat. My dog eats every vegetable i've ever given him, except for 2: Raw cauliflower and raw celery. He'll eat both cooked, but they must feel weird on his tongue when they're not cooked.

Have no fear! Ham is ok.
The Professor

[trogdor]

41. They're carnivores, actually.

They'll eat certain vegetables for whatever weird reason, and dry food probably has quite a bit of some kind of cereal in it, but they MUST HAVE meat to survive - it's nonnegotiable.

[KitchenWitch]

24. Oh man, I read this wrong

I thought it said "Since when did cats eat HIM."

Dyslexia sucks.

[nickinSTL]

25. Well, think about what's in cat food...

beef, salmon, tuna...

How many members of the species Felis catus could possibly catch any of those?

Can you see a cat running down a COW? Please.

Ham is fine. It's meat, cats are carnivores.

The only meat I've heard you shouldn't feed to cats is tuna meant for human consumption. I don't remember the specifics as to why, however.

[Bridget Burke]

28. Perhaps "human" tuna would not be good for a steady cat diet.

Since kitty tuna has extra supplements. The Domestic cat descended from desert dwellers who probably never ate fish.

Probably an occasional taste of human tuna is OK.

[musette_sf]

31. hey, my Siamese from the 70s

used to do that with my stash.

[Mutley]

35. Some cats will eat anything.

Some won't eat human food at all, like my parent's one cat. She'll eat a bit of chicken once in awhile but she usually turns her nose up at it.

My dog will eat anything. She even sits next to me and begs me for toothpaste while I'm brushing my teeth (don't worry, I don't give her any). But my other dog doesn't beg much at all.

[trogdor]

44. ours is like that.

I always thought it was kind of odd that this particular cat wouldn't eat Schaller and Weber liverwurst when most cats would steal it from the fridge if they could, but this one just doesn't like people food at all. Oh well.

[Brewman_Jax]

36. Our cats have been ham scarfers

at my parents' house, the Honey-Baked ham has never been safe around them. The cats have always had a fun New Year's dinner--ham, ham, and ham. :9

[GirlinContempt]

40. My cat loves doritos, olives, crackers,

popcorn, potato chips, carrot muffins.... Ham seems pretty normal

[toey]

42. I have a cat who just loves cheerios

Everytime I open the box (I eat them right out of the box as a snack), my cat jumps up and sits next to me until I throw one for him. After he eats that one, he comes right back for another.

Weirdo.

[anarch]

43. If your cat was just a little bit bigger, it would kill you and eat you.

I would think any kind of meat would appeal to a carnivore...although the way people eat ham, the salt might not be too good for a cat (or a person, for that matter...) I think cats' digestive systems are set up for fresh meat.

[egadsbrain]

45. Maybe if they ganged up...

they could bring a human down! That must be why they give some people the creeps when they stare at them!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I'm a vegetarian - 37 years - and the one thing that still makes my mouth water is the smell of bacon! I agree about the salt though, especially for older cats. I remember reading somewhere about the fat molecules being too big for cats to digest, but I think that was debunked.

My Snagglepuss loved honeydew melon. She'd knock it out of your hand to get a piece. Peanut Butter too.
:shrug:

[Danmel]

46. My cat loved Turkey

On Thanksgiving he would sit by the oven and meow like a mad man ( mad cat?) He also loved cold sesame noodles (he'd lick the plate clean) and yellow cake.