Cats eating... rice?

Nick-H · Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:19

One of our cats is eating dry uncooked rice --- we put it out for the birds.

I wouldn't worry if it was cooked, but dry? I'm concerned thjat it will expand in her digestive system and do harm.

Anyone know?

brishti · Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:40

i used to do the same a couple of years back

couldnt stop myself

some lack of vitamin something... maybe the same with her [kitty]

i stopped after sometime.
didnt do me no harm - but i aint no cat
[ however, i do purr ]

:brishti

theyyamdancer · Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:54

Maybe vitamin B? Our cat Aki this morning attacked a bowl of leftover Bhel Puri!!!

brishti · Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:58

aah yes, vitamin B - thanks yyam!

when dogs eat a certain type of grass - i know, its to solve their digestive problems.
perhaps, cats do the same ?

:brishti

birds · Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:01

I'll ask my cat friend.

brishti · Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:18

from my cat-ty friend

:

cats too eat grass and stuff = roughage, for their digestive tract.
no worries.

:brishti

Nick-H · Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:27

I know about the grass, but rice specifically worries me.

But many thanks, all!

kammaldeep · Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

I know about the grass, but rice specifically worries me.

But many thanks, all!

did you got in touch with the vet??

i hope the doc will have some good answers for this....

Sama · Oct 23rd, 2008, 01:39

I wouldn't worry about the rice. rice expands when cooked and unless the cat has an internal temperature of 212F (sorry, don't know the celcius boiling point!), the rice won't boil! I agree about the roughage and the vitamin deficiency.

my diabetic cat Jack (who has a new lease on life with new insulin by the way) eats all types of stuff -- he especially loves corn, peas, and avocados!

theyyamdancer · Oct 23rd, 2008, 01:42

I used to have a cat called Chopin who ate melon, rinds and all. If there was a melon in the house she would go crazy!

Nick-H · Oct 23rd, 2008, 01:45

I used to have a cat that ate grains and Dhal and stuff --- but cooked, not dry!

In fact, I understand it is common for Indian house cats to have their non-veg padded out with rice and stuff, but it gets cooked first.

Shame this cat is competing with the birds here, this is supposed to be their food!

federica · Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:06

Maybe it's a veg cat...

PeakXV · Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:09

Our nutty cat eats popcorn. You can't have a one delicious white puff in peace anymore without her springing like a jungle cat onto the arm chair and then continuing to encroach on and 'whisker in' on your space until she has that quested kernel in her jaws.

theyyamdancer · Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:13

OK, how about this, then, one of our feline friends eats... peanuts!

Nick-H · Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by federica

Maybe it's a veg cat...

I'm teaching her to say "fish". The way they shout when it appears, they may a well try to say the right word.

The boy-cat makes no progress: he seems unable to get past Meee-ow.

Yogeshwari, his sister (the rice eater) sometimes does seem to be saying 'meen' --- the Tamil for fish.

She's no vegetarian!

Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:19	#1
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	Cats eating... rice? One of our cats is eating dry uncooked rice --- we put it out for the birds. I wouldn't worry if it was cooked, but dry? I'm concerned thjat it will expand in her digestive system and do harm. Anyone know?

Oct 23rd, 2008, 01:39	#9
Sama a pain in the asana Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: the India inside my heart Posts: 6,431	I wouldn't worry about the rice. rice expands when cooked and unless the cat has an internal temperature of 212F (sorry, don't know the celcius boiling point!), the rice won't boil! I agree about the roughage and the vitamin deficiency. my diabetic cat Jack (who has a new lease on life with new insulin by the way) eats all types of stuff -- he especially loves corn, peas, and avocados! __________________ *MY INDIA, 2005-2008* "Once you have felt the Indian dust, you will never be free of it." (Rumer Godden, 1975)

Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:09	#13
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 5,881	Our nutty cat eats popcorn. You can't have a one delicious white puff in peace anymore without her springing like a jungle cat onto the arm chair and then continuing to encroach on and 'whisker in' on your space until she has that quested kernel in her jaws. __________________ What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:40	#2
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	i used to do the same a couple of years back couldnt stop myself some lack of vitamin something... maybe the same with her [kitty] i stopped after sometime. didnt do me no harm - but i aint no cat [ however, i do purr ] :brishti

Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:54	#3
theyyamdancer lost in Mechuka member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete Posts: 4,426	Maybe vitamin B? Our cat Aki this morning attacked a bowl of leftover Bhel Puri!!!

Oct 22nd, 2008, 13:58	#4
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	aah yes, vitamin B - thanks yyam! when dogs eat a certain type of grass - i know, its to solve their digestive problems. perhaps, cats do the same ? :brishti

Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:01	#5
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 1,062	I'll ask my cat friend.

Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:18	#6
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,687	from my cat-ty friend : cats too eat grass and stuff = roughage, for their digestive tract. no worries. :brishti

Oct 22nd, 2008, 14:27	#7
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	I know about the grass, but rice specifically worries me. But many thanks, all!

Oct 23rd, 2008, 01:42	#10
theyyamdancer lost in Mechuka member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete Posts: 4,426	I used to have a cat called Chopin who ate melon, rinds and all. If there was a melon in the house she would go crazy!

Oct 23rd, 2008, 01:45	#11
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 36,213	I used to have a cat that ate grains and Dhal and stuff --- but cooked, not dry! In fact, I understand it is common for Indian house cats to have their non-veg padded out with rice and stuff, but it gets cooked first. Shame this cat is competing with the birds here, this is supposed to be their food!

Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:06	#12
federica Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,774	Maybe it's a veg cat...

Oct 23rd, 2008, 02:13	#14
theyyamdancer lost in Mechuka member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete Posts: 4,426	OK, how about this, then, one of our feline friends eats... *peanuts*!