Quorn: Ok to feed to cats?

[Cheesecat]

  I do the same Ruth, everytime they see me eating they must think "wow! something to eat, can I have some?" and ignore my "nooo not kitty food! not for cats" etc but after they get a sniff they change their mind (and then look at me like "is that it?") 

They were obsessed with the idea of Quorn before, but I tried giving them a piece and there was no fooling them - Cheese looked at me like "you must be kidding" 

[Kittybabe (Ruth)]

Thanks for that Sir.

I think it was a passing wonder, the vivid interest waned slightly as the evening progressed and Lexy shows no interest. This I am pleased with. I often have conversations with Lexy about human food.  I tell her no, she looks at me like I'm a meany, I tell her no again, then she watches me eat with the puss in boots eyes.... i dip my finger in whatever it is I'm eating, let her sniff it and she makes a decision as to whether or not she will like it.  Usually, unless its spinach and the odd sized rationed portion of Dairlylea, Lexy agrees with my verdict that if I won't eat her food, she shouldn't eat mine 

[Corporal Smokey]

I didn't know about mushrooms either but I never eat anything with onions in. They smell lovely but meowmy says they can cause/affect anaemia (can't remember which).

We had a lovely kitty called "hope" who we lost last year (before they brought me home so I never met her). She is meowmy's inspiration for doing work with rescues. She had renal failure and never responded to treatment. It was a bad few months and meowmy spent every available minute on the internet trying to find advice and support (sadly she didn't know about purrs back then).

She found lots of eye opening things about plants and seemingly harmless foods that can be deadly.

As a result, the only treats Josh and I have are meat and fish to be on the safe side. I'm allowed a little cheese on occasion and p.i.l.l.s are given to us using only beef paste or "Mum's Own" babyfood.

I think she's paranoid and I'm sure that most things are harmless in small doses, but it's better to be safe.

Shame really, meowmy loves quorn! 

[blackcat]

Remember good old Jess Yates - the Bishop? He was caught doing naughty things with young ladies in dubious circumstances and ended his career is disgrace.

as the actress said to the bishop??

[Pinkbear (Julie)]

Yes, Mark.. 

Stars on Sunday was so, so depressing... 

Remember good old Jess Yates - the Bishop? He was caught doing naughty things with young ladies in dubious circumstances and ended his career is disgrace. Not like his daughter, Paula, then.... 

I never knew mushrooms upset cat's tummys. Jumpy nicks the odd fried mushroom off the plate when I'm not looking and it's never upset him. Still, he's always been a bit of a swine with food - eats all the wrong stuff and won't touch healthy things at all. 

But as was said, it's probably more to do with the herbs and additives in the stuff that's attracting Lexy rather than the smell of processed veg. 

[blackcat]

if it is mushroom-based then I would definitely not give it to cats (or dogs)

[Christine (Blip)]

I think quorn is made from mushrooms isnt it?

Yes it is made from fungus - I would guess it would give Lexy an upset tum at the least and probably to be avoided

[Gillian Harvey]

I wish she shows as much interest in her dry food as she does human food!!

Think she try to tell you something maybe?!! 

I think maybe its the spices in the quorn products you bought - mine seem to like the smell of spicey cooking, and they will clean my plate off after I've eaten curry! I spilt some paprika spice once and Sam went mad for it, was similar to the reaction to catnip 

I think quorn is made from mushrooms isnt it?

[Mark]

He lived to the age of 16 and Mum cooked a fruit cake every Sunday, which they shared while watching Stars on Sunday. 

I had a bolt of nostalgia reading that line  

My mum always made a cake on Sunday - her fruitcake had a lovely burnt crust on it (not sure if its meant to  ). And her apple sponge was the best  
I don't remember the cat having any though  
Sad thing is, she doesn't make any of that stuff now and makes stirfries and eats go-ahead biscuits  

Oh and as for Stars on Sunday, wasn't that the most depressing thing ever? -also a reminder we had school in the morning 

[blackcat]

well, that's a relief, but we still need to know what goes into it before we can advise if it is has something in it harmful to cats...

[Pinkbear (Julie)]

We had a cat that used to go seriously nuts if he ever got near my Mum's fruit cake. We had to stop him from pinching it several times because it had just come out the oven and he'd have burned himself. 

He lived to the age of 16 and Mum cooked a fruit cake every Sunday, which they shared while watching Stars on Sunday. 

I can't see what harm it'll do giving Lexy a little bit if it satisfies his curiousity. 

[Kittybabe (Ruth)]

I meant as a treat  now and again rather than as a substitute.

[blackcat]

don't know what the ingredients are so hard to say. But I would strongly advise against using it as a food substitute for the cats. They get very ill indeed if on a vegetarian diet.

[Kittybabe (Ruth)]

Well, I had stopped eating chicken a couple years ago, and about 2 months ago moved away from meat and am sticking to fish. I have to be honest.. love the taste of lamb etc but just needed to make the decision one way or another. Am feeling very healthy for it 

However, there is only so much fish I can eat before I get tired of dreaming up new recipes.  I bought a small range of Quorn to keep in the fridge and give me some variety. Lexy seems very interested in the faux chicken and faux cumberland sausages  This normal?  And is there anything in there that anyone knows is not good for cats?

I wish she shows as much interest in her dry food as she does human food!!