Opossum eats a huge cake in a yard in Nebraska
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
February 24, 2025 3:43pm CST
Kim Doggett who is a resident of Gretna Nebraska purchased a cake from a Costco store as she placed the cake in her back yard on Tuesday February 11.
Kim was amazed that a female opossum managed to eat the entire cake which made the animal sick.
Kim contacted the local Humane Society to inform them about the opossum eating the entire cake.
The opossum was taken to a local animal hospital where the animal is being treated of lead in her system with activated charcoal to neutralize the illness.
The opossum is expected to make a full recovery and released in a few weeks to her home.
Lesson to be learned is that when an animal sees food in a table or floor, they will eat the meal since they are hungry.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
24 Feb 25
This strikes me as funny seeing an opposum eating cake.2 people like this
@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Feb 25
I am in agreement with you since I never heard of an opossum eating a cake.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
25 Feb 25
It seems that only us, human beings, can eat awful foods without dying immediatly. I don´t understand why people leave food for us near animals.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Feb 25
That is a good question why humans will leave food for animals to eat.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Feb 25
I guess the opossum was hungry.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb 25
I feel sorry for that opossum. The ones that come at night for my leftovers get potatoes, some sausage, and bread.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Feb 25
That is true since animals are known for eating leftovers of food.
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@Deepizzaguy (122070)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Feb 25
That is true since i would be upset if an animal ate my food that I left on a table as well. I also hope that the opossum will make a full recovery,
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@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
24 Feb 25
This seems to be a bit of a foolhardy action, to feed a wild animal a chocolate cake, like that.
Most animals are unable to eat the processed junk foods eaten by humans.
Cakes contain enough processed ingredients that cannot be metabolized by opossum's digestive tracts. Feeding an opossum cake usually is its last meal, as it does not often recover from doing this.
At least, the lady, got help for the poor opossum, and it appears that it will be ok, in this instance.
