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My old neighbor was a vet tech. One thing I learned from her is to keep in mind relative size in treats. For a normal size cat, a single slice of salami is analogous to a pound of salami for a normal sized person. Giving kitties treats is fun, but they aren't that bright and will absolutely eat more than they can handle if given the chance. Even if it doesn't kill them, it can cause them pain, and it's on us to do what we can to keep them from hurting themselves.
they aren't that bright and will absolutely eat more than they can handle if given the chance
Second this. Had a cat that learned how to open cabinets. He found his dry food and ate everything. All of it until he had a bowel obstruction.
And even then, at the vet, he very willingly gobbled down his medication.
Cat tax
Damn that's one adorable glutton. And he looks famished! You should give him a treat.
He's not alive anymore but he was a very special cat. Very hungry and very jealous. He wanted all! :D
Garlic, which is often in salami, is toxic to cats. Please be careful.
Waaay too much fat and sodium for a cat. Bad idea.
Well it's not exactly healthy for me is it?
It won't kill her.
That's not how it works. Their organs are different and can't process the high sodium in the same way. It's definitely not good for them.
It's probably fine this one time, but if you give it to her more than once, especially large portions like that, it could impact her health.
My gosh you people concern yourselves with what I feed my cat more than what you feed yourselves huh?
It’s in the damn title “a little slommy”.
No her diet is not 100% fatty processed salty cold cuts.
She is an exceptionally healthy cat, always has been, very active outdoors and showing no signs of ageing despite being 13 this year. Rarely ever had to take her to the vet, the worst we get is some knots in her fur sometimes.
Put my cat in the ER. 4 grand later...
Damn, shame.
Like I said before in other comments, this was taken a couple weeks ago, and she’s totally fine.
Yeah it was a housemate thinking they were being sweet with the cat and I didn't know. I think older people, older generations think its fine. and like mayyyyyybe once in an eternity its fine. But humans are very good at making excuses for themselves, and it being "fine".
Fat maybe, but cats' kidneys are more efficient than ours and can actually hydrate by drinking sea water.
https://www.catster.com/nutrition/can-cats-drink-salt-water/
I don't understand the haters.
One or two bites isn't going to hurt them.
One of my cats loves cheese. But it has to be sharp, stinky cheese. I know it's not good for him, but a tiny little piece every few weeks isn't going to hurt.
Not even hating. Literally only gave my male cat two bites of perschuto and he got a bladder blockage.
Was painful, he almost died, and it costed 6 grand. We didn't have pet insurance then so that was a lesson I did not forget.
I seen my cat in intense pain and almost die, I am almost slightly offended you would call me a hater for trying to warn another person of what could happen. If anyone doesnt know yes over salty foods and fatty foods are bad for cats, especially male cats. You can call someone a hater for sounding passionate but I think you should understand where that passion comes from, and its a one of concern. Its not someone telling you what to do, it's someone warning you.
your cat had 2 grams of a meat product that is 6% salt by weight and that is the only cause of the blockage? a perfectly healthy fully grown cat with no pre-existing conditions? the vet specifically told you "the only cause of this bladder blockage is the milligrams of sodium contained in two house cat mouth sized bites of prosciutto"?
We dont fully know what cause the blockage, it could be litter, stress, food, etc.
The vet never told us specifically what could of caused it because she had no way to know. We assumed it was the meat snacks we gave him because that was one of the few variables that made sense to us that the vet listed. Could of even been the food brands we where feeding him at the time, could be the dusty litter.
Regardless we didn't risk any variable and changed to his prescription diet, the litter, and the works and we havent had a issue sense. I still think it was the meat but honestly could of been the liter, or various other things. Certainly not going to start testing to prove my hypothesis.
Also he's 5-6 years old with 4 of those years with us. From those years before the bladder blockage yeah I would say he was a normal healthy cat with no issues before that. Most of the time you don't get a cat with preexisting conditions, you just end up with a cat and you presume its healthy until proven otherwise. He could of had this before but it took a long time for the issue to surface.
No hatred at all.
House cats are surprisingly delicate and surprisingly stupid little critters and it's our job as their designated thinking monkeys to properly take care of them, and that includes keeping their dietary needs in mind. Plants that are delicious to us humans are poisonous to house cats. Look at that cute little face and think about how much dying of kidney failure hurts as you're designing treats for your furry little buddy.
The cat my family had growing up loved cheese so much that we'd jingle our metal cheese slicer to draw him out whenever we couldn't find him. He lived to be 16. He probably ate an entire pound of cheese every year from all the scraps my sister would give him.
The problem is that you need to take memes seriously and get in fights with people on the Internet.
I just liked the pic and moved on, cuz I knew the comment section would be this way lol
Type shit.
Shit.
Ok, what now?
Drink some water and have a great day!
Now I need to pee
Such is the struggle of being hydrated. Tbh it's one of the reasons I can never see myself become a "hydro homie".
It's half past 10pm here and I've already done the latter while doing plenty of the former (plus making sure to get my electrolytes so it's properly utilized), but right back at you! 🫶🏼
It's half past 10pm here
We're in the same timezone then!!! Happyyyy ❤️
It's good to hear that you had a great day and drank plenty of water! I have a bit of trouble myself with keeping hydrated enough...I do my best!
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Wasn't there a french cartoon with some black cat that likes stinky cheese and grants people the magic superpower of destroying anything they touch?
My man's, are talking about pepe le'pew? His green stink would wilt plants and stuff, but I don't think he passed along that power.
Just a little bit of slommy!
It’s very salty for the fella and especially hard on their kidneys as they get older. Give it as a rare treat and make sure kibty drinks plenty of water after.
I would personally rinse the slommy with water and give a few small bacon bits sized pieces. :3
Don't do that! Once they taste the slommy they will KILL to get it!
Everyone here (rightfully) upset about possibly hurting the kitty and I'm just here like salami goddamnit! Salami!
...I'm old
Wow, I even looked at the picture of some salami and didn't consider that's what "slommy" was meant to mean. Sounds like an urban dictionary entry.
She looks very polite. Give her more.
Did my cat get a Neuralink and join Lemmy?
No more for you! Not for a long time anyway.
A little, little bit. As a very occasional treat. Remember that the salt and spices in salami are dosed for humans that are, on average, 15 times larger than a house cat, and things like garlic and onion aren't toxic to us but they are to them.
Unsalted, boiled chicken breast is a better every-day treat for kitty.
That one looks like it's peppered. I didn't know cats liked black pepper.