Thread: scrounging odd foods!!

Hahha.. this thread is great and reassuring. This week, Chester has discovered that he likes: pumpkin soup!!! He has been known to go crazy when there's cheese around and he loves trying to get his paw into my porridge!

As I lean over to get items from the fridge, he now climbs onto my back to inspect what I retrieve!

There seems to be no flies on a maine coon, does there? especially where food is concerned, they wont miss a trick!! Today I have discovered that Oscar likes strawberry yoghurt, a little bit of biscuit, a sniff at a water melon, and my daughter spilt a little blackcurrant squash on herself, which he was also happy to lick up, ohh the joy of having an MC!!

This has been a most amusing and enlightening thread - I've been so paranoid about letting Freyja eat non-cat food (aside from plain chicken, salmon or tuna) that she's not been allowed anything else. Admittedly, we did let her have a little tiny bit of rice pudding, and both she and we paid a high price for it which made me more paranoid. I'll have to relax a little and let her try the odd nibble of something new from time to time. Warning about cheese taken on board too!

I know what you mean, karen, oscar is my first pure MC, and Ive only had him 2 weeks, so I was paranoid about him eating non cat food too. My breeder said that her MCs would ask for crisps when her daughter got them out!! I have found everybodies experiences reassuring. Sorry freyja had a bad experience, although as ive said,Oscar had a little strawberry yoghurt,I though perhaps it wasnt such a good idea after, but hes been fine. I have heard, in the past, that milk is bad for cats and not to give it to them, but Ive nether known if this was an old wives tale, or if it was true. I also wonder if its ok to give Oscar whiskas cat milk, (which you can buy in UK supermarkets, not sure about the rest of the world) for a treat as a substitute to our milk? If anyone can advise me on this, I would be greatful! By the way Freyja is absolutely stunning!!

Originally Posted by oscar cat

I also wonder if its ok to give Oscar whiskas cat milk, (which you can buy in UK supermarkets, not sure about the rest of the world) for a treat as a substitute to our milk? If anyone can advise me on this, I would be greatful! By the way Freyja is absolutely stunning!!

Regarding the whiskas cat milk - based on the rice pud experience, I wouldn't touch any milk-based substance again, the poor little thing must have felt so undignified (there's a truly hilarious thread on the very subject of litter problems if you can find it). I have discovered a vitamin cat drink called Viyo, which I ordered from PetSupermarket.co.uk, and the nice thing is that you can dilute a sachet of 30 ml in water so it's less concentrated - she absolutely LOVES it; now she's discovered the garden, it's the only way to blackmail her back in doors! And when you dilute it, you increase their water intake which can never be a bad thing.

Freyja also says thank you for the compliment, and you're making her blush... I have to say, if you're looking at the photo in my signature, it's a particularly elegant and graceful Freyja; not the one I live with most days!

If you try the whiskas, I'd be curious to see how you get on with it.

Thanks for the tip, might steer well clear of the cat milk and go with your viyo recommendation instead! No, they are not as elegant and as graceful as their photos can suggest, as I have found out through my Oscar!! lol

Just discovered another one, the filling from an egg custard! A bit of the filling came away as I took a bite and Roxy polished it off. Then of course Hector had to try it too oh they loved it.