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submitted 8 months ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

Found this one online while browsing for what cats shouldn't eat. However I feel like this area is quite controversial and opinionated. Also feels like half the websites are written by AI and riddled with ads. So if anyone has a good source as to what cats should avoid then let me know.

Anyways, I found this nice illustration, but wanted to hear with you peeps whether you have any experience regarding these food items.

Also what's your take on milk/sour milk for cats? My previous cat loved it so much, and she aged until she was 17 years old, and never seemed to have a problem with it. Also asked the vet at the time and she said it was OK. However every other website I visit tell to never give milk(dairy) to cats. So which is it? Does it just depend on the cat?

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[-] M500@lemmy.ml 57 points 8 months ago

Yeah don’t give them raw chicken because cats that kill chickens in the wild will always cook them first.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 37 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's bc of how our meat is processed/what bacteria may be one it. Cats are not immune to salmonella nor most other foodborne pathogens.

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but that's not a chicken-specific thing. The actual infographic is utter horseshit, of course. Especially with recommending so many greens, as if cats can do more with that than pass them unprocessed and then demand more food as they expelled non-trivial amounts of energy on it.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

It kind of is. You know how it's fine to eat a rare steak, but not rare chicken? It's because of higher contamination levels.

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago

oh yeah fs, the infographic sucks ass but i thought id chime in on specifically why chicken sucks

[-] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

yeah. until it eats the wrong chicken, gets sick and dies.

some stuff is fine until it isnt.

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Animals in the wild die of food poisoning all the time; that doesn't mean that we should have our pets doing the same. It's a bit like playing Russian roulette, the risk is better than outright starving, but it isn't riskless.

Also, I'm not sure but I think that battery farming increases the proliferation of salmonella.

[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

Don't let your cat eat lithium

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

My cat is bipolar, OK? Her vet prescribed lithium and she's getting it! Otherwise she becomes like the feline equivalent of that squirrel from Over The Edge.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 2 points 8 months ago
[-] M500@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

I stand here defeated. You my sir are the true king 🙇‍♂️

[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Fresh kill is a far cry from raw meat days after butchering which is only deemed safe on the condition that it gets cooked.

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