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myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland5 months ago

Hiya My_Cat_Lover_Lotters happy

After watching a piece of local news it made me think of why there isn't a mouse flavoured cat food. Do cats actually eat the mice they catch? In all my years of having cats I must admit I never ever saw them eat their prey. Mice are caught in mouse traps every day, so where do these mice go? Or how about sparrow flavour? Do you think cats would eat that? If you could create a cat food recipe what would be in it?

Alice happy


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tags:  cat food, cats, mouse flavour, mouse, cat
 
1. myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10296)   ranked 5 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

Plastic for Tiger, wool for Sunny, curling ribbon for Jason and skin for Oreo. My cats have very strange tastes!:-)


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10296)   ranked 5 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

I was first, I was first, I was first!!!!!

Guess it's morning there, huh? Past my bedtime. lol


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

lol... interesting flavours dawn
Yes it's morning here, I've been awake since 2am!


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10296)   ranked 5 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

my cats are a wee bit strange...


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

They do say pets are like their owners whistlerasp


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (10296)   ranked 5 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  4 months ago

rasp

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2. myLot reputation of 90/100. krajibg (2495)   ranked 25 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

Hi Alice,

Novel idea. This is a matter of flavor only whereas people are moving to the moon to live the rest of life.

But beware cats are quite catty. very shrewd and to befool them you have to go for a brainstorming session.

I would if I were to make some would prepare mice shaped biscuits.


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya Rajib
Cats love their little treats and mouse shaped biscuits would be a nevelty too. I've seen fish shaped ones and bone shaped for dogs, so why not mice or even bird shaped ones for cats. Thanx for responding thumbup

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. steflane (1240)   ranked 127 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

Hmm...good question. lol Maybe the cat food companies feel like people won't buy mouse flavored food just because most people don't like mice. How selfish for owners to hide such a delicacy from their cats! drool




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Ingredients:

chicken and rice
wheat grass
cat hair
toxic houseplant
dried moths
spider bits
Kentucky blue grass
milk
mouse
carrots (to neutralize green color to a more suitable vomit color)


I think cats would love this stuff. thumbup


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya Steflane
I would like to think that pet owners could broaden their minds and expand the cat food choices. I very rarely bought fishy foods for my kids, never mind the cats! rolleyes am I a bad mum? lol
I particularly like the dried moth and spider bits and the vomit colour blink I think they would love it too lol

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. MissAmie (579)   ranked 70 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

My guess is it tastes mostly like chicken. Is it bad to admit I've eaten squirrel...it tastes exactly like chicken. I grew up in the country, we ate all kinds of weird stuff. No mice though.


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya MissAmie happy
chicken is good thumbup so I think the cats would like squirrel too, grey or red? whistle


myLot reputation of 93/100. MissAmie (579)   ranked 70 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

It was really good. My great aunt cooked them and made mashed potatoes and gravy to go with them. As far as if they were gray or red...probably gray. I didn't actually kill them or even see them dead. I was a kid and they fed them to me BEFORE telling me what I was eating. ha ha.

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. riyasam (10895)   ranked 37 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

hmmmm,come to think of it,i have also not seen a cat actually have a mouse!!maybe that is the whole reason why they are called as shrewd and cunningbut,yes,i have seen them have fish!to imagine that,i called my kids fussy about food!!!


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya mable
I don't think I could stand seeing them eat their prey! All that blood and guts, no thank you mam thumbdown


myLot reputation of 95/100. riyasam (10895)   ranked 37 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

you know,i love chicken but here in india,they kill the chicken before oour very eyes which is a gruesome experience for me.

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6. myLot reputation of 100/100. paula27661 (5567)   ranked 14 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

I wonder...I know that cats are not all that keen on milk which is contrary to popular belief. Perhaps felines just enjoy catching the mouse and not so much eating it. I am not sure though because my two cats are indoor cats and thankfully I have not seen mice around the house; one of them did try to attack my bird once and thankfully got stopped in time.
My male cat would love cat food made of broom bristles, wool and grass!


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya Paula

Each time I put milk down for my cats it went untouched, but they did like a little cream now and then. Water from a garden puddle or from the toilet bowl seemed to be preferable rolleyes
Your the 2nd person to say wool... very weird that cats should like this whistle Broom bristles is odd, actually eating them? Grass doesn't surprise me, that's to make them vomit up the hairballs isn't it?

 
7. myLot reputation of 89/100. ShirleyBillingsley (898)   ranked 23 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

Some cats actually do eat their prey. I have bobtails, that have no problem with running down something, and then eating it. Of course, they are not the typical cat either. My sister watched as her long tailed cat, played with the catch of a mouse. He never did eat it, just played with it. I guess it all depends on the cat.
I feed mine cat food, and food from the house as well, when they need the extra protein or nutrition.


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya Shirley
Now I never thought of that, I guess they are just like us humans and have taste preferences. I another discussion a person spoke of their cat being afraid of rats, but then they were big rats! whistle Thanks for responding thumbup

 
8. myLot reputation of 60/100. AngryKittyMSV (1878)   ranked 123 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

I had a cat, Little Kitty (greatest cat who ever lived, RIP) who used to eat the mice she caught, she also ate the rabbits she caught. She used to kill squirrels but for some reason never ate them. She'd catch birds and eat them as well. A friend once told me that in Europe that have rabbit cat food, which I know my Kitty would have LOVED. My cats that I have now don't eat their kills, unless it's bugs, they just torment the poor mice until I am able to rescue them or they die. One cat, Lily, likes to run around growling at the other cats with the poor dead mouse hanging from her mouth, but she doesn't bother to eat it.

Like another responder, half my cats are "plastic addicted" meaning they go nuts for the stuff even though it's "not for kitties".

My cats would like a food that is "people food and catnip". LOL


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya kitty happy
That's right we do have rabbit variety catfood, lamb, chicken, beef, duck, turkey as well as all the fish varieties. They are even introducing vegetables into some of them... do you think cats are getting a better deal than us? lol
I guess it depends on the cat too, my cats would kill insects but never eat them.
People food! lol.. now I know a few that would make perfect donators whistle I've never known a cat not to like catnip... I wonder what's in it. If I used bleach for anything (diluted of course) my cat would lick my hands for ages and even try to bite sometimes!

 
9. myLot reputation of 89/100. Margajoe (2140)   ranked 54 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

Hi Alice! How are you? Hope you are doing well.

I must admit, I have seen cats play with mice, but never seen them eat it.
I think that is because they get food from us.
If the cat is really hungry, he will eat it. Like wild animals, cats.
As for the bird part. I had a cat, that was so sick. He could not eat anymore.
I had gotten him out of an animal shelter. Only had him for about one month. A simonies cat. They are normally very skinny. But he was too skinny.
I took him home and at first he ate little bits. He would lay beside me when my husband left for work. He was so nice.
One day he just could not eat. I remember the lady at the shelter telling me he loves Chicky's. So, I did what I never thought I would do, and bought some.
He eat those, but only lasted a week.
I brought him back to the shelter and they said he was healthy, they should all look so good.
WEIRD! Poor thing could not eat. I brought him to a normal animal doctor and they tried to save him, but it was too late.
I had to put him to sleep, or he would have starved to death.
It was years ago, and I still feel sad about it.


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya Margajoe! i'm not too bad hon, how's you?
That could be a lot to do with it of course, all big cats and ferral cats would eat their catch. I've not heard of simonies cats confused maybe you mean siamese? Those are the only skinny ones I can think of, usually brown and beige in colour. I'm sorry you lost him, it's hard when we lose our beloved pets.


myLot reputation of 89/100. Margajoe (2140)   ranked 54 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

Hi!!!
Yes that is what I mean, hahaha! "Siamese."
I did turn it into something weird,lol
They are not known as the friendly type.
But I fell in love with him the moment I set eyes on him.
At least he had a nice last month. He did not have to die alone
in the shelter. He seemed very grateful.
Somehow you just know when an animal needs you.
Have a nice day!happy

 
10. myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6971)   ranked 10 out of 274 in alice_in_webland   5 months ago

How would the quality control people know what mouse tastes like? confused At least with lamb, tuna, salmon and the like, they have a base level of understanding to determine if they're close to the mark or not. I betcha didn't realise that PEOPLE taste cat and dog food prior to the producer's agreeing on a flavour didya? shocked Now how's THAT for a job and a half! They should come up with arse flavouring for dog food too actually 'cos they sure do like to spend a good amount of time licking around that area. And scrotum flavour too I suppose. w00t

If I were to come up with a cat food flavour, I reckon I'd go for dolphin. I'm sure every cat dreams of catching and eating a dolphin at some stage or another. Maybe even emu or ostrich for the same reasons. What cat wouldn't want to be able to brag to the other cats that it took down an emu or an ostrich?


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

hiya James! good to see you back my friend thumbup how was the holiday?... do a discussion on it please lol.
Hmmmm no sooner back than you're rattling my cage lol. Well I expect you're right, there has to be a taster for all foods, even for our pets. But.... if those foods/varieties had to be tasted initially why is someone not brave enough to test sparrow or mouse? rasp
ROFL thanx for that belly laugh I've needed it. Yes dogs are always at their nether regions, so scrotum flavour would suit them down to the ground.
lol@ bragging cats... noooo no dolphin flavour allowed... bugger off hahaha


myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6971)   ranked 10 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

The holiday was short, but great nonetheless thanks! happy I did do a discussion when I got back yesterday by the way. wink Oh and you can get plenty of dolphin in cans of tuna by the way. Just don't buy the brands that say they're "green" and you should hit the jackpot! w00t


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

ahhh I'm all over it like a rash lol I wasn't in the lot much yesterday James, i got bad news so needed a bit time on my own, which actually made me feel worse, so I'm here today.
Sick about the dolphins in tuna cans btw rasp


myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6971)   ranked 10 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

Sick is good! thumbup lol.

I'm sorry to hear you had some bad news and I hope light is at the end of the tunnel on this one. Keep busy Alice, we can be our own worst enemies if there's stress afoot and we don't keep ourselves busy! wink


myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6971)   ranked 10 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

Thanks for the BR Alice and I hope you're feeling a lot more upbeat lately. wink


myLot reputation of 99/100. Aliceinwebland (5226)   ranked 1 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  5 months ago

YW James
Upbeat? When was I downbeat? lol
When the wind was knocked out of my sails? whistle rasp


myLot reputation of 97/100. Eskimo (1725)   ranked 29 out of 274 in alice_in_webland  1 month ago

James, a number of years ago, the managing director of Kennomeat 9don't know if its still in existence) went on TV eating a can of kennomeat, (at least that's what it said on the tin). I wouldn't want to share my tin of 'DoggyDins' with him though. lol

Paws for thought!!

 
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