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Does Your Furbaby Share Food With You?

eddyandme — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:57:42 GMT

My Eddy has needed extra protein for his situation. So I have givin him veggies, cheese, meat, etc. with his kibble. This tactic also helps me getting him to take his glucosomine daily dose.

Seems Eddy not only enjoys the food, he enjoys our sharing the same food and/or at least having the same meat/veggie, etc. We often have strawberries dipped into yogurt and take turns eating each piece, same with sharing a banana or even a toast.

Lately I've noticed, he makes sure I'm having the same veg with my meal; e.g., today I had potstickers with peas while he ate kibble with peas and savored it! I have a friend who said her two furbabies check out her plate before eating their dinner to see if it's the same!

Imho it's a bonding thing Edy's experiencing (not that he's not already bonded), sort of like the tradition of 'beaking bread' with family and friends: advances the closeness/kinship.

Would you like to share your experiences? (No dogs should only eat canine food comments please!)

Re: Does Your Furbaby Share Food With You?

ECBG — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:05:52 GMT

How cute!

Shadow will share ours, period! lol!!!!!

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Scooby Doo — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:14:33 GMT

I'm sharing a Costco chicken with my dog this week. She doesn't get most of the meals that I cook because I use things that are not good for animals, e.g. onions and spices. My feral cats get most of the left over meat that I don't want. A couple days ago I found a freezer burnt standing rib roast. I cooked that shared it between the animals and they love it, as well they should because it cost me $15.

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ninjawife — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:15:48 GMT

Our cat loves to check out what we are eating but she is very particular about the people food she will eat. This includes ham, croissants and Popeye's chicken.

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MoonieBaby — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:19:44 GMT

@ECBG

& my Cat Shadow is the same as YOUR Shadow...anything we are eating he wants some too.

He shocked me when he found a love for of all things ARTICHOKES (the small ones in the can in brine).

He loves for me to give him a few small bits of them. I thought it was surprising to see him eat peas, corn, and chickpeas - but Artichokes took the cake -

Btw - no, he hates cake!

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catter70 — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:29:30 GMT

I never feed my cats people food.

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eddyandme — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:30:44 GMT

@MoonieBaby wrote:
@ECBG

& my Cat Shadow is the same as YOUR Shadow...anything we are eating he wants some too.
He shocked me when he found a love for of all things ARTICHOKES (the small ones in the can in brine).
He loves for me to give him a few small bits of them. I thought it was surprising to see him eat peas, corn, and chickpeas - but Artichokes took the cake -
Btw - no, he hates cake!

Funny! The, rescue had named Eddy. Shadow, but Eddy named himself Eddy after he came here!

Re: Does Your Furbaby Share Food With You?

GingerPeach — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:47:30 GMT

Absolutely, @eddyandme

I feel it's a bonding experience, too. The only issue is that this girl is the smallest of all the small dogs who've ever lived with me, and it's tricky to give her extras while remembering to keep it all at a very small scale.

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denisemb — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 21:01:31 GMT

What do you think?

Actually, Rocko is eating HIS food (F3 Bengal cat needed a raw diet) but would pester us relentlessly until we set him a place. He & his great-grandma, Millie, enjoyed morsels of cooked chicken occasionally as treats and DH got Millie started on asiago cheese. Couldn't he have chosen a cheaper cheese??

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KingstonsMom — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 21:42:22 GMT

Kingston always gets veggies, etc. added to his kibble, because they're all good for him.

I cook as much for him as I do us, LOL!

His faves are:

Beef liver

Chicken liver

Chicken (& chicken w/rice)

Sweet potatoes

Peas

Carrots

Green beans

Cottage cheese

Shredded cheese

Canned pure pumpkin (not the pie mix)

Boiled eggs, chopped

Watermelon

Chopped apples

Re: Does Your Furbaby Share Food With You?

eddyandme — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 23:46:23 GMT

What a beauty, @denisemb !

And, your DH was right - our furbabies always love the most expensive foods!

Re: Does Your Furbaby Share Food With You?

eddyandme — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 23:51:51 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
Kingston always gets veggies, etc. added to his kibble, because they're all good for him.

I cook as much for him as I do us, LOL!

His faves are:

Beef liver
Chicken liver
Chicken (& chicken w/rice)
Sweet potatoes
Peas
Carrots
Green beans
Cottage cheese
Shredded cheese
Canned pure pumpkin (not the pie mix)
Boiled eggs, chopped
Watermelon
Chopped apples

Eddy's favorites; all of the above, plus all fuits, ice cream, milk, cereal (Cheerios with blueberries a rel fave)e, sauteed summer/zucchini with srambled egg and, drum roll .....air fried brussel sprouts!

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zanna — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 00:01:58 GMT

Rudy, my 14 yr old Red Persian, often asks me to share my Chobani Peach Yogurt with him. Well, actually, he wants me to hand feed him with a spoon until he gets his fill. Vet said it's ok occasionally as long as I don't give him any fruit, so I always gobble up the fruit on the bottom before offering him the remaining yogurt. I've tried giving him yogurt in his own dish, but he prefers the sharing experience.

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Sushismom — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 00:19:34 GMT

One of my cats has no interest in people food. He'll smell it, but that's it. The other cat is terrible. My mother has fed him people food and I've seen him sit on her lap and grab at her hand while she's eating. He would NEVER do that to me.

My nephew's new kitty (about 3 months old) has an interest in people food. Knowing him, the cat's not getting it. But as for his wife and daughter...

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denisemb — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 02:55:44 GMT

@eddyandme wrote:
What a beauty, @denisemb !

And, your DH was right - our furbabies always love the most expensive foods!

And he was as beautiful in disposition and spririt, too. We imagined all the strangers met at the door heard, "I'm Rocko - I like everyone!" LOL

Here he is in all his marbled glory, lovin' on great-grandma Millie:

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furbabylover — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 03:07:59 GMT

With all the controversy about the quality (or lack thereof) of commercial dog food, I have always either cooked my dog's meals or we have shared fruits, veggies, grass-fed beef and salmon with him. He is a six pound Maltese and he sits at the dinner table with us. He has a bad case of the "grass is always greener on the other side" when it comes to him checking out our plates. I love having him at the table. He is the most precious little guy and I will take every minute God gives me to observe his wonderful antics.

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ninjawife — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 13:05:20 GMT

Our cat also likes Chobani light sugar greek yougurt, I let her lick the cup after I finish. She can only have a small amount b/c I think she is lactose intolerant as she gets gassy if you give her too much dairy.

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Shanus — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 13:56:08 GMT

Molly would love to hunker down with a veggie pizza, but beagles notoriously gain weight easily and become fat in later years. Every now and then, I'll slip her a few kernels of popcorn or an unsalted pretzel.

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debfau — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 21:04:32 GMT

My parent's cat Simba loves bacon - he has been known to try to swat at my dad if he's eating bacon in the morning.

He also loves Honey Ham, which my dad will give him when he has some and is making a sandwich.

Here is a picture of him waiting for the turkey to cook (from Thanksgiving 2018), my mom got a new wall oven and I guess the venting is different and he could smell it cooking.

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wakefield64 — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:52:33 GMT

My tabby wil not touch any “people food.” Not sure if this is unusual or not but fine with me.