Real life MMD: Cat has licked our food, should we eat it?

dizzygirl

i cant see why either the part where the cat licked, couldnt be cut off, if you are truly that squeamish, gravy covered over, or the account not be told....thats if its cooked, (i didnt read the account) and if it hasnt been cooked then cooking will kill off anything the cat would possibly pass on, i doubt very much a cat would and as another suggestion, either dont let the cat about when you are cooking/preparing or dishing out food, lock the cat flap erhm. but as regards eating it, i dont see why not. its a case of eat to survive, then cook the cat ! haha

Kelson

Yes, I find that a good tap on the nose usually works too and I discovered that the best instrument to use is a club-hammer!

Croc_Mad

phantomjasmine wrote: »

My dilemma is this, our cat, re-homed by us in the summer and absolutely gorgeous, recently bit my partner on the arm and caused such a massive infection he had to have surgery to clear it up. I thought it was a one-off but it nipped me the other day, no harm done this time but now I have trust issues. The vet was useless, said we must have startled it. Didn't.

Vets aren't behaviourists, far from it. You're not in Nottingham are you? A vet there told me my rabbit had depression when it was actually kidney failure.

Biting is usually formed when an animal is taken from its Mother too early, they learn bite inhibition from their siblings.

I keep a water bottle to discourage my cats, don't even have to use it, just show them the bottle!

prosaver

dave82 wrote: »

My mum had a cat that hated me mainly because I used to get the dog to chase it. It was at deaths door once with cat flu and hadn't moved for days. It managed to muster the energy to climb a flight of stairs jump onto my bed where I was fast a sleep and sneeze in my face this massive amount of cat flu flem. I am still here to tell the tale and the cat survived as well :-)

:rotfl: :rotfl:
My cousin had a cat and I hated it too.
I use to wind it up etc...
and onday I went to bed and it had done a crap on my quilt,
the dirty.. :eek:
no seriously when you feed the cat, take the bowl of him, start licking your armpits and then lick his cat food .... that will teach him :rotfl:

Bertha_Chappie-Hill

Many years ago when we first set up home together and were totally skint we stole some potatoes from the farmer's field and were looking forward to chips. I came into the kitchen to find cat paw prints in the pan of chip fat. As it was all we had I decided not to tell my husband as I figured that heating the fat would destroy all the germs. We survived.

gravitytolls

Frankly, while I was reading the dilemma, we'd eaten it!

We never, ever throw food out, unless we really have to ~the cat trying it first doesn't fall inthat category.
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cabusty

Suprising how many people think you should just eat the meat.
The other day I caught my dog licking the pizza I had left unattended on the 'dog shelf'. I was going to throw it away then I realised if I hadnt seen him doing it Id have been none the wiser so I ate it anyway.

weesiecodal

french449 wrote: »

One point that everyone has missed. A dog and a cats tounge are both antiseptic. I have always let any of those two pets lick any sore or wound that I have had. They always cleared up a lot quicker than the doctor said they would.

If you are fussy then slice off a very thin slice all round and give it to the cat as a treat.

There is to much emphsis on cleanliness these days and humans are losing thier natural imunity as a result. I'm a 79 year old male who is as fit as a fiddle and rarely even gets a cold!!

This common myth is total rubbish and absoloutely ridiculous when you think about it.
Do you really expect a cat to have a sterile mouth after licking its bum? I dont think so!!

SALTY69

Creosote wrote: »

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No, I would never eat the cat.

Yes your right i could never eat a whole Cat..:D

kassommers

No, you should not eat the delicious lamb. Send it to me and I will take care of it for you.

Then send the cat to me and I will take care of that as well, so you need never worry again about it eating your food.