Comments on: Gratuitous pet survey: Unexpected stuff pets like to eat

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:53:26 +0000

My cat, Philip, is generally pretty sneaky, and is young enough to not have quite figured out yet that I don’t share my food with him. Most of the time he’s easy enough to shoo away when I’m eating, but whenever I have pasta he pulls out all the stops and somehow always ends up with some. I’m not sure why… I would have thought it would be too bland for him or something, but he’s even crazier about pasta than about tuna or salmon.

I do love that he catches flies… I end up with more than my fair share in the house because my window screens don’t fit quite right, but I haven’t had a problem with them in the three months I’ve had Pip. He’ll jump up and catch them in mid-air! He’s quite the hunter!

He also goes crazy when I give the rabbits hay… mind you this is every day, and he still gets a kick out of it. I haven’t seen him actually eat any, but he’ll go in the cage with them and chew on it.

By: 2CatMom

2CatMom — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:30:53 +0000

Teddy loves anything sweet like cake and cookies(and I thought cats can’t detect sweets). His all time favorite snacks are baked sweet potatoes (but no marshmellows).

Both my cats love gefilte fish (also called g’filthy fish in my house).

And under supervision, I bone from a rack of lamb solicits much feet kicking and wrestling from both kitties.

By: Crystal in MI

Crystal in MI — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:42:05 +0000

The thing that surprised me is that a dog I’m fostering (Koli) absolutely LOVES wasabi. She’s begged for it a few times when I’ve brought home sushi. The commercial paste is too strong(and full of horseradish) for me so I never ate it. I figured what the heck, I’d let her have a taste and that would be that. She’d learn the hard way. Boy was I wrong!!! She wanted to know where the rest was. LOL. She’s normally good about not begging from me for things she knows I won’t share, one such thing being potato chips. A couple weeks ago I was craving wasabi and just happened to pass by potato chips flavored with wasabi; they came home with me. I didn’t even get the bag open before Koli was sitting at my feet drooling like a St.Bernard (she’s a Husky.) When I opened it she was pulling out all the stops and doing just about every trick in her repertoire and doing her best to be the cutest looking husky in the world. I found the situation too amusing to refuse her one. She’s graciously obedient most of the time and beautifully composed, and the scent of wasabi clearly meant a lot to her. I normally don’t tolerate such types of outlandish displays of disobedience, but this time it was an act of desperation that was as equally amusing that did wonders to cheer me up; I just *had* to reward her efforts to procure one of her favorite foods (despite it being attached to a potato product.) After all, she never crossed the line of etiquette. She didn’t take, steal, or crowd personal boundaries; she was just flamboyantly exuberant. To have captured that moment on video would have been priceless (or maybe not if sent in to AFV ;-) )

Wasabi! The dog likes wasabi! Of all things. *shaking head*

By: Barbara Saunders

Barbara Saunders — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:36:22 +0000

Mine loves fruit more than meat. He just wolfed down two whole peaches. It has to be sweet; he will eat organic, vine-ripened tomatoes but not the average store-bought ones.

By: kb

kb — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:41:53 +0000

My dog loves food, but the 2 oddest things are she won’t eat plain rice unless you mix it with a tiny bit of something else and she likes pickled ginger. And she’ll steal and peel her own bananas if they are left on the counter.

By: Needles

Needles — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:54:03 +0000

Jack (cat) loves green cocktail olives, which I use in martinis. When he hears the ice and the cocktail shaker, he appears for his olives. He apparently doesn’t care for the pimientos and leaves them behind on the floor.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:55:34 +0000

Oh and this past Easter he managed to find and devour a 60z hollow chocolate Easter bunny. That was scary, but it was milk chocolate and the vet said he’d probably throw up but be fine. He seemed to suffer no ill effects at all, though. Bad dog. :O)

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:54:03 +0000

Kasey will eat just about anything. Two of the more interesting are bananas and houseflies.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:05:14 +0000

My kitten is completely disinterested in catnip, but stole a shred of lettuce from an unattended plate and proceeded to munch his way through it.

By: Moira

Moira — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:12:35 +0000

I’ve had abyssinians for the last 20+ years. So far there isn’t much they won’t try. Bentley loved to share my artichoke if I would hold the leaf. Chili, maple syrup, pizza, and just about anything else. While abys are often known for eating cantaloupe, mine have preferred honeydew or watermelon. Ben tried the quiche and brownies sitting on the stove to cool. I’ve learned that no food can sit out, cooling items are whisked in to the micro for their own safety. My current aby has carried apples, bananas and tomatoes to me to share with her. Veggies and fruits have to be hidden in a cupboard or a kettle with a lid.