Question:
I adopted a 6-1/2-year-old cat from PetSmart in Midland, Texas.He is a wonderful cat but has an extreme craving for green plants. I have since gotten rid of all green plants and switched to plastic. He tries to eat the plastic ones, too.He loves ivy and would throw up profusely after eating the leaves. It was severe enough for me to contact a woman from the Midland Adoption Group to ask for help. She took him to the vet and had extensive bloodwork done as well as abdominal X-rays. Everything came back normal. I have since started giving him Nupro natural food (dry) and sprinkling Barley Cat on top. I also mix the Missing Link Omega 3 Feline Formula into his wet food.Since I have made these changes, he hardly throws up anymore, but he continues to try to eat my plastic plants. Any suggestions?.
V.I.L., Houston, TX Jun 24, 2007
Answer:
Keep your cat away from the plastic plants. Plastic contains chemicals that are both attractive and potentially harmful to cats.Many cat owners set out little pots of sprouted wheat grass and other greens, or sprout their own so their cats can "graze" as they wish. You can also finely chop 1 teaspoon of such greenery and mix it into the cat's food once a day.Do your best to transition your cat to a moist cat food, because most dry foods, being loaded with carbohydrates and vegetable proteins like wheat gluten, are not good for cats, who are carnivores.
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