Question:
Lately, my 13-year-old cat has been yowling whenever I cook with spaghetti (pasta) sauce. I let her have a little off my finger and now she's constantly yowling whenever I begin to cook with it. I wonder if tomato sauce is OK for her. Does this indicate some deficiency in her diet, or does she just like the taste?.
B.P., Odenton, Md Oct 10, 2004
Answer:
Cats and dogs often develop a taste for tomato sauce. In fact, no dog of mine has ever turned away from my tomato-based sauce. But if your sauce contains garlic and onions it could cause a blood disease in your cat.So keep your recipe very basic. A little sauce is a good acidifier and, along with a pinch of oregano, may be advantageous in helping to keep your cat's urinary tract healthy. But give her no more than a tablespoonful of sauce per serving -- all things in moderation.
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