Does your cat like sweet corn? - Democratic Underground

TheMightyFavog

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Tue Aug-11-09 02:08 PM
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Does your cat like sweet corn?

The barn cats here always seem to jump right in the compost bin and pick at the cobs whenever we have Sweet corn.

WTF?

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Kali

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Tue Aug-11-09 02:50 PM
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1. I never noticed for sweet corn

but Mamakitty likes ANY kind of corn product - tortillas, chips, corn bread, and especially dog food - which is not good because it makes her hack all over the house.

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grasswire

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Tue Aug-11-09 03:16 PM
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2. Chester was WILD for corn silk.

As soon as I would bring home fresh corn from the market, he would be in the bag rooting it out. He would eat a whole handful of it happily.

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Demoiselle

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Tue Aug-11-09 06:03 PM
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3. My mom had a SIamese cat crazy for corn on the cob.

She'd whine and carry on until we threw her an ear.
Then she's gnaw away at it. Poor thing. Kitty teeth are not designed for eating corn on the cob. The ear would be sort of punctured all over...quite messy.

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Demoiselle

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Wed Aug-12-09 09:32 AM
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11. We used to say she was "eliminating the middle mouse." (rim shot)

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IcyPeas

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Tue Aug-11-09 06:09 PM
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4. oh yes.

my cat would go berserk (like it was catnip) when I started peeling (husking?) the corn. I would always scrape a bunch of kernels into a bowl for him. a real treat.

meow

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trof

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Tue Aug-11-09 06:29 PM
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5. Nope. Cantaloupe.

Yeah, weird.

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WolverineDG

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Wed Aug-12-09 03:32 PM
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16. Cantelope rind over here

and she would fight me for it. :scared:

wow, glad to know I'm not the only one who's cat is nuts.

dg

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hippywife

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Tue Aug-11-09 07:58 PM
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6. Yep.

Our oldest one loves it. I always give her a little bit, not too much tho, as a treat substitute.

:hi:

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The Velveteen Ocelot

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:15 PM
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7. Yes. My old cat Charles (the same one who ate balloons)

Edited on Tue Aug-11-09 08:15 PM by The Velveteen Ocelot

loved corn. He would beg for the husks, and was happy to chew on the cobs. I don't know if he liked the corn itself, or the butter, but it was fun to watch him try to gnaw the corn off. Cats don't have exactly the right sort of teeth for it.

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Curtland1015

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:16 PM
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8. Our dearly departed cat "Amber" loved potato peels.

Only cat I've ever seen that liked potatoes.

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yellowdogintexas

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Tue Aug-11-09 10:04 PM
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9. I have had 3 cats that loved sweet corn. All were tuxedo cats .

my last one would take the corn cobs and hide them all over the house. LOl we found them in some strange places.

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TreasonousBastard

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Wed Aug-12-09 09:19 AM
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10. Maxine would climb into the pot on the stove...

after it cooled down, and pop out a few corncobs. Then worry them all over the house.

Both cats loved cornflakes.

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meow2u3

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Wed Aug-12-09 11:27 AM
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12. My cat Ruby does

She'll eat the corn off my plate if I bring my food up to my room to eat it. That's how come I eat downstairs.

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snooper2

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Wed Aug-12-09 11:31 AM
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13. no, but the Bichon Frise likes strawberries

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KamaAina

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Wed Aug-12-09 01:52 PM
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14. I once knew a kitty who was mad for broccoli.

He weighed well over 30 pounds. Go figure. :eyes:

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NickB79

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Wed Aug-12-09 02:24 PM
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15. Yep, and ours were farm cats too

Our house cats won't touch the stuff though. Weird.

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