| Paw Colors | Points |
|---|---|
| Grey | 0-49 |
| Red | 50-149 |
| Orange | 150-299 |
| Green | 300-599 |
| Magenta | 600-1499 |
| Purple | 1500-4999 |
| Blue | 5000-9999 |
| Brown | 10000-24999 |
| Black | 25000+ |
i know its better, safer, and healthier to give your cat only cat food. but is there by any chance any type of human food i could give my cat? if i were a cat, i would definitely hate having to eat the same thing every day. is it safe to give him a variety?? and another thing, for some reason my cat loves catching and eating bugs, but when we accidentally drop a piece of shrimp on the floor, he just sniffs it and walks away! I thought cats liked seafood…
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Most cats don’t get bored with their food the way humans do. They eat to live, the don’t live to eat, so to speak. That said, you can always get different flavors of canned cat food and give a spoonful of it as a treat if your cat will eat canned food.
There are some people who do a carefully controlled raw diet for their cats. This takes a lot of knowledge and time and patience to get the right balance of raw meats to avoid malnutrition and to get your cat to eat it if he’s not used to it. You can go to http://www.catinfo.org if you want to learn more about a raw diet.
If you’re just looking to give your cat the occasional treat of “real” food, things like boiled chicken are good. Tuna is the classic “cat treat” but I would not feed it too often as some cats can become fixated on it and stop eating anything else. Too much fish is also bad for cats. A little tidbit of it when you open a can to make a sandwich or salad is not harmful though. As for the shrimp, well not all cats like shrimp. Not even all of them like all types of fish though most will eat canned tuna.
Things you want to AVOID: Vegetables and fruits of any kind, and bread/grain products, candy and sweets. These have NO place in a carnivore’s diet and some of them, like onions and chocolate, are actually toxic to cats. Dairy products including cheese and milk shouldn’t be fed (most cats are lactose intolerant and this can cause digestive upsets). Very salty and/or preserved processed foods like canned chicken, lunch meats, hot dogs, bacon, ham, etc are also bad for cats. A lot of commercially sold “cat treats” are pretty terrible as well and full of artificial colors and dangerous preservatives. BHA, BHT and Ethoxyquin are the worst offenders (the first two are still used in human foods in the United States but have been banned in Europe and several other places because they can cause cancer, Ethoxyquin is banned both in the US and abroad for human consumption and was originally used in rubber products like tires).
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On the dairy products, just another note: The vast majority of cats *are* largely lactose intolerant. Some of them can tolerate a little bit though (and some can't). If you have never allowed your cat to eat dairy only give a *tiny* amount and see if your cat gets sick. NEVER give a large amount. If it's bigger than the nail on your pinky finger, it's too much. Generally the higher fat content in a dairy product, the lower the levels of lactose (i.e. cream has much less lactose than skim milk) and products made for lactose-intolerant people such as milk that has had the lactose removed may not cause an upset. There are also cat treats that are "cat milk" that have been made to taste like milk but not make your cat sick. I have not looked at these products though and cannot tell you if the ingredients are unhealthy. If your cat just really loves dairy, *proceed with caution* and "your mileage may vary". Milk is not nutritionally balanced for cats and should never be more than an occasional treat even if your cat tolerates it well. Fresh water should always be given to cats and milk should never be offered as a the sole liquid to your cat as some people may suggest ("milk for cats water for dogs" and other such old wives tales).
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