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submitted 5 months ago by meekah@lemmy.world to c/cat@lemmy.world

I was thinking about some raw fish or something like that, he seems to really like salmon. Any suggestions or things to watch out for?

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[-] meekah@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I haven't served raw/fresh salmon yet, but his dry food is salmon and his favorite snacks are as well. His wet food is a mix of basically anything, but also sometimes salmon. So I don't think he's allergic.

Thanks for the heads up regarding the bones!

He wants to try basically anything I eat. Even when I scratch my skin in my face hes like "huh?! What you got there??" so it's hard to tell what hes really craving.

Scritches delivered!

[-] GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

They make freeze dried raw salmon treats for dogs and cats. Mine go crazy for them!

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

saw this list of recipes

The beef and carrots amused me- my “time share” kitty- he’s an escape artist that used to get into my greenhouse and steal carrots. not that he was eating them- didn’t show up in his poo; what he was doing with them is a mystery.

A word of caution… cats probably won’t care if it’s super expensive “sushi grade” or whatever, and certainly not more than you would.

[-] meekah@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Thanks for that link! I might try to cook one of these meals.

Your time share kitty sounds like a very cute rascal!

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yup. What’s fun is when you offer him a carrot. He looks at it like… “wtf am I going to do with that?!”

Torties, amirite?

[-] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sorry to go slightly off topic here, but do you have a male tortie?? Those are quite rare, because it requires 2 X chromosomes to produce the tortie coat.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I assumed he’s a tortie. He’s got that coloration. (Or I’m just an idiot. But he has black/brownish-tan.)

Didn’t know it was rare. Gonna have to ask his people about. (It’s probably something they knew… it he’s getup their in years so, they probably never mentioned it.)

[-] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Maybe you're thinking tabby? Brown tabbies are often referred to as the "standard issue cat", and are commonly found as both XX and XY cats. Torties are black/brown and orange, and their coloring is the result of having one X chromosome for black/brown, and a second one for orange.

My apologies, I just find their genetics so fascinating!

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Definitely not. He’s got that brindle coat with black, light brown and tannish orange. (No white, though.)

My understanding currently is either he has XXY chromosomes, or is a chimera. I’m also fascinated by the genetics, so don’t apologize.

[-] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I thought he liked apples for a short while. I kept giving him small pieces and he at them. Then one day I decided to chop a whole 1/8 of an apple into small pieces and he barely ate any of that 😂 but yeah often he really seems disappointed when I offer him some of my food

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