Cats and Carrotts

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Registered: 07-01-2004
Cats and Carrotts
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Fri, 09-24-2004 - 9:35pm
Hi All,

This is the first time I'm posting on ivillage. I've gone to these boards many times to find useful information and read interesting stories from other cat owners, and I finally have something to post about!

My cat LOVES carrotts! Raw or cooked, baby or full size,she plays with them as if they've been dipped in catnip!!! I don't understand it. Tonight we had company for dinner and we had, among other things, baby carrotts. I gave Chloe (my 5-year-old rescue cat) a baby carrott to play with and she went nuts!!! Rolling around on the floor with it, batting at it, rubbing her neck and face on it. I've never heard of such a thing and I wonder if this is something that other cat owners have experienced or if this behavior is specific to just Chloe!!

I'd love to hear what others have to say about this topic!! : ) Thanks!!

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Registered: 09-14-2004
Fri, 09-24-2004 - 10:26pm
Hi and welcome to Cats!

Funny story too, a little similar. Green beans. I had a cat about 5 yrs or so ago. (my ex got her in the divorce). I would start to open the can of green beans, she would jump on the counter.. "meow, meow, meow" just non-stop. I started giving her only a couple, I wasn't sure what they would do to her. It eventually turned into 1/2 of the can! So, at least twice a week she got a 1/2 a can of green beans! It was better than catnip, better than that rub under the chin!

I also had (and I know this is a little bit of a bad mommy for me) but one of the others from the previous had to enjoy my fudge bars with me. some people may think this is gross, but me and her both licked the fudge bar. I would let her lick it for only about 5 licks, then take it, give another 5 licks. It was just sooo cute though! She would stick out her little tongue, close her eyes, and just lick, lick, lick!

~Julie~

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 09-25-2004 - 7:27am
*WELCOME* to Cats Leodaisy79!
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Registered: 12-01-2003
Sat, 09-25-2004 - 8:45am
Our dogs ahve always loved carrots and now I see are Ellie is starting to sneak a bite,they are good for them , just not to many!

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 09-25-2004 - 10:00am

Hi Leodaisy79.


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Registered: 07-01-2004
Sat, 09-25-2004 - 3:26pm
Thanks everyone for writing about your cats and their interest in different foods. It sounds like green beans are a more popular veggie but as long as I know Chloe can't get sick from the carrotts, I'll continue to let her play with them while I cook. I have enclosed a link of Chloe playing with her favorite veggie!!!

http://images.ofoto.com/photos696/1/23/79/70/97/7/797707923105_0_ALB.jpg

Thanks Again!

Jackie

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Registered: 12-01-2003
Sat, 09-25-2004 - 7:48pm
It would not let me see it!