Re:tofu for dogs *(cats that eat tofu)

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     I have 4 cats, and one of them seems to always know when I am getting the

tofu out of the fridge to make something with it.  Before last summer, he used

to come 'round and sit

just as close as he could get to the base of the kitchen counter and look up at

me and

make the most pleading (whining) " Meeooowwww! " to " ask " to get a small chunk of

tofu, which he would daintily nibble at and and then seem to ask for more!

 

     Well, last summer, DH and I had to be gone for 4 days and when we got back,

the pet sitter told me she thought one of my cats was sick, and it turned out to

be the little " tofu-beggar " named " Tiger " .  He happens to be special to me--he

has 3 legs and is just so cute and loving...I was so sad to find out he was the

one who seemed sick!  He had a urinary infection and crystals in his bladder. 

Alas!  The vet insisted on him getting on a special type of cat food for " the

rest of his life " , supposedly to prevent his getting any more severe

urinary problems.  He had to give up his tofu-begging!

 

    I don't give Tiger little pieces of tofu anymore, but he really did like

them, and he was the only one of my cats that ever had interest in trying it. 

It probably wouldn't hurt to give him

a small tidbit of it now, but if he ever got another " episode " and had to go to

the vet, I sould

not face the vet (who can be intimidatingly stern) if I had " cheated " on Tiger's

food.  Oh well!

It always seemed to me a mystery why one cat would like one kind of food and all

the rest

never had any interest.  Another of my cats seemed to like a little cooked

broccoli just once in a while. They are strange little creatures!

 

   Sorry to be so off-topic, but it's late, I am foggy-brained from visiting

relatives across the

state today and a post about cats and their idiosyncrasies just got my

attention!

 

Good wishes to one and all!

--Laura B., in Illinois (with my DH and 4 cats!)

 

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My one cat loves tofu and will eat a bit when I open a package.  It doesn't

bother her but the other cat runs from it.

Donna