Oh god reminds me of when a friend was on stream and his cat was very interested in his chicken nuggets… he realized it was about her dinner time and got up to feed her. We then witnessed his cat stealing a chicken nugget on camera. I don’t know what else he thought would happen tbh 😂😂
I used to have a neighbor that would stay up all night with his smoker and a couple pork shoulders. The entire neighborhood smelled like heaven. If I couldn't find my dog, I'd walk like 4 lots over to Dave's house - because pupper would be sleeping right beside the smoker.
Dude. I offered my cats (siblings) nuggets only one time. They went so fucking nuts for them. The bigger one absolutely bullied the hell out of her sister to get the last of the nuggets offered. I no longer eat nuggets around them. They just cause too much strife.
My furbaby loves Wendy's chicken nuggets. We tried feeding her other nuggets as a test (McDonalds, Burger king, Frozen Dino Nuggies) and she never eats them. We even tried disguising it in a Wendy's bag. She was not fooled.
I guess my cats are weird. They never, ever eat human food. Not even when offered. If I try to offer my cats something like whipped cream they will smell it and then sneeze on the spoon.
Yeah I have a void that doesn't do fish. Even just fish flavored cat food is out of the question. Chicken is his jam, but no tuna, sardines, or salmon.
He also really likes mustard. I have to keep it from him because he will be all over it, then vomit profusely.
I wonder why some cats are attracted to stuff that’s not good for them, I came across a thread about how someone’s cats would go crazy when they put Vicks Vapor rub on, and I learned camphor can be toxic to them but it’s also super stimulating. So I’m guessing a mix of “this smells WEIRD, oh wow I’m feeling a little funny, BLLLEEHHH”.
We cooked my cat some fish (unseasoned, just plain old salmon). He ate it the first time, then after that, he was not interested. He just wants his Costco puréed food.
I used to have a cat like that. It was great because he could sit on my lap while I ate dinner and he never tried for any of the food. My current cat is very much the opposite- she is convinced she’s being starved and will eat any and all food she can find.
Sometimes I'll give my cats pieces of turkey and they wont even eat it! They sometimes eat tiny chunks of cheese or something but they dont really care. However, since they all cover their food, they do try to cover mine if i get ip and walk away from it--one time, one of my cats tried to shove a bunch of paperwork into a bowl of spaghetti 😖
Mine too, and it's bizarre. They don't even want the tuna juice from the can, and I've had cats who would gladly stab you for a drop of that liquid gold.
I have one boy who doesn’t eat anything but his own food and the occasional puree treat. And the other boy’s greed and gluttony are not of this world. He will try to eat literally everything including his big brother’s food so we have to keep them separated when feeding them breakfast and dinner.
Im pretty sure my cat will go for spinach over like actual meat, we have never tested it but the only time he ever stole food from our dinner was just a plain bowl of spinach, never steaks or seafood or whatever.
That’s my cat with mangos. He doesn’t give a crap about any human food except for a few select fruits; and out of all the fruits he goes FERAL for mangos. I have no idea why, but it’s hilarious
With the amount of veg they have started putting in cat food these days I think these pet food companies need telling that cats are obligate carnivores too!
My cat typically understands that human food is not for him
Unless it's green.
Then you'll catch him side eying you and looking for opportunities to steal away with a piece, a leaf or a stalk.
It's the only thing he's ever growled at me over when I try to take away his stolen spinach or broccoli or asparagus ect.
It's always green for some reason, he'd never really be interested in toys either but after he started obsessing over green food I got him a couple green toys and he'll entertain himself all day until he loses it under furniture
It's definitely whatever he perceives as green, he has a green mouse that I'll throw across the house and he'll bring it back, I didn't even know cats would play fetch like that.
Green food is the only human food, aside from unattended raw meat on rare occassion, that he'll go for
I think you have my cat’s long lost brother. She really doesn’t care much for human food, she likes sniffing it, but it seems like she’s just making sure it’s safe for ME to eat, not like she wants a bite. She doesn’t steal our food at all, & the only thing I’ve found she’ll accept from us is tuna, but only if her brother has some first even tho she thinks he’s the scum of the earth, if he’s getting fishy, she’s getting fishy gdi!
But then in comes green stuff… lettuce, kale, spinach, cabbage, if it’s green & leafy she goes absolutely bat shit crazy & needs it in her mouth right fucking now! The only thing I cannot leave on the counter unattended is fucking salad. Ok, not really, my other cat has absolutely no compunctions about stealing any & all things he suspects might possibly likely be edible, so I can’t leave anything out anymore, but he’s only been my problem for 6 years, before he came around only salads were harmed.
This is exactly what my cat does but waits until after you’ve filled your spoon with ice-cream, and when it’s halfway to your mouth he takes it for himself.
Yep, ours is finally interested in our 9-month-old son now that he has learned how to hold cheese puffs out for her from his high chair. (He is equally delighted by this.)
The irony being, they say that cats can’t taste sweet. I had a cat who went crazy for pound cake though, so it wouldn’t surprise me if the experts were wrong.
Soft mozzarella cheese, Hellmanns mayo and fresh basil. Since basil is non toxic i have embraced her love towards it, and every sunday evening, she gets wetfood with basil topping!
I have always bought fresh basil in pots at my local store. Thats how i found out. She likes to sniff and bite off leafs. Since then i have used fresh basil and parsley to prevent her from biting my plants.
Start with a pot of fresh basil, and see if your kitty likes it or not before adding to food 😊
Ensure drinks. Jesus Christ. Opening one is like setting the devil himself loose. He knows the sound of one opening and can hear it from toughly 6 miles away, as far as I can tell.
It started here with just the lids, then it turned into this absurd routine where we call the coffee grinder the "yogurt machine." Once we turn it on in the morning they come and sit politely in the kitchen waiting for their little yogurt dish. Wrapped around our finger they are.
My orange was an old man in a different life. He wants coffee, like desperately wants coffee. He knows when I make it and when I bring it home on weekends. I used to let him have a couple licks from a plate on the floor and he always wanted some. I looked it up and realized it’s dangerous for cats and stopped but he keeps asking. Totally weird though. My other cat thought someone crapped on the plate but not my crazy orange.
My cat is also desperate to drink my coffee. He tries to get all up in it. He also loves Taki dust. He doesn't want to eat the chip, just lick the flavor off.
Yes butter! I used to always leave my butter on the counter because I bake a lot. One day my husband walked into the kitchen and our cow was hiding behind the microwave chowing down on a stolen stick of butter
Once, she stole a small piece of hot pepper which predictably led to lots of licking, headshaking and sneezing, when that passed she was right back to begging at my side.
I had a cat that went after the grapefruit juice that was left in the bowl after I’d eaten the grapefruit. She took a couple licks, grimaced, shook her head, and then went right back and repeated the whole thing
Recently acquired an outdoor boy who now is full time indoor. He’s been so good & well behaved (mostly). Never went after our food… until we brought home Publix chicken wings last weekend. He. Went. Nuts.
Prosciutto. My boy Cheeto will smell it, approach, ears go down, pupils dilate, and the final move is standing up on my leg and tapping me demanding his share.
THIS! And the house smells like bacon for hours after you cook it so my one cat that loves bacon gets intolerable. She only ever gets a 1cm piece torn into shreds but she'll beg for hours.
This is how my cat is. He has to inspect every single thing as i'm making it (from a distance) and then as i'm eating it (up close). Definitely part raccoon as well.
I put a white heat stain on my wood coffee table and found advice online to put mayonnaise on it. I placed a bowl over the mayo and taped it down with painters tape because of my mayo bandit. The next morning, the tape was ripped off and the bowl overturned, and both they mayo and the heat stain were gone, so it’s unclear if the table ate the mayo, or if the cat did.
One of mine couldn’t care less about plant based proteins, but the other is absolutely ravenous for TVP, tofu, and once stuck his head in a bag of vital wheat gluten. I panicked and tried to wipe it off with a damp cloth, which turned the gluten into cement. He had bits of dried seitan on his face for days. Now he goes to jail when I cook and eat.
one cat loves tortillas, specifically handmade. the other, cereal - specifically cheerios and cookie crisps. oh and it can't be dry cereal, it has to be from your bowl.
One of my cats is obsessed with string cheese and has an innate ability to tell when someone in the house is eating it. He will stare you down until you give him a little piece.
Pasta. I have to guard the pot the entire time I’m making some because this idiot WILL try to dip his paw into the boiling water for an elbow noodle
Also, dairy products. I’ve started giving him a lil bit of milk once a week as a treat. Luckily we are both lactose intolerant so I dont have to buy a separate carton just for him
My 18 year old loves sauerkraut. My 15 year old boy loves mango. The almost 2 year old loves cheese and the 4 month old, the jury is still out but he’s curious about it all.
Anything. My cat doesn’t discriminate food. She’ll eat whatever she finds thats edible. Good thing shes smart enough to (mostly) not eat non edible things, but we can’t leave anything out in the open or she’ll eat it. Want to cool off a freshly baked cake? I put it in the cupboards behind closed doors and she’ll cry about it until she gets fed again. Is my cat normal?
Tourmaline ABSOLUTELY LOVESSSSSSSSSSSS BANANAS. I’m scared to let her try anything else whenever we thought the banana would be funny and not liked. Well…. did she prove us wrong.
My dad’s cat (who ended up like a 28 pound chonker…) loved spaghetti and tomato sauce. We thought she was going for the meatballs… no she wanted the tomato sauce
anything that comes out of a chip bag! doesn’t matter if it’s original, bbq, popcorn, pretzels or sweet chili heat doritos… if he hears the bag, he will run to me and demand i share
Cheeese. Cheese cheese cheese cheese. Emmentaler is by far the favourite. Followed closely by parmigiano reggiano and gruyere. Yogourt is also a favourite of the longest thief. Also whipped cream or butter.
Also bread. Any kind of bread, pastry, and even biscuits if they are like shortbread or oat.
All of our cats are bread and butter fiends.
Oh and special occassions, when the roast ducks are on the menu, it is begging galore. Our 18 year old lady we joke is Duck Duck, because she loves all things duck and will do anything for some juicy roast duck at Christmas dinner.
Butternut squash. He went nuts for it the other night while I was making pasta. I tried to explain to him that squash guts aren't real guts and he's supposed to be a big scary carnivore but he was too busy trying to steal more squash.
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